Join us on Saturday, October 17, 2009 for a Lion's Roar!

Schedule of Events

Saturday, October 17

Pregame Picnic Under the Big Tent
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Enjoy a hearty barbecue buffet lunch with alumni, parents, students and friends before cheering the Lions on to victory over Penn!

Picnic tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12 if purchased online by Thursday, October 15. Picnic tickets also are available on site: $22 for adults and $12 for children.

Each picnic ticket includes an all-you-can-eat barbecue buffet lunch, soft drinks and admittance to the Columbia Homecoming Carnival. Beer, wine and cocktails are available at an additional cost. There also will be limited cash-and-carry items.

Pre-registration has closed. Picnic and carnival tickets can be purchased on site. 

Homecoming Carnival
11 a.m.-3 p.m.

All members of the Columbia community are invited to participate in the annual Columbia Homecoming Carnival with face painting, balloon making, magic, games, prizes and interactive activities.  Fans of all ages are welcome at this family-friendly celebration.

Football
1:30 p.m.
Columbia vs. Penn

To purchase football tickets, please call 888-LIONS-11 or purchase online: www.gocolumbialions.com/tickets.

2009 Homecoming game ticket prices:
Premium chairback seats: $25; reserved bench seats: $15

Getting to Baker Athletics Complex:

Columbia University Athletics will sponsor complimentary shuttle buses from Columbia's Morningside campus to and from the Baker Athletics Complex beginning at 11 a.m. and returning immediately following the game. The Morningside campus pickup will be from the gates at 116th Street and Broadway. The Baker Athletics Complex stop will be the northwest corner of 218th Street and Broadway. Log on to www.gocolumbialions.com prior to the game for updated information.

Fans also may use mass transit to get to Baker Athletics Complex. Take the MTA subway 1 train to 215th Street (not handicapped accessible), walk two blocks north and cross Broadway at West 218th Street, or take the A train to 207th Street and walk north to West 218th Street. For those traveling by MTA bus, the M100, Bx20 and Bx7 stop near West 218th Street and Broadway. For those traveling by Metro-North Railroad, the Marble Hill station is located on the north shore of Spuyten Duyvil, just across the Broadway Bridge from the Baker Athletics Complex. Please visit www.mta.info prior to the game for any service advisories.

On-site preferred parking at Baker Athletics Complex is available as a benefit only to those individuals making qualifying gifts to Columbia football. Single-game parking passes are NOT available. Fans arriving by vehicle without on-site preferred parking passes will be directed to public parking facilities in the Baker Athletics Complex area.

For more information about Baker Athletics Complex 2009 football game day policies and procedures, including the pre-game picnic area, public parking options, fans code of conduct and more, visit www.gocolumbialions.com/footballgameday.