In addition, hotel capacity has nearly doubled since 2004, from 44,000 rooms to approximately 84,000 rooms. Good weather allows fans the opportunity to participate in outdoor activities including golfing, eating, and shopping. Aside from the venue, Houston’s February weather will also play a major role in boosting the economy for businesses throughout Harris County. Houston’s state of the art NRG Stadium offers features that include a retractable roof, the NFL’s second largest video screen, and a seating capacity expandable for 80,000 patrons including 197 luxury suites. This year’s stadium for the Super Bowl rivals all other venues in their quest to be regarded as most spectacular. In addition, celebrity chefs such as Monica Pope and Chris Shepherd have all opened restaurants along with Bryan Caswell whose latest incarnation, Reef, was voted by Bon Appétit as the best seafood restaurant in America. Newcomer B&B Butchers is pulling out all the stops with a custom-built restaurant shuttle for guests trying to navigate Houston's streets.
Since 2004, Houston's 6,000 dining establishments have increased to over 10,000. Lining the promenade are four new restaurants in the Convention Center that are expected to open in time for Super Bowl. This creation gives way to perhaps the most glaring aspect of Houston’s transformation, a thriving and chic culinary scene. Formerly an eight-lane boulevard separated by an esplanade, ADLA (as termed by Houston residents) will be narrowed to just two southbound lanes in order to create a new pedestrian plaza that draws the convention center closer to Discovery Green park across the street. Brown Convention Center, is the partial closure of the boulevard to create a walkable plaza.
The Avenida de las Americas, which runs across the front of the George R. To make way for the downtown festivities, Houston’s famed Avenida de las Americas is also undergoing a major transformation. It’s amazing to think that when Houston last hosted the Super Bowl in 2004, Discovery Green did not even exist. This area of the city will serve as the epicenter of all the action at Super Bowl LI. The multi-day event with food, music, entertainment, attractions, and more will allow everyone to experience the Super Bowl even if they aren’t attending the game. Many of these fans will be attending Super Bowl Live, a fan festival that runs from January 28 through February 5, centered in downtown Houston in and around Discovery Green. This year, more than 1 million people are expected to take part in activities surrounding the big game. Riders will then land on the Red Planet, seeing actual footage from the surface of Mars, courtesy of NASA, before plunging from the top of the tower back to Earth, landing on the 50-yard line of NRG Stadium in time for Super Bowl LI.In 2004, 200,000 people took part in the festivities surrounding the Super Bowl in Houston. Built with the help of NASA and leading aerospace companies, Future Flight lifts riders in the air as they experience lift-off through virtual reality goggles. The experience combines virtual reality and a drop tower to take passengers on a space flight to Mars and back. Go to the festival website for an exact schedule.įuture Flight is the signature attraction for Super Bowl LIVE and will take people on the ride of their lives. Scheduled performers February 2-4 include Solange, Leon Bridges, ZZ Top, Robert Glasper, Shakey Graves, Gary Clark, Jr., Lizzo, Robert Ellis, and The Suffers. Anchored in Discovery Green and encompassing more than 250,000 square feet, Super Bowl LIVE features live music and performances, interactive exhibits, food, and Future Flight, a 90-foot tall virtual reality trip to Mars.
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Discovery Green welcomes Super Bowl LIVE, a free nine-day fan festival in downtown Houston celebrating Super Bowl LI.
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