PHOENIX — It's fiesta time!
Fiesta Bowl Parade time that is.
The annual parade – ahead of the Fiesta Bowl game – will wind through central Phoenix starting at 10 a.m. Saturday with more than 3,000 people and animals participating.
It starts at Central Avenue and Bethany Home Road, cuts over to 7th Street on Camelback Road and then continues south on 7th street ending at Minnezona Avenue.
Admission is free to the public, with optional reserved seating for $30. The parade will be broadcast live on Arizona's Family 3TV.
This year's parade theme is "Legends Made Here."
Parade route
Fiesta Bowl
The Vrbo Fiesta Bowl will take place on Dec. 31 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. This year's matchup: TCU vs. Michigan
Gameday timeline:
- 8 a.m.: Parking lots and ticket office open
- 9 a.m.: Caesars Sportsbook Fan Fest and Club ’71 pregame parties open
- Noon: Stadium gates open
- 1 p.m.: Pregame parties close
- 1:30 p.m.: Opening ceremonies begin
- 2 p.m.: Kickoff
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