When is Allstate Sugar Bowl?
The Sugar Bowl is held annually on either December 31 or January 1 – a perfect way to ring in the new year! This year’s game will be held on January 1, 2025.
Which teams will play in the Allstate Sugar Bowl?
Georgia is in! The Georgia Bulldogs will face the winner of the College Football Playoff First-Round Game between Indiana and Notre Dame (Friday, December 20, 7 p.m., ABC and ESPN).
Typically, the bowl game hosts the champions of the Southeastern and Big 12 conferences, however, the 2025 and 2026 games will serve as the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals in the newly-expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff.
What are the pre-game events?
The major event surrounding the game is the Sugar Bowl Parade. The parade rolls the day before the game through the French Quarter along Decatur Street, beginning on Elysian Fields. The Parade is scheduled to pass the WDSU main stage on Decatur Street inside the Jax Brewery parking lot, where WDSU will set up for live coverage of the parade. The WDSU broadcast will also be available online for out-of-town fans to enjoy all the excitement.
Fans attending the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, are invited to converge on Champions Square at Caesars Superdome to enjoy the NewOrleans.com Allstate Sugar Bowl Tailgate Town hosted by New Orleans & Company, the official pre-game party. Gates open at 4 p.m. for Tailgate Town while the Allstate Sugar Bowl is scheduled to kick off at 7:45 p.m. NOTE: Fans must have a Sugar Bowl game ticket to access Tailgate Town.
