The 2026 Rose Bowl is a College Football Playoff Quarterfinal game on January 1, 2026, in Pasadena, CA, featuring No. 1 ranked Indiana against the winner of an earlier playoff game (likely Alabama/Oklahoma), kicking off at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET on ESPN. This marks the 112th Rose Bowl, a traditional New Year's Day event celebrating the theme "Magic and the Magic of Teamwork," with Earvin "Magic" Johnson serving as Grand Marshal.
Event Timeline:
- 4:00 AM: Rose Bowl Stadium Parking Lots Open
- 8:00 AM: Rose Bowl Game FanFest
- 10:30 AM: Rose Bowl Stadium Gates Open
- 12:00 PM: Pre-Game Activities
Come early and enjoy pre-game activities including tailgates, and much more!
Known as the oldest of bowls, "The Granddaddy of Them All", the Rose Bowl Game kicked off myriad college football legacies in 1902. Since then, the game has been home to 19 Heisman Trophy winners, produced 29 national champions, featured 212 consensus All-Americans, and honored 121 college football legends by inducting them into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame.
A very limited number of premium options are now on sale through the Rose Bowl Premium Seating department. Select hospitality spaces are inclusive of complimentary food and non-alcoholic beverages, access to a full cash bar, extra-wide cushioned seats, and VIP parking.
Old Pasadena is less than 2 miles from the Rose Bowl Stadium and makes a great pre- or post-game visit for dining, shopping, and strolling along historic Colorado Boulevard -- Route 66 and the Rose Parade route.
