The world’s # 1 tourist destination will once again be the focus of the entire country as International Drive is the site for the five day Bowl-a-Palooza FanFest leading up to two Florida Citrus Sports Bowl games Dec. 29 and Jan.1.

 

The International Drive Improvement District is a premiere sponsor with Florida Citrus Sports for the event-packed week. More than 100,000 fans are expected to join in the festivities during the Champs Sports Bowl at 8 p.m. on Dec. 29 and for the Capital One Bowl at 1 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2010.

 

Both games are played at the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in downtown Orlando, the only city to annually host two top 10 bowl games in the same week. The Champs Sports Bowl will be televised nationally on ESPN and the Capital One Bowl will be televised nationally on ABC. For ticket information, visit www.fcsports.com.

 

A central Florida tradition, the Spherion Orlando Citrus parade will take place at 11 a.m. on Dec. 30 in downtown Orlando.

 

Visitors are invited to bring the entire family to the International Drive Resort Area for a fun-packed week of activities leading up to the big games. All Bowl-A-Palooza Fanfest events will take place at Pointe Orlando (www.pointeorlando) with more than 40 unique stores, great restaurants, nightlife and entertainment. Florida Citrus Sports will have a merchandise store on the first level that will sell team merchandise, Champs Sports Bowl and Capital One Bowl patches and discounted Universal tickets.

 

Check back at www.internationaldriveorlando.com for FanFest events that are open to the public and visit www.bowlapalooza.com.

11/09