ATLANTA, Georgia -- With the college football postseason fast approaching, tickets will go on sale today, Friday, Oct. 2, for the Celebration Bowl, the game that will open the bowl season, featuring the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference squaring off against the champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference live on ABC at noon Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The game will showcase the tradition, legacy and pageantry of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and will crown an HBCU football champion.
Fans can purchase Celebration Bowl tickets at ticketmaster.com, by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or at the Georgia Dome box office.
Ticket prices range from $15 to $60, plus applicable taxes and fees.
A full list of events surrounding the game, including the postgame Battle of the Bands, will be made available on the event’s website by mid-October.
The Celebration Bowl is owned and operated by ESPN Events. For more information, visitwww.TheCelebrationBowl.com, and follow the event on Twitter and Facebook. ESPN Events also manages the college football season-opening MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney, another game that features these two conferences and highlights the traditions of HBCUs.
ESPN Events ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend college football games, 13 college bowl games, 10 college basketball events and two college award shows, which accounts for approximately 250-plus hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over 700,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in Boca Raton, Boise, Birmingham, Dallas-Fort Worth, Albuquerque, St. Petersburg and Las Vegas, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as provides unique experiences for teams and fans.
ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.
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