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Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025, 3:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: South Oval
Cost: $40 per person
Link: https://go.osu.edu/family-tailgate
Admission: - RSVP Required
Experience a Buckeye game day on campus and join us for our annual Buckeye Family Tailgate on Saturday, October 4.
Time: 3:30-7 p.m. prior to the 7:30 p.m. kickoff
Location: South Oval (across College Road from the Ohio Union)
Cost: $40 per person (children ages 5 and under do not need to be registered)
Important: Tailgate registration does not include tickets to the football game. If you are interested in purchasing football tickets, you can purchase tickets on Ohio State's Ticketmaster site.
As this event includes food, we are required to close registration on Wednesday, September 3 at noon ET so that we may provide an accurate guest count to our event services and catering teams.
If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact Parent and Family Relations at (614) 292-9153 or via email at parentandfamily@osu.edu.
Ticketing Information: Tickets Required
If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Noah Gilbert at parentandfamily@osu.edu or 614-292-9153. Requests made one week in advance of the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
Noah Gilbert parentandfamily@osu.edu 614-292-9153
