Weekend events for Notre Dame-Miami football game in Chicago

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Notre Dame and Miami play Saturday night at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Here are events scheduled for this weekend in Chicago. All times listed are Central.

Friday

  • Noon: A kickoff luncheon at Navy Pier (Grand Ballroom) featuring a variety of Notre Dame guests, including University president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., vice president/athletics director Jack Swarbrick, head coach Brian Kelly, former Irish stars Tony Rice and Pat Terrell, and master of ceremonies Don Criqui (open to the public; tickets available at ndchicago.org).
  • 6:15 p.m.: A pep rally at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park featuring Irish head coach Brian Kelly, Tony Rice, Pat Terrell, the Band of the Fighting Irish, the Notre Dame cheerleaders and leprechaun and other special guests (free and open to the public; the Chicago band Maggie Speaks will play from 5-6 p.m.)

Saturday

  • 10 a.m.: Mass at Holy Name Cathedral (735 N. State Street, at Superior) with Father John Jenkins as celebrant and homilist (free and open to the public; Notre Dame Folk Choir also will perform)
  • Noon: A Drummers’ Circle performance at Pioneer Court. At 401 N. Michigan Avenue.
  • 3:30-4:15/5-5:15 p.m.: A concert at Stadium Green (adjacent to Soldier Field) featuring the Band of the Fighting Irish (3:30-4:15; free and open to the public), followed by a second performance (5-5:15 p.m. CDT) inside Gate 0 at the south entrance of the stadium
  • 6:39 p.m.: The Notre Dame-Miami football game will be televised live by NBC Sports.

Notes: Alumni headquarters for the weekend will be the J.W. Marriott at 151 W. Adams in Chicago (312-660-8200). The Chicago Marathon route will send runners past the hotel (corner of Adams and LaSalle) at the 2.5-mile mark Sunday morning.

Go to gameday.nd.edu for complete listing of all the weekend’s events. This marks the fourth straight year Notre Dame has taken one of its football games “off-site” — after playing in San Antonio in 2009 (versus Washington State at the Alamodome), in New York City in 2010 (versus Army at Yankee Stadium) and in Washington, D.C., in 2011 (versus Maryland at FedEx Field).

The Irish in 2013 will play Arizona State in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex (Cowboys Stadium at Arlington).

 

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