If it’s your first year on campus or you’re new to watching Yellow Jacket football, it can be hard to know where to go on gameday, both home and away.
On home games, campus floods with a mix of alumni, parents, friends, and enthusiastic students, all geared up to support their beloved team at campus tailgates. For away games, many students have their favorite spots near campus to catch the game with friends.
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At Rambler Atlanta, we understand that for many Yellow Jacket fans, the best part of gameday is the community of fans at pregame tailgates and during the game. To help you find your community of gameday fans, we have made this list of student-favorite spots for both home and away football games.
6 Best Spots to Tailgate or Watch Georgia Tech Football on Game Day
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Top Spots to Tailgate Home Games
1. Fifth Street Bridge
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Distance from stadium: 8-minute walk
Each year, many fans gather on the lawns that stretch across Fifth Street Bridge for one of the most popular spots for tailgating on campus. Positioned near several parking garages and decks in Tech Square, it offers convenient access from your vehicle to your tailgate setup and onward to the stadium. On game day, you can find student and alumni tailgates alike set up across both sides of the bridge.
2. Tech Green Lawn
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Distance from stadium: 6-minute walk
Located at the heart of campus, Tech Green is close to both the stadium and parking garages. This area also serves as the setting for Revelxp, a premium tailgating service offering fans an exceptional game day experience. If this spot has been chosen by industry experts, it must be a prime location for tailgating festivities.
3. Greek Houses
Distance from stadium: 2- to 10-minute walk
Georgia Tech students seeking the classic game day atmosphere with beverages and camaraderie need look no further than the fraternity houses of their peers. Fraternities spare no effort in hosting lively game day gatherings, complete with live music, culinary food and drinks to entertain both their peers and visiting alumni.
Top Spots to Watch Away Games
4. Cypress Street Pint and Plate
Distance from campus: 3-minute walk
One of my favorite spots to watch an away game is at Cypress Street Pint & Plate, a local restaurant close to campus. This spot has outdoor seating, delicious food, deals on drinks and plenty of TVs. Grab a group of friends and head over for a tasty game day meal.
Pro tip: House IPA and Pilsner are both just $3 all day, every day!
5. Student Apartment Pool Decks or Clubrooms
Rambler Atlanta will have a rooftop pool decks for residents to kick back, relax and watch Yellow Jacket football.
Distance from campus: 3-10 minute walk
Student apartments with luxury amenity spaces are the perfect spot to catch a game. Many of these apartments have pool decks with jumbotrons and outdoor seating, while others have clubrooms with TVs and kitchens to prep all your game day snacks.
6. Taco Mac
Distance from campus: 10-minute walk
Taco Mac is a classic gameday staple for many people. With bar food like burgers, wings and queso along with a plethora of TVs, this chain restaurant has everything you need for the classic gameday experience.
We hope this article has given you some inspiration for where to go on the next gameday. For more articles like this, check out our article on the Top Restaurants in Atlanta. To learn about living at Rambler Atlanta, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our leasing staff!
