Your Athens quest
Auburn at Georgia
Sanford Stadium
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Sanford Stadium
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Your Athens quest GQ26-BUJB
Sanford Stadium. Saturday, October 17, Time TBA.
2 travellers, 2 nights, Fri, Oct 16 to Sun, Oct 18.
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Finding rooms for your dates
Game
Auburn at Georgia
Saturday Time TBA, Sanford Stadium.
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The bars fans pick on game day, and how each one treats a visiting fan.
A big downtown party bar for 21 and over, with game TVs on every floor.
Two full bars on two floors plus a tiki bar on a rooftop patio. Big screen TVs upstairs, downstairs and outside, so you won't miss a play.
Mon-Thu 4 PM-2 AM, Fri-Sat 3 PM-2 AM. 21 and over only. Cards accepted.
Neighborhood bar that welcomes everyone.
Downtown pub with Georgia craft beer, a deep bourbon list, pool tables and an upstairs tiki bar.
Mon-Fri 2 PM-2 AM, Sat noon-2 AM, closed Sunday. 706-224-1187.
ATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, about 80 miles from Athens. Groome Transportation runs a shuttle from ATL to Athens about every hour, from $55 online. Athens-Ben Epps Airport (AHN) handles charter and general aviation.
S Stadium Loop bus from East Campus Deck. Free Gate 6, Sanford Stadium. Groome airport shuttle from ATL Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. From $55 online, $65 standard Groome terminal, 3190 Atlanta Hwy, or by reservation at the Georgia Center, Classic Center, Hotel Indigo or SpringHill Suites. Walk from downtown from Downtown Athens. Through North Campus to the stadium gates.
Police send post-game traffic to the Georgia 10 Loop around Athens, and routes change game to game, so follow the officers. Tune to AM 1650 for traffic. The S Stadium Loop bus runs from Gate 6 back to the East Campus Deck for at least an hour after the game.
Don't bring cash for parking: campus lots do not take it. Pay in the ParkMobile app.
All university lots and decks open at 7:00 AM on game day, with no entry before then. No tailgate setups before 7:00 AM Saturday. Tailgates fill nearly every lot around campus. The big gathering spots are Myers Quad and North Campus, and you can tailgate on Herty Field, where UGA football began. No tailgating at the Intramural Fields.
UGA Georgia Center hotel: Walk by Walk across campus. On campus at Carlton Street and Sanford Drive, across from Stegeman Coliseum, with a game-day bar and bistro. Groome stops here by reservation.
Downtown Athens, on Broad Street at the edge of North Campus. Bars, restaurants and breweries sit a short walk from the North Campus tailgates and the stadium.
Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall houses the Georgia Bulldog Hall of Fame and a large memorabilia collection.
UGA Special Collections Libraries run Friday football tours with memorabilia and stories from Bulldog history.
Two nights: arrive Friday, game Saturday, drive home Sunday. Kickoff times are often set only a week or two out, so keep Saturday open.
Finding rooms for your dates
Stay near the stadium.
You walk to the lots and skip the long ride back.
Where visiting fans stay
UGA Georgia Center hotel
Walk by Walk across campus. On campus at Carlton Street and Sanford Drive, across from Stegeman Coliseum, with a game-day bar and bistro. Groome stops here by reservation.
Atlanta
80 miles by Drive I-85 North to GA 316 or GA 129. Far more rooms, but a long game-day drive each way and slow traffic after the game.
Auburn
3-1
#2Georgia
4-0
Georgia 2nd in the AP poll.
Georgia has won 4 of its last 5.
Auburn has won 3 of its last 5.
ESPN's model gives Georgia a 88 percent chance at home.
Auburn
Georgia
Win chances come from ESPN's model.
Gates, bags, payment and access at Sanford Stadium.
Gates open two hours before kickoff. Everyone needs a ticket, whatever their age.
All concessions and merchandise inside are cashless: Mastercard, Visa, Amex and Discover. There are no ATMs inside.
You may bring one unopened bottle of water, 20 ounces or less.
Beer and seltzer are sold at set stands and carts on every level once gates open, two per purchase with photo ID, until the end of the third quarter.
Tickets are digital. Load them into Apple Wallet or Google Pay before you arrive, and do not buy from people outside the stadium.
Most lots by the stadium are for donors. The public can park in the East Campus Deck or the Health/Visitors Center lots (E02, E10) for $30, paid in ParkMobile. Cash is not accepted.
Limited season passes on ParkMobile: Carlton Street Deck, East Campus Deck, Health/Visitors Center and River Road, $280 ($40 a game).
The Intramural Fields open for overflow once East Campus fills. Do not park on sidewalks, grass or landscaping; cars get towed.
Clear plastic, vinyl or PVC tote up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches, a one-gallon clear freezer bag, or a clutch up to 4.5 x 6.5 inches. No backpacks, fanny packs, diaper bags or camera bags.
The day before Fri, Oct 16
Arrive in Athens
Fly into ATL.
Landmark
A Civil War cannon built for two barrels, never fired in battle. It sits on the lawn at Athens City Hall.
Game day Sat, Oct 17
Tailgate
Tailgate on North Campus where UGA played its first home game, 1892. No cookers allowed, so leave the grill home.
Ritual
Two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff, the Redcoat Band and cheerleaders lead the team off the buses. They walk Lumpkin Street into the stadium through a tunnel of fans by the Tate Center.
Be in your seat
Kickoff, Auburn at Georgia
Final whistle
The day after Sun, Oct 18
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Tailgate on North Campus where UGA played its first home game, 1892. No cookers allowed, so leave the grill home.
Free
Two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff, the Redcoat Band and cheerleaders lead the team off the buses. They walk Lumpkin Street into the stadium through a tunnel of fans by the Tate Center.
Free
A Civil War cannon built for two barrels, never fired in battle. It sits on the lawn at Athens City Hall.
Free