Game Day Guide: Every Notre Dame Home Game, Watch Party And Rockne Bash This Season
Home games at the stadium, Rockne Bash the night before, and a standing watch party at Cheers for every Saturday through November. Bookmark this one.
Michiana On Tap Staff
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Here is the Notre Dame football calendar as it stands on the local event listings, with the watch parties and pre-game events attached to each date. Kickoff times come from the organizers' postings and can shift; check the event page the week of the game.
September 19: vs. Michigan State (home, 7:30 p.m.)
Rockne Bash Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the stadium. Saturday: Manny's tailgate 4 to 8 p.m., Touchdown at Cheers at 7 p.m., and kickoff at 7:30. Full details in the weekend guide.
September 26: at Purdue
Watch party at Cheers, 8 p.m.
October 3: at North Carolina
Touchdown at Cheers, 3 p.m.
October 10: vs. Stanford (home, 7:30 p.m.)
Rockne Bash Friday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday: Touchdown at Cheers from 3 p.m., and kickoff at 7:30. It is the Irish Wear Green game.
October 17: at BYU
Watch party at Cheers, 3 p.m.
November 7: vs. Miami (home, 7:30 p.m.)
Kickoff under the lights at Notre Dame Stadium.
November 14: vs. Boston College (home, 3:30 p.m.)
Kickoff at 3:30, and a watch party at Cheers from 3 p.m. for anyone without a ticket.
November 21: vs. SMU (home, 7:30 p.m.)
Senior Night. Kickoff at 7:30, watch party at Cheers from 7 p.m.
November 28: at Syracuse
Watch party at Cheers, 3 p.m.
Your bar, your tailgate
Only one bar has posted its watch parties to the calendar so far. If your place has the sound on for every game, put it On Tap and it will show up here.
Top photo: Notre Dame Stadium, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana by Ken Lund via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0.
