NEW ORLEANS (December 23, 2024) – Fans of all ages attending the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Wednesday, January 2, 2025, are invited to converge on Champions Square at the Caesars Superdome before the game to enjoy the NewOrleans.com Allstate Sugar Bowl Tailgate Town hosted by New Orleans & Company, the official pre-game party. Gates open at 1 p.m. for Tailgate Town while the Allstate Sugar Bowl is scheduled to kick off at 3:00 p.m.
 
Fans must have a Sugar Bowl game ticket to access Tailgate Town.
 
Tailgate Town, which is open at 11 a.m., will feature food, drinks, interactive games, and lots of entertainment. The band and cheerleaders from each school will perform - The University of Notre Dame Band is the oldest collegiate band in continuous existence in the United States, while The Redcoat Band is often referred to as the "Heart of the Bulldog Spirit."
 
Fans attending Tailgate Town are encouraged to visit the New Orleans & Company activation to sign up to enter to win a trip back to New Orleans to experience French Quarter Festival in April 2025. The prize includes a three-night hotel stay for two at the Omni Royal Orleans, breakfast at Brennan's, dinner for two at Mamou, VIP access to French Quarter Festival, and $800 in spending money. For details, see official rules when signing up on site at Tailgate Town or online at www.neworleans.com/fqf25/rules. 
 
Superdome doors are scheduled to open at 1 p.m. for the highly anticipated playoff matchup between the seventh- seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs. The winner of this year's game will advance to the College Football Playoff Semifinal in Miami.
 
Please note that the Superdome has a no re-entry policy, and entry into Tailgate Town constitutes entry into the Superdome.
 
Georgia (11-2, 6-2 SEC) earned the No. 2 seed from the College Football Playoff Selection Committee following its 22-19 overtime victory over Texas in the SEC Championship game on December 7. The Bulldogs will be the 96th conference champion to play in the Sugar Bowl in its 91-year history. Georgia will be making its 12th Sugar Bowl appearance with an all-time mark of 5-6.
 
Notre Dame (12-1) defeated No. 10 Indiana, 27-17, in South Bend On December 20 in the first-ever College Football Playoff First-Round Game to advance to the Playoff Quarterfinals. The Fighting Irish will be making their fifth Sugar Bowl appearance and its first since 2007. On December 31, 1973, in the 40th annual Sugar Bowl, Notre Dame earned a national championship by defeating Alabama, 24-23, in one of the greatest college football showdowns in history.
 
One of the more memorable Sugar Bowls of all-time featured both Notre Dame and Georgia as the top-ranked Bulldogs capped a perfect season in the 1981 Sugar Bowl with a thrilling 17-10 victory over the Fighting Irish.
 
For the latest updates on the Allstate Sugar Bowl, follow @SugarBowlNola on X and Instagram, "like" Sugar Bowl Allstate Sugar Bowl on Facebook, or visit www.AllstateSugarBowl.org.
 
About the Sugar Bowl:
The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 29 national champions, 107 Hall of Fame players, 52 Hall of Fame coaches and 21 Heisman Trophy winners in its 90-year history. In addition to football, the Sugar Bowl Committee annually invests over $1 million into the community through the hosting and sponsorship of sporting events, awards, scholarships and clinics. Through these efforts, the organization supports and honors thousands of student-athletes each year, while injecting over $2.5 billion into the local economy in the last decade. For more information, visit www.AllstateSugarBowl.org.
 
New Orleans & Company:
New Orleans & Company is the tourism and hospitality industry's official destination sales, marketing and trade organization, responsible for driving over $10 billion of diverse annual business to the regional cultural economy. We attract leisure and cultural travel, business meetings, conventions, weddings, festivals, sporting and special events to New Orleans, considered the cultural capital of the south, in a highly competitive global environment. Founded in 1960, New Orleans & Company is committed to celebrating the richness of our culture while creating jobs, building careers, and enhancing the quality of life for every New Orleanian. For more, please call 504-566-5011, visit Neworleans.com, Facebook at New Orleans & Company, or Twitter and Instagram @VisitNewOrleans.