Razorback fans will have an opportunity to gather for pregame festivities at HogTown on Maple Street this Saturday, where the band Ultra Suede is scheduled to perform a free concert. The event takes place ahead of the Arkansas vs. Mississippi State football game.
HogTown is located on Maple Street just north of Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, between Razorback Road and Stadium Drive. The venue opens four hours before kickoff and closes 15 minutes prior to the start of the game, allowing attendees time to enter the stadium for the Razorback Marching Band’s pregame show.
Ultra Suede, a group known in Northwest Arkansas since 1994 for its interactive dance-party performances, will begin playing at 11:30 a.m. on the main stage.
Admission to HogTown is free and open to all ages. Activities include live music, a pep rally with spirit squads and mascots, food trucks offering various cuisines such as barbecue and soul food, a beer garden next to the main stage, large screens showing college football games, family activities like inflatables and face painting, as well as giveaways from sponsors including Toyota and Coca-Cola.
The schedule for November 1 includes:
– 11:00 a.m.: HogTown opens
– 11:30 a.m.: Ultra Suede concert
– 12:00 p.m.: Drumline performance outside Gate 14
– 12:30 p.m.: Pep rally in Lot 44 with spirit squads and marching band
– 12:45 p.m.: Hog Walk featuring the football team near Frank Broyles Athletic Center
– 2:45 p.m.: HogTown closes
– 3:00 p.m.: Game kickoff
Organizers noted that Maple Street between Stadium Drive and Razorback Road will be closed to traffic starting at 6:00 a.m. Saturday for event setup. Access to Lot 300 by Frank Broyles Athletic Center remains available via entrances on Stadium Drive and Razorback Road. The street will reopen after halftime during the game.
“HOGTOWN IS OPEN TO EVERYONE AND PACKED WITH EXCITEMENT,” organizers stated in their announcement.
