November 07, 2012
Myriad of Events Set for Big Game in February
It's the marquee event in American professional sports and it's coming to New Orleans on Sunday, February 3. However, Super Bowl XLVII will be more than just a three-hour game between the top-seeded teams of the American and National Football Conferences. It's a weeklong extravaganza of exciting, entertaining and educational events, and no other host city puts on a better show than New Orleans where more Super Bowls have been held than any other city.
Fans coming to cheer on their favorite team in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Super Sunday will have a wide range of entertainment options from which to choose in and around downtown New Orleans and the French Quarter: live music, fabulous food, interactive fan events and even opportunities to meet and greet your favorite pro football stars.
Both the National Football League (NFL) and the Super Bowl Host Committee of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation have many exciting offerings on the boards for the days leading up to the Big Game. Here are some of the major highlights and their dates:
The NFL Experience
Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center
January 30-February 3, 2013
The NFL Experience is an ongoing feature that is held in every Super Bowl host city. As in past years, the 2013 NFL Experience will be staged in the Convention Center. Conveniently situated along the Mississippi Riverfront, walking distance from downtown and French Quarter hotels, "pro football's interactive theme park" will be offering participatory games, displays, entertainment attractions, kids' football clinics, free autograph sessions and the largest football memorabilia show ever.
For five days the hall will be filled with displays of past Super Bowls and the immortals who starred in them. And, at various times, key players both past and present will be on hand to greet fans and sign autographs. Schedules of these times will be posted and more details about the NFL Experience can be found at their website, http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/nflexperience.
Media Day
Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center
January 29, 2013
For only the second year in Super Bowl history, fans will be able to ease or heighten their game day anxiety by joining thousands of reporters for Super Bowl XLVII Media Day. See your favorite players and coaches talk about their plans and World Championship dreams.
More details on Media Day will be announced as they become available.
Super Bowl Fan Jam (Venue TBA) February 2, 2013
Super Bowl Fan Jam is a free concert series that will feature some of today's hottest performing and recording artists. In years past performers have included such megastars as Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Gym Class Heroes, Steven Tyler and many others.
The 2013 Fan Jam lineup and the location will be finalized as the event draws closer. Check local listings and the NFL Experience website to see who's coming to rock the Big Easy!
Verizon Super Bowl Boulevard
Woldenberg Riverfront Park
January 31-February 3, 2013
What would a major event in New Orleans be without a party, and this one is the party to top ALL parties. Four days of attractions, music, food and beverages, live national television broadcasts, interactive fan events, and the iconic, larger-than-life Super Bowl Roman numerals that will be mounted on a barge alongside park's scenic walkway.
Free to the public, the Verizon Super Bowl Boulevard will open on Thursday, January 31and run daily until Super Sunday, February 3. This event will celebrate both the local culture of one of America's most historic cities and the storied history of America's #1 spectator sport. Complementing the public entertainment and the broadcast and celebratory offerings on Super Bowl Boulevard, fans of all ages will have opportunities to interact with numerous NFL and Host Committee partner events, including the Verizon Media Center, a showcase of modern telecommunications technology.
Champions Square
In the summer of 2010, several months after the New Orleans Saints' victory in Super Bowl XLIV, Champions Square, adjacent to the Superdome, opened to the public. Before, during and after Saints games and other sporting events, the square has been a gathering place for sports fans, featuring food, drinks, live entertainment and game broadcasts on oversized television screens.
Prior to Super Bowl XLVII Champions Square will serve as a pre-game gathering area for ticketholders to relax and enjoy themselves. Once the turnstiles open at the Superdome the square may have another usage but details were not finalized at press time. More details, if any, will be made available as the date gets closer. Check the Host Committee website at http://www.neworleans-superbowl.com.
Sports Bars
As for watching the Super Bowl, if you can't get a ticket to the Big Game itself, there are literally hundreds of sports bars throughout the New Orleans Metro Area that will have their large-screen TVs tuned into the contest. Especially in the French Quarter! Some of these establishments have more than one screen set up to accommodate their patrons. The high-def quality of some of these TV sets will make you feel like you're in the stands watching the action from the 50-yard line and sharing the excitement with other rabid fans around you.
For a partial listing of sports bars in and around New Orleans, go to this link: http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/nightlife/sportsbars.html.
However you choose to enjoy your Super Bowl experience, you won't find a better place or a wider range of choices than you will here in the Vieux Carre. Relax, enjoy and cheer your heart out!
It's the marquee event in American professional sports and it's coming to New Orleans on Sunday, February 3. However, Super Bowl XLVII will be more than just a three-hour game between the top-seeded teams of the American and National Football Conferences. It's a weeklong extravaganza of exciting, entertaining and educational events, and no other host city puts on a better show than New Orleans where more Super Bowls have been held than any other city.
Fans coming to cheer on their favorite team in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Super Sunday will have a wide range of entertainment options from which to choose in and around downtown New Orleans and the French Quarter: live music, fabulous food, interactive fan events and even opportunities to meet and greet your favorite pro football stars.
Both the National Football League (NFL) and the Super Bowl Host Committee of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation have many exciting offerings on the boards for the days leading up to the Big Game. Here are some of the major highlights and their dates:
The NFL Experience
Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center
January 30-February 3, 2013
The NFL Experience is an ongoing feature that is held in every Super Bowl host city. As in past years, the 2013 NFL Experience will be staged in the Convention Center. Conveniently situated along the Mississippi Riverfront, walking distance from downtown and French Quarter hotels, "pro football's interactive theme park" will be offering participatory games, displays, entertainment attractions, kids' football clinics, free autograph sessions and the largest football memorabilia show ever.
For five days the hall will be filled with displays of past Super Bowls and the immortals who starred in them. And, at various times, key players both past and present will be on hand to greet fans and sign autographs. Schedules of these times will be posted and more details about the NFL Experience can be found at their website, http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/nflexperience.
Media Day
Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center
January 29, 2013
For only the second year in Super Bowl history, fans will be able to ease or heighten their game day anxiety by joining thousands of reporters for Super Bowl XLVII Media Day. See your favorite players and coaches talk about their plans and World Championship dreams.
More details on Media Day will be announced as they become available.
Super Bowl Fan Jam (Venue TBA) February 2, 2013
Super Bowl Fan Jam is a free concert series that will feature some of today's hottest performing and recording artists. In years past performers have included such megastars as Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Gym Class Heroes, Steven Tyler and many others.
The 2013 Fan Jam lineup and the location will be finalized as the event draws closer. Check local listings and the NFL Experience website to see who's coming to rock the Big Easy!
Verizon Super Bowl Boulevard
Woldenberg Riverfront Park
January 31-February 3, 2013
What would a major event in New Orleans be without a party, and this one is the party to top ALL parties. Four days of attractions, music, food and beverages, live national television broadcasts, interactive fan events, and the iconic, larger-than-life Super Bowl Roman numerals that will be mounted on a barge alongside park's scenic walkway.
Free to the public, the Verizon Super Bowl Boulevard will open on Thursday, January 31and run daily until Super Sunday, February 3. This event will celebrate both the local culture of one of America's most historic cities and the storied history of America's #1 spectator sport. Complementing the public entertainment and the broadcast and celebratory offerings on Super Bowl Boulevard, fans of all ages will have opportunities to interact with numerous NFL and Host Committee partner events, including the Verizon Media Center, a showcase of modern telecommunications technology.
Champions Square
In the summer of 2010, several months after the New Orleans Saints' victory in Super Bowl XLIV, Champions Square, adjacent to the Superdome, opened to the public. Before, during and after Saints games and other sporting events, the square has been a gathering place for sports fans, featuring food, drinks, live entertainment and game broadcasts on oversized television screens.
Prior to Super Bowl XLVII Champions Square will serve as a pre-game gathering area for ticketholders to relax and enjoy themselves. Once the turnstiles open at the Superdome the square may have another usage but details were not finalized at press time. More details, if any, will be made available as the date gets closer. Check the Host Committee website at http://www.neworleans-superbowl.com.
Sports Bars
As for watching the Super Bowl, if you can't get a ticket to the Big Game itself, there are literally hundreds of sports bars throughout the New Orleans Metro Area that will have their large-screen TVs tuned into the contest. Especially in the French Quarter! Some of these establishments have more than one screen set up to accommodate their patrons. The high-def quality of some of these TV sets will make you feel like you're in the stands watching the action from the 50-yard line and sharing the excitement with other rabid fans around you.
For a partial listing of sports bars in and around New Orleans, go to this link: http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/nightlife/sportsbars.html.
However you choose to enjoy your Super Bowl experience, you won't find a better place or a wider range of choices than you will here in the Vieux Carre. Relax, enjoy and cheer your heart out!
