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Schedule
 Game Information
Participating Teams TBA.
| GATES |
6:00pm |
| KICKOFF |
7:30pm |
Chick-fil-A Bowl Parade
| DATE |
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
| TIME |
12:30pm - 2:00pm |
Once again, the Chick-fil-A Bowl Parade will serve as the official kick-off for game. The parade steps off at the intersection of Peachtree Street and Ralph McGill Boulevard and end at the Georgia World Congress Center leading all fans into the halls of the Chick-fil-A Bowl FanFest presented by Coca-Cola.
Come and join in the fun with the other parade features of colorfully themed floats, classic cars, cheerleaders, mascots, award-winning marching bands, dynamic dance groups and much, much more!
 Coca-Cola presents the Chick-fil-A Bowl FanFest
| DATE |
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
| TIME |
2:00pm - 6:00pm |
| LOCATION |
Georgia World Congress Center
Halls C1-C4 |
FanFest is the ultimate pre-game, family activity! Get ready as Coca-Cola brings you the Chick-fil-A Bowl FanFest. You won't want to miss this giant indoor pep rally featuring cheerleaders, mascots and bands from each participating university. Interactive attractions such as punting, passing and kicking games, obstacle courses, and rock climbing walls will all be part of the fun at this year’s FanFest. “Team Walks” begin at 4:30pm and will continue to be an event tradition as each team parts the crowd, making their way through the halls and receiving some final words of encouragement from cheerleaders, bands, and fans before heading to the Georgia Dome to prepare for the game.
This game day festival is the perfect warm-up before kickoff.
For additional information, please call 404-586-8500.
ORDER FANFEST TICKETS ONLINE
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| INDIVIDUAL |
$15/ea |
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May be purchased at the door |
Chick-fil-A Bowl MVP Tailgate Party presented by BB&T 
| DATE |
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
| TIME |
3:30pm - 6:30pm |
| LOCATION |
Georgia World Congress Center
Building C-Level 3 Georgia Ballroom |
It's the traditional tailgate party, minus the tailgate! Before you make your way to the Georgia Dome for the battle between the ACC and the SEC, stop by the MVP Tailgate for pre-game hospitality at its best. With live entertainment, food and beverages, the MVP Tailgate presented by BB&T has all of your pre-game needs in one fun and convenient area. When you finish make the short walk over to the Georgia Dome for another classic Chick-fil-A Bowl matchup.
Call (404) 586-1923 for more information.
ORDER MVP TAILGATE TICKETS ONLINE
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| INDIVIDUAL |
$55/ea |
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Private Rooms Also Available |
Parking
/ MARTA
Click here for directions and parking information.
Chick-fil-A Bowl Travel Tips
Lots open to public
Orange Lot ($10), Yellow Lot ($8), Green Lot ($8).
 Download GWCCA Parking Map
Accessible Parking
Silver Lot, Orange Lot, Red Deck ($10)
Handicapped Accessible Parking
Silver Lot and Red deck will be available. Both will open to the public at 7a.m.
MARTA Rail Access
GWCC/Philips/Dome Station (W1)
MARTA Schedule
Check http://www.itsmarta.com.
Did you know?
The Chick-fil-A Bowl is one of America’s best bowl games at providing a memorable and exciting bowl experience for the student-athletes, coaches and fans of its participating teams. Did you know…
- The Chick-fil-A Bowl is the ninth-oldest bowl game in the history of college football AND the oldest ACC vs. SEC match-up in the bowl business?
- The Chick-fil-A Bowl created and hosted, with partner ESPN, the Chick-fil-A College Kickoff game featuring two top-25 teams – Alabama and Clemson – to start the 2008 season? This prime-time game on ABC drew a sold-out crowd and an appearance by ESPN’s College GameDay.
- In 2007, the Chick-fil-A Bowl helped create and host the annual Chick-fil-A Bowl Alma Mater at Reynolds Plantation? This made-for-TV golf event features NCAA head coaches and celebrity alumni from around the country competing against their rivals for $350,000 in scholarship money. The Chick-fil-A Bowl Alma Mater will be broadcast by CBS on Christmas Day.
- When Georgia upset No. 14 Virginia Tech in 2006, the Chick-fil-A Bowl set the all-time attendance record for a sporting event in the Georgia Dome with 75,406 fans in attendance? That’s a bigger crowd than two Super Bowls and all the SEC Football Championship games.
- The Chick-fil-A Bowl is one of the most competitive bowl games in college football history with an average margin of victory of 8.6 points over the last 20 years? Over its 40-year history, the Bowl has recorded 11 games decided by a field goal or less and four one-point games.
- The 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl marked the 11th consecutive sellout, and the 14th in 16 years at the Georgia Dome? Over the last 10 years, the Chick-fil-A Bowl ranks first in average attendance among all non-BCS bowl games – 71,986 per game.
- The Chick-fil-A Bowl has disbursed $3.47 million in charitable and scholarship contributions in the last six years? The Chick-fil-A Bowl gave an all-time high $1.04 million to organizations in need in 2007 – ranking the Bowl first in giving among all bowl games.
- The Chick-fil-A Bowl has disbursed more than $43 million in team payouts over the last 10 years? The Chick-fil-A Bowl has paid out $84.9 million in its 40-year history, ranking it 8th in cumulative payout among all bowl games.
- The Chick-fil-A Bowl generates $30-35 million in economic impact for metro Atlanta each year? In 2003, the Bowl recorded a record-high $35.8 million economic impact in Atlanta, eclipsing the NBA All-Star Game, NCAA Women’s Final Four and the SEC Football Championship game.
- The Chick-fil-A Bowl has more than 450 volunteers that give of their time to ensure a great Bowl Week experience for our teams and fans? Several volunteers have been with the Bowl more than 30 years.
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