Radar › College Football Kickoff Weekend 2026
The 2026 college football season opens in full over Labor Day weekend, Thursday September 3 through Monday September 7. Saturday brings the Aflac Kickoff (Auburn vs Baylor in Atlanta), preseason No. 2 Oregon hosting Boise State, and Clemson visiting No. 11 LSU for Lane Kiffin's home debut in Death Valley. Sunday pairs No. 4 Notre Dame vs Wisconsin, the first college game at Lambeau Field in a decade, with the inaugural Music City Kickoff (No. 9 Ole Miss vs Louisville in Nashville), and No. 7 Miami opens Friday at Stanford before SMU at Florida State closes the weekend on Labor Day Monday. Every bar below shows college football with sourced evidence; only the featured venues' own listings name the sport.
| New York | Los Angeles | London | Central Europe | Sydney | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami at Stanford (Friday opener) | 9:00 PM EDT | 6:00 PM PDT | 2:00 AM BST (Sat 5 Sep) | 3:00 AM CEST (Sat 5 Sep) | 11:00 AM AEST (Sat 5 Sep) |
| Aflac Kickoff: Auburn vs Baylor, Atlanta | 3:30 PM EDT | 12:30 PM PDT | 8:30 PM BST | 9:30 PM CEST | 5:30 AM AEST (Sun 6 Sep) |
| Boise State at Oregon | 3:30 PM EDT | 12:30 PM PDT | 8:30 PM BST | 9:30 PM CEST | 5:30 AM AEST (Sun 6 Sep) |
| Clemson at LSU (Death Valley) | 7:30 PM EDT | 4:30 PM PDT | 12:30 AM BST (Sun 6 Sep) | 1:30 AM CEST (Sun 6 Sep) | 9:30 AM AEST (Sun 6 Sep) |
| Notre Dame vs Wisconsin at Lambeau Field | 7:30 PM EDT | 4:30 PM PDT | 12:30 AM BST (Mon 7 Sep) | 1:30 AM CEST (Mon 7 Sep) | 9:30 AM AEST (Mon 7 Sep) |
| Music City Kickoff: Ole Miss vs Louisville, Nashville | 7:30 PM EDT | 4:30 PM PDT | 12:30 AM BST (Mon 7 Sep) | 1:30 AM CEST (Mon 7 Sep) | 9:30 AM AEST (Mon 7 Sep) |
| SMU at Florida State (Labor Day) | 7:30 PM EDT | 4:30 PM PDT | 12:30 AM BST (Tue 8 Sep) | 1:30 AM CEST (Tue 8 Sep) | 9:30 AM AEST (Tue 8 Sep) |
Most bars below show college football week in, week out; only the featured venues' own posts or listings name this event. Call ahead or check the venue's socials to confirm it is on the screens before you head out.
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Official watch party location for the OU Club of New York City.
Official Watch Party Location Haswell's Green 250 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019... source
went to watch college football and they had LOUD dualing piano's and was not even good - had nachos - no salsa - waitress never heard of salsa! crazy. (Google review)
Official Iowa Hawkeyes watch bar, listed in the team's own directory.
Official Iowa Hawkeyes Game Watch Locations directory listing: Theory, 9 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL, hosted by the Chicago Iowa Club. source
Phenomenal Sports Bar! Went there for college football Saturday and they had every game on to watch! Atmosphere was great! (Google review)
One of the Central Florida Gator Club's three official Swamp Party viewing sites.
3 great locations to watch Gator Football Games... source
Also, you don’t have to limit your football viewing to Saturdays and college football games. Don’t miss out on your chance to also watch the professional games of your choosing because this location has the NFL... source
Official Capital City A&M Club watch party stop for Aggies in Austin
All NFL games playing ! Watch Party schedule is up!! All NFL games playing on the big screen in the back. College football... source
Watch Party Lustre Pearl East | 6:30 PM Roll straight from the tailgate to LPE for the official watch party. source
Official season-long Aggie watch party spot for the Howdy Club in the Heights
The @howdyclub will be at Moonshine Deck (1239 W. 19th St), their official watch party spot for the entire season! source
Visited after lunch on a beautiful Saturday with beauty, and we watched a lil college football outside on the covered lounge area . (Google review)
Shows college football regularly per Google reviews
...Can't speak to the food, because we had dinner earlier, and went to Frankie's to have a few beers and watch college football. (Google review)
Shows college football regularly per Google reviews
Came in to watch a few college football games. (Google review)
Shows college football regularly per Google reviews
...Had a great time here watching college football. (Google review)
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Updated August 22, 2026.