Campbell Lays Out Plans For Super Bowl

News from the City of Campbell:

The City of Campbell has decided to forgo hosting a multi-day Super Bowl-themed festival during the week preceding the annual championship game on February 7, 2016.

Instead, the City will take advantage of the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee’s “Super Community” program that provides materials, promotion and guidance for local Bay Area communities that desire to celebrate the game locally in their own communities.

During a recent informational event hosted by the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, Bay Area communities were informed of the activities taking place across the region and the Super Community program, designed to help cities celebrate locally in their communities.

After hearing the presentation, Campbell officials decided to forgo any opportunities involving multi-day festivals that could be large financial undertakings for the City and could possibly infringe on any National Football League rules regarding events and broadcast licensing restrictions.

By participating in the Super Community program, Campbell can craft local activities designed specifically for residents and the Host Committee will provide support and resources to ensure the events are a success.

“The Super Community program provides us with the opportunity to celebrate the Super Bowl locally in our community with our residents in a fiscally responsible manner,” commented City Manager Mark Linder. “Quite frankly, city staff has concerns with public safety and costs associated with a large scale public event involving potentially tens of thousands of visitors descending upon our city at one time.”

For more information, contact Michael Thomas at michaelt@cityofcampbell.com or (408) 871-5304.