Want to go to the Kansas Shrine Bowl this weekend? There’s a cap on attendance
The Shrine Bowl is still on, but health officials in Topeka have placed a big restriction on one of Kansas’ biggest high school sporting events of the summer.
Over the past few years, attendance at the Kansas Shrine Bowl — an annual high school football all-star game — has hovered around 10,000. This year, because of a spike in COVID-19 cases in the state, only 2,000 people will be allowed to attend the 47th annual event, according to Shrine Bowl organizers.
“Advance tickets are sold out,” was the message shared Monday via the Shrine Bowl’s social media account. “We encourage you to watch our event at COX Cable channel 22.
“We cannot guarantee any game day tickets.”
Tickets already purchased will be accepted at the gate, according to another Shrine Bowl tweet.
The 2020 Shrine Bowl can also be watched via an online link when the game begins at 7 p.m. Saturday at Topeka’s Hummer Sports Complex.
The event has already been moved from Washburn’s Yager Stadium because the university previously announced its closure for the summer.
“Anybody that’s trying to do anything right now is faced with uncertainty,” B.J. Harris, the Shrine Bowl’s executive director, said on KAKE news last week. “.We’ve dealt with some families and some family members who are very disappointed and upset, and I get it. But it’s just the hand we’re dealt.
“The alternative is no fans, so we’re thankful that we’re going to have an opportunity to play in front of some fans and some families.”
This story was originally published July 13, 2020 at 2:02 PM with the headline "Want to go to the Kansas Shrine Bowl this weekend? There’s a cap on attendance."