Everything You Need to Host a Super Bowl Party (2024)

FAQs

What do you need to host the Super Bowl? ›

The NFL's general requirements to host the Super Bowl include interest from the local football team, stadium quality, hotel inventory, a media center, corporate and community support, and approval from three-quarters of the league's owners.

Foxsports.com suggests kicking off the celebration about 90 minutes before kick-off. Make sure you know these other 13 tips for throwing the ultimate Super Bowl party.

In addition, the stadium configuration says, “The NFL requires climate-controlled domed Stadium if the historical average daily temperature over a 10-year period in the Host Community on the week of the Game is below 50 degrees.” There was one Super Bowl where the NFL wanted to try an outside game in a cold climate.

Start with a pair of cute black jeans and a T-shirt, for instance, and then add a sweater, boots and outerwear in red, white or gold. “If you plan to watch the game at a sports bar, then the ideal outfit would be Chiefs or 49ers brand Ts and sweatshirts.

So this year, you'll want to think red, gold, and white regardless of what team you're rooting for.

1 In 7 Americans Order Take Out

"But what are people ordering for their Super Bowl watch parties?" is a question you may ask yourself because you're looking to create a game day menu. The three most popular Super Bowl dishes people order are pizza, chicken wings, and chips with dips.

Play Football Trivia

Gather up some questions about the two competing teams, Super Bowl facts, and some general football knowledge and see who knows the most. If you have enough guests, you can divide them into small teams, and award prizes to the top two winning groups.

What is the most eaten food during the Super Bowl? ›

Don't Be Chicken

Chicken wings are the food of choice. According to the National Chicken Council — yes, there is a National Chicken Council — Americans consume more than 100 million pounds of chicken wings on Super Bowl Sunday alone. For those playing along at home, that's more than 1.25 BILLION individual wings.

Take a look at the $60 million budget that is paid for the LVCVA and the Super Bowl Host Committee: In all, 125,000 people like fans, vendors, contractors, NFL staffers, sponsors and media will be in Las Vegas for Super Bowl 58. A total of 330,000 out-of-towners are expected for the Super Bowl, according to the LVCVA.

The NFL does not pay to use the stadium for the Super Bowl. And per their bid book which was obtained by the StarTribune, "The NFL will control and receive 100% of the revenues from all ticket sales, including ticket sales in all suites.

According to the document, there must be 35% as many hotel rooms as the number of seats guaranteed at Lambeau Field. With a capacity of 81,441, that means there needs to be around 28,504 hotel rooms available.

A majority of the Super Bowl host cities over the last 20 years were tied to new stadium deals. “Peer-reviewed academic research shows hosting the Super Bowl has no tangible economic impact on the economy of the host city.