Kansas Spring Football Game Is Centerpiece Of Full Day Of Activities in Lawrence
April 14, 2010
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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Athletics, the City of Lawrence, Downtown Lawrence, Inc., the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and the Convention and Visitors Bureau have joined forces to provide a full day of activities surrounding the Kansas football spring game Saturday, April 24.
The game, which is free to the public, will take place at Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium at 1 p.m., and will give Jayhawk fans an opportunity to see first-year head coach Turner Gill’s team wrap up its spring workouts.
Fans can sit on the west side of the stadium and all of the west-side gates will open at noon. All parking lots around the stadium will be open. The ticket office on the west side will be open for season ticket sales from 10:30 a.m. through halftime.
The game is the centerpiece of a day full of activities, including a bike helmet fair, the HyVee Hawk Zone in two locations, a halftime drug-free pledge, an autograph session and an afternoon of entertainment in downtown Lawrence. The HyVee Hawk Zone includes fun activities for kids, including inflatables and games.
Kansas Athletics will have giveaways, including t-shirts, posters and magnets. In addition, wrist bands will be distributed as part of the halftime drug-free pledge elementary students can make with Coach Gill and Kansas senior Chris Harris.
After the game, Gill and Kansas football players will be available for autographs on the field. There will be a limit of one item per person to be autographed. Jayhawk fans can then head to downtown Lawrence for the HyVee Hawk Zone, live music, street entertainment, food and shopping.
Saturday, April 24 Schedule
10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Jayhawk fans can park for free in Downtown Lawrence at the 9th and New Hampshire Parking Garage and ride a free bus shuttle to Memorial Stadium.
Bus shuttles run from 9th and Massachusetts to the southeast side of Memorial Stadium (on Mississippi Street) on a continuous rotation.
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Bike Helmet Fair (parking lot east of stadium)
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – HyVee Hawk Zone (north of stadium)
10:30 a.m. – through halftime – West-side ticket booth open for 2010 season ticket sales (Kivisto Field at Memorial stadium)
12 p.m. – West-side gates to stadium will open for public (Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium)
1 p.m. – Spring Football Game (Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium)
Halftime – Elementary School Drug-Free Pledge with Coach Gill and Chris Harris (Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium)
Postgame – Autograph session (Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium)
2:30-5 p.m. – HyVee Hawk Zone, live music, street entertainment, food and shopping in downtown Lawrence.
