Super Bowl LI Gives Houston A Chance To Shine

HOUSTON, TX — The official kickoff for Super Bowl LI is well underway, and there is no better way to showcase everything Houston has to offer than with events like Super Bowl LIVE at downtown Houston’s Discovery Green, and the NFL Experience at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

Both events kicked off this weekend with a host of interactive events, concerts, rides and attractions designed to entertain NFL fans of every age.

Super Bowl LIVE, a free fan festival in the heart of downtown, opened Saturday to music, interactive games and a 90-foot virtual reality experience simulating a trip to Mars.

With so much to do, people are bound to get hungry, and there will be plenty of eats and unique flavors to choose from. Some of the best food trucks in the Houston area are featured.

Music will also be a big part of the Super Bowl LIVE events, with a host of Texas-born entertainers taking the stage until just before kick-off on Sunday, Feb. 5. Kickoff time for the 51st Super Bowl — a matchup between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons — is 5:30 p.m. Central Time.

The Event Schedule for Super Bowl LIVE at Discovery Green:

• Jan. 30: 3-9 p.m.
• Jan 31: 3-9 p.m.
• Feb 1: 3-11 p.m.
• Feb 2: 3-11 p.m.
• Feb 3: 10 a.m.-11 p.m.
• Feb 4:10 a.m.-11 p.m.
• Feb 5: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

The NFL Experience opened at the George R. Brown Convention Center to a sea of NFL jerseys on Saturday, and included appearances from former Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, former New England Patriots and current Houston Texans nose tackle Vince Wilfork, and former Texans tight end Owen Daniels.

Tickets for the NFL Experience can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com/NFLExperience, or by calling (866) TIX-4NFL (849-4635) or at the box office two hours prior to doors opening, from now until Feb. 5.

Tickets run $35 for adults, and $25 for children 12 and under.

The NFLXtra (fast pass) - $55 for children and adults NFLXtra allows fans priority access to their favorite NFL Experience attractions all day long.

The NFL Experience is quite literally, an NFL theme park providing dozens of events for fans young and old to show off their gridiron skills, such as taking a hand-off, throwing a tight spiral or even kicking that crucial extra point.
The NFL Experience is closed on Monday and Tuesday, but will reopen on Wednesday, Feb. 1 through Sunday, Feb. 5.

• Feb. 1: 3 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Feb. 2: 3 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Feb. 3: 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
• Feb. 4: 10 a.m-10 p.m.
• Feb. 5: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)