The 2009 Grey Cup Festival together with title sponsor Sport Chek, the official broadcaster of the 2009 Grey Cup Championship TSN, the Calgary Flames, and the Calgary Stampeders are offering CFL football fans and families a chance to witness the 97th Grey Cup Championship live at the Sport Chek Grey Cup Family Viewing Party at the Pengrowth Saddledome on Sunday, November 29th.
”We are extremely proud to support the Grey Cup Family Viewing Party and provide our customers with access to a true Canadian experience. Cheering together with family, friends and neighbours is what makes our Canadian spirit thrive,” comments Mark Hindman, Vice President Corporate Marketing of The Forzani Group Ltd. “We encourage all fans to stop into a Sport Chek to get their ultimate party ticket.”
The Sport Chek Grey Cup Family Viewing Party presented by TSN, the Calgary Flames and the Calgary Stampeders will be held at the Pengrowth Saddledome on Sunday, November 29th with doors opening to families, kids and CFL fans at 3:00 PM, an hour and a half prior to kick off of the 97th Grey Cup Championship. The viewing party and interactive zone will allow everyone who does not have a ticket to the 2009 Grey Cup Championship to cheer on the teams and witness the game on the big screen at the Pengrowth Saddledome complete with football activities on the floor. CBC Calgary news anchor Nirmala Naidoo will be hosting the event and cast members of the hit CBC series Heartland will be in attendance signing autographs.
“Our organizing committee felt it was important to give back to the Calgary community and together with our partners are pleased to add an additional event to our Grey Cup Festival with the Sport Chek Family Viewing party,” said Malcolm Kirk, chairman of the 2009 Grey Cup Festival
Tickets are ON SALE NOW at all Calgary Sport Chek and Canada Safeway locations and are only $10 per person. Patrons are encouraged to bring their families and kids to the event as interactive games will be set up on the floor of the Saddledome before and during the broadcast of the 97th Grey Cup Championship.
2009 GREY CUP FESTIVAL Schedule of Events
| November 26th | Grey Cup Festival Kick Off | |
| November 26th | Gibsons Finest CFL Player Awards | Calgary TELUS Convention Centre |
| November 27th – 29th | ENMAX Street Festival | Stephen Avenue Mall (8th Ave) |
| November 27th – 29th | Calgary Herald Family Fan Fest | Olympic Plaza |
| November 27th – 29th | SCOTIABANK CFL Experience | Calgary TELUS Convention Centre |
| November 27th – 28th | ENMAX Illuminate Calgary | Stephen Avenue Mall (8th Ave) |
| November 27th – 29th | MOLSON CANADIAN Quick Six Saloon | Calgary TELUS Convention Centre |
| November 28th | CANADA SAFEWAY Grey Cup Festival Parade | Downtown Calgary- 9th Ave |
| November 28th | SCOTIABANK Grey Cup Gala & Concert | Saddledome |
| November 29th | McMahon Stadium Pre-Game Party | McMahon Stadium |
| November 29th | Sport Chek Grey Cup Family Viewing party | Pengrowth Saddledome |
| November 29th | 97th Grey Cup Championship | McMahon Stadium |
The 2009 Grey Cup Festival, “Canada’s Game Calgary’s Party”, will be distinctly Canadian and showcase Calgary’s famous western hospitality. For tickets and more event information log onto www.2009greycupfestival.com.