The biggest game in college football is coming to Las Vegas. The 2027 College Football Playoff National Championship will be played at Allegiant Stadium on Monday, January 25, 2027, with kickoff at 4:30 PM Pacific, per the stadium’s official event listing. Doors open at 1:30 PM and parking lots open at 10:00 AM, so championship Monday gets a full day of build-up in Las Vegas.
It is the first time Las Vegas has hosted the College Football Playoff title game. The two teams will be the winners of the CFP semifinals, so the matchup stays unknown until the playoff plays out — but the stage is set: the stadium that hosted Super Bowl LVIII now gets college football’s crown jewel, in a city that has turned championship week into a festival.
Date, time and game details
What: 2027 College Football Playoff National Championship (NCAA college football)
When: Monday, January 25, 2027, at 4:30 PM Pacific (doors 1:30 PM; lots open 10:00 AM)
Where: Allegiant Stadium, 3333 Al Davis Way, Las Vegas, NV 89118
Tickets: See the official Allegiant Stadium event page and CollegeFootballPlayoff.com for ticket information (no standard public sale is listed yet)
The date, the 4:30 PM kickoff and the doors and lots times are per the official Allegiant Stadium listing — trust that page over any schedule printed anywhere else.
About the championship
The College Football Playoff decides the national champion on the field, and its title game is the sport’s biggest night — a Monday primetime kickoff watched across the country. Las Vegas adds its own layer: the Allstate Championship Tailgate runs on game day, fan events take over the Strip all weekend, and both fan bases get a destination city built for exactly this kind of weekend. Expect the participating teams, bands and fan fests to be announced as the playoff field is set in December.
The venue
Allegiant Stadium, at 3333 Al Davis Way just west of the Las Vegas Strip, seats about 65,000 for football and is the home of the Las Vegas Raiders and the UNLV Rebels. Opened in 2020, the domed stadium hosted Super Bowl LVIII and delivers a loud, enclosed atmosphere where a championship crowd will shake the building. All Allegiant Stadium events use mobile ticketing, and the stadium is cashless — plan accordingly.
Tickets
There is no standard public sale listed on the official Allegiant Stadium event page yet — the page currently points fans to premium suite options and an information sign-up, and CollegeFootballPlayoff.com is the other official source for ticket details. National championship tickets are among the scarcest in American sports, so use only the official stadium and CFP channels and be wary of listings that appear before any official sale is announced.
Getting to Allegiant Stadium
The stadium sits just west of Interstate 15, across from Mandalay Bay at the south end of the Strip. Many fans walk from Mandalay Bay and Luxor over the Hacienda Avenue bridge, which is closed to vehicles on major event days. Parking lots open at 10:00 AM on game day, and passes should be arranged in advance; rideshare zones and RTC bus routes serve the stadium as well. With a 4:30 PM kickoff and lots opening mid-morning, build the whole day around the game — downtown and Strip hotels fill up fast for championship weekend.
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Make a day of it
Lots open at 10:00 AM and the Allstate Championship Tailgate anchors the pregame, so championship Monday in Las Vegas starts early. Walk over the bridge from the south Strip, watch the sun set behind the stadium before a 4:30 PM kickoff, and let the biggest night in college football carry you into a Las Vegas evening.