Weekend Events: AU vs. Mississippi State

Can you believe we are entering the fourth week of college football?! It seems like just yesterday we were anxiously awaiting the reveal of our Auburn Tiger Football team and now here we are going into week four. As we begin marking off previous games with Ws and Ls and start looking to the next game ahead there is one thing that holds true throughout the weeks. That thing is that no matter what happens we are the Auburn Family and pride for our beloved Tigers will always hold steady and true.

And since our love for the Tigers is strong, it can be quite the task to sit by and wait for the next game to roll around. The good news though is that there are plenty of AUsome events to keep us busy in the meantime. Do you know about all of the AUsome events that take place on the weekends of home football games? Well, in case you didn’t I am here to give you the scoop. Below, I’ve listed the exciting events taking place this weekend for the AU vs. Mississippi game. For more information on these upcoming events, please email info@aotourism.com or call (334) 887-8747.

 

Friday Football Luncheon

Kickoff home game weekends at the Friday Football Luncheon. Enjoy lunch with other Auburn fans and participate in a brief talk with Coach Malzahn or one of the other coaches. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at www.auburntigers.com/gamedayevents. The luncheon is held in the Letterman's Lounge inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. Guests can enter in through the East Side Scholarship Entrance. Parking is available on the 4th level of the stadium deck on Heisman Drive.

Date: 9/25/15 // Time: 11:30 a.m. // Location: Letterman's Lounge at Jordan-Hare Stadium

Auburn University Campus Walking Tours 

Join the War Eagle Girls and Plainsman on Friday afternoon before home games beginning at 4:00 p.m. from the Auburn Alumni Center for a special tour of campus. Free and open to the public. Campus walking tours available prior to each home game except the Auburn-Alabama game.

Date: 9/25/15 // Time: 4:00 p.m. 

Location: Auburn Alumni Center

Jordan-Hare Stadium Locker Room Tours 

Come experience the pre-game locker room setup for the Auburn football team at   Jordan-Hare Stadium on Fridays prior to each home game from 4-6 p.m. Free and open to the public. Please enter at Gate 10 through the Jane and Mike McCartney Brick Plaza.

Date: 9/25/15 // Time: 4 - 6 p.m.

Location: Gate 10 at Jordan-Hare Stadium

Football, Fans, and Feathers Raptor Educational Program 

Join the Southeastern Raptor Center for Football, Fans and Feathers, a raptor show and flight demonstration where hawks, falcons, eagles and other birds of prey are free-flown from towers and around the amphitheater, enabling visitors to see these raptors fly up close. Tickets are $5 per person and support the mission of the Southeastern Raptor Center, the rehabilitation of injured or orphaned raptors, to educate the public about birds of prey and conservation. Call Andrew Hopkins at (334) 844-6943 for more information about the event.

Date: 9/25/15 // Time: 4 - 5 p.m. // Location: 1350 Pratt-Carden Dr., Auburn, AL 36830

AUsome Amphibians & Reptiles 

Join the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve & Nature Center staff for a one-hour presentation on the AUsome amphibians and reptiles found in our state and beyond. Children and adults will enjoy this entertaining hands-on program with live animals. Admission is $5/person. Children 3 and under are free. Proceeds benefit the nature center. This event is sponsored by the Auburn Opelika Tourism Bureau.

Date: 9/25/15 // Time: 4:30 p.m.

Location: Kreher Preserve & Nature Center

2222 North College Street, Auburn, AL 36830

 

Rehabilitated Raptor Release 

The release will take place immediately following the Football, Fans and Feathers education bird event that SRC conducts on Fridays before home and away football games at the Edgar B. Carter Amphitheatre. When injured raptors are brought to SRC, they are evaluated and treated with the goal of returning them to a suitable habitat in the wild. The raptors being released here are young Barred Owls, brought to the center as orphans. In the case of these orphaned owls, Chewacla State Park provides an appropriate habitat for their release. If you have questions about the event, please email Joanne Ninesling at ppbirdingtrail@gmail.com.


Date: 9/25/15 // Time: 6 -7 p.m. // Location: 124 Shell Toomer Pkwy., Auburn, AL, 36830

Friday Football Dinner 

Kick off home game weekends at the Friday Football Dinners. Enjoy dinner with Auburn fans and eat where the Tigers eat in the new Auburn Wellness Kitchen. Tickets are $40 (plus tax) each and $20 (plus tax) for children 12 years and younger. Register online today at www.aubgameday.com. Date: 9/25/15 // Time: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. // Location: Wellness Kitchen.

AU Football vs. Mississippi State  

Come out on Saturday, September 25, as they take on Mississippi State! Two hours prior to the game, the Tiger Walk will take place and gates will open. Pre-game festivities will begin on the field 20 minutes before kickoff and then the eagle will take flight. The game will begin at 6:36 p.m. For those watching from home, the game will be available on ESPN2. Click here for a detailed gameday schedule of events.

 

 

This week in Auburn/Opelika

September 22: Introduction to Lean U Start-Ups at the Shelby Center for Engineering

September 23: Rhiannon Giddens Concert at the Opelika Center for Performing Arts
September 23: “Flora and Fauna” art exhibit at the Jule Collins Smith Museum
September 23: Tour the Auburn University Museum of Natural History from 4-6 p.m.
September 24: Jazz! Food! Art! at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art from 5-8 p.m.
September 24: Extended Museum and Cafe Hours at the Jule Collins Smith Museum

For more information on these events or upcoming events, please visit www.aotourism.com!