Important Dates

Below is an itinerary for the Fighting Illini football team for bowl week. All times Pacific unless noted otherwise.

Dec. 25

Team and official party arrives in Pasadena at approximately 9 p.m.

Dec. 26

Fighting Illini receive a Southern California Welcome at Disneyland (2 p.m.).

Team visits ESPN Zone (6-7:30 p.m.). Visit to ESPN Zone is not open to the public.

Dec. 27

Fighting Illini attend comedy show at the Hollywood Improv Comedy Club (4:30-7 p.m.). Not open to the public.

Dec. 28

Fighting Illini participate in Lawry's Beef Bowl (4:30-6:30 p.m.). Not open to the public.

Dec. 30

Fighting Illini Rose Bowl Pep Rally (10:30 a.m.) at Universal Studios CityWalk Hollywood. First 3,500 Illini fans will gain admittance into the Globe Theatre. Free event. More info.

University of Illinois Alumni Association Illini Day at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Calif. (Noon-5 p.m.) Spend a day at the horse races with other Illini Fans. Admission is $17 per person.

Varsity I Event (4-7 p.m.). Pink Taco Century City.

Dec. 31

Illini Bash at Universal Studios Hollywood. Buy tickets here. Join thousands of Illini fans at the Fighting Illini Day and New Year's Eve Bash 2007 only at Universal Studios Hollywood (9 a.m. - 10 p.m.). Event admission: $72.50 (includes admission to the park, private Illini party venue and complimentary soft drink bar from 2 - 10 p.m. Special Illini New Year's Salute at 10 p.m. (Midnight Illini Time!). More info.

Rose Bowl Kickoff Luncheon & Hall of Fame Induction (Noon-1:30 p.m.). Parking Lot K, adjacent to the Rose Bowl Stadium. Ticket required.

University of Illinois Alumni Association New Year's Eve Gala (8 p.m. - midnight). Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel. $150 per person.

Jan. 1

119th Rose Parade (8 a.m). Pasadena, Calif.

University of Illinois Alumni Association Illini Tailgate at the Rose Bowl (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.). Brookside Golf Course (directly north of the Rose Bowl Stadium). $65 per person in advance; $75 per person at gate (includes deluxe lunch, open bar, Marching Illini, Illinois cheerleaders, music and more!).

94th Rose Bowl Game. llinois Fighting Illini vs. Southern California Trojans (1:30 p.m.). Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena,
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