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Great game great seats. But those metal seats are not very butt friendly. Not to mention those knee back rests which occur off and on during a game. Surely someone could come up with a plan for a more permanent setup at that and location. We took our Nova Scotia family with us and we all had a great time. We shall return.
What a wonderful day of friends, food and football. Starting from the tailgating, the food trucks and events, to the game itself, the day was very enjoyable. Let's hope the CFL brings a franchise here soon.
We, the Maritimes, want and need the Atlantic Schooners to become a reality. Get er Done !!!
It was a beautiful sunny day! Pregame tailgate party had great sponsors and great prizes if you were there at the opening time. Location of the tailgate party was an asphalt parking lot. No seating or VERY limited seating. Not enough food vendors, missed most of third quarter waiting for food and washroom. Beer was cold but over priced. Water was $3.75 down from $5.00 the year before. It was partially frozen so kudos to that vendor (29 degrees on a parking lot). Should have water refill stations in 29 degree weather! Bands were good, limited area to stand and enjoy. Again on hot asphalt. Borderline enough port-a-potties , that were cleaned at time Kudos…..but hot on the asphalt parking lot……but their location from the stands was RIDICULOUS what a walk! Seating was too tight and the numbers on the rows were difficult to see. Comfort level 1 out of 10 for the stands. Knees touching people in row in front and Knees in my back from the row behind. (Section 4 row 9.) Exiting the grounds was easy and effective. Halifax police had roads blocked directing traffic and pedestrians. Kudos to the members of the force courteous and helpful. Any day of football is a good day. I would attend another Touchdown Atlantic in Wolfville. I will not attend another in Halifax in such as the venue was less than desirable for size, comfort and layout.
The liquor selection was awful. If Im going to pay close to $60 with tip for four tall boys of beer there should be more selection. It was nice to support local but we all do not love craft beer either. Have two vendors.
It was another great Touchdown Atlantic. Although the game was not as exciting as the last two Touchdown Atlantic games, the event was well organized, and the atmosphere was great. My only complaint was the lack of food vendors. There were huge lines at halftime. I did not bother to get anything to eat, because I did not want to miss a large part of the third quarter. More food vendors at the next Touchdown Atlantic would be appreciated!
The event was great. Washroom facilities could have been closer to seating and food/beverages line ups were very long. Overall, my experience was awesome.
Getting to the university was difficult as we are not from Nova Scotia and there is no parking there. The stands are extremely confusing and crowded. Nothing was labeled and many people had no idea where to sit. Need a new stadium if there is ever going to be a CFL team in Nova Scotia. The staff were friendly and willing to help. Only plus about the game.
They ran out of beer and the lineups were too long at the food trucks at tailgate party and lineups were crazy long at grand stands. It didn't leave many options or time for the game. The washrooms were located to far from stadium. Need to better organized, but overall a fun time
As always, the CFL put on a great show in Halifax. Event though the game was pretty much one-sided, it was entertaining. There were enough stalls for beverages, although there should be more training for staff and better organization to ensure much faster service. For example, give two wireless payment devices to the people carrying drinks in the stand. You'll be able to sell more drinks! Food was the downside. Food truck operators must be prepared to serve a huge amount of clients in a very short period of time. Lines were way too long, especially the Jamaican truck. There should be more food stalls and more vegan/vegeterian options.
Good event but food lineups are way too long and seating is much too cramped and uncomfortable.
It was awesome. Every one working the game was friendly and the atmosphere was exciting. Seriously looking at coming back next year.
The bathrooms should be much closer to the field not only the bathrooms for VIPs and Staff. It was a great game and I would go and watch it again. I also would recommend to other people to go.
One of the best games of the year for sure! Fans got a treat. Stadium was what I expected tight not much room I recommend 2 tickets if your a larger human. We did 1 extra seat between 9 people made a world of difference! See ya next year
The Music (bands) before the game and the actual game was the best part of the experience. It went down hill after that. Music between plays was a complete distraction, poor sound quality and it was much too loud. Please let the fans create their own noise, we don't need to be pounded with music between plays and at halftime. Folks would like to have a conversation between plays. Where was the management? Who thought playing of advertisements was a good idea on a little video screen, the one reason to watch the game live was to get away from annoying advertisements. I won't be back if they try this again. The limited choice of beer was a terrible idea, not everyone likes or can drink craft beer. Who came up with this idea? Where was green Keiths? for example. The experience could have been much better.
Was it worth going to? Yes. Is there lots of room for improvement? Yes. The food trucks offered great variety, with not bad prices. However, they were located unreasonably far from the seats as were the porta potties. The stands themselves didn’t feel secure, as when you were standing, and someone else stood up, if felt like you were going to fall over. It wouldn’t be a bad place to watch a game with more permanent structures, such as washrooms and concessions. Overall, I’m glad I went, but wish the set up was more convenient and accessible.
Great event! The tailgate was very well done - excellent music and a few games. Very family-friendly event. Everyone was in great spirits. Nice to see CFL fans from all over the country, both at the game and around town. The event was well organized and could be improved for future editions, perhaps with better placement of bathrooms and faster service at the beer tents. I imagine the organizers lost considerable money and fan support due to the long, slow lines and the fact that they ran out of drinks at the tailgate. Overall though, another big success for Touchdown Atlantic! My vote would be to keep the game in Halifax in future years. For those of us flying in, it was simply the most convenient, and of course, Halifax has so much to offer visitors.
The only thing I would add to this event, and I'm not sure why it wasn't there to begin with, was more shops. Being able to buy a team's replica jersey would have made this event almost a perfect occasion. I was a little disappointed that there were no jerseys available for purchase. Or, if there was, I could not find them anywhere. Perhaps they were sold out by the time I arrived, in which case more availability isn't a bad idea for the fans.
Great event overall. Beautiful weather helped! Great viewing in the small temporary stadium. Only negatives were getting a beer was a difficult process before the game, and the porta potty situation was ridiculous. All of them were at one end, and the ones at the other were only accessible to the party zone. Riders were totally out played, but still a lot of fun in the stands with all the diehard Saskatchewan fans in attendance.
Experience in the stadium was nice as far as the overall view and atmosphere was concerned. It was nice to see fans from all over the CFL come together. The screen at the south end was difficult to rely on from my vantage point so I relied mainly on the scoreboard on the north end for updates on the down and yards remaining but it did not seem to get updated as quickly as I would have liked. Sometimes it seemed to be a down or two behind (punter already has the ball in his hand and the it board said it was 2nd and whatever yards remaining for example). At times the sound was distorted and difficult to understand. Anyway, this is not a CFL stadium so I understand a lot of this. Things that could be planned out a little It was a very hot day and we didn't see the beverage person in the stadium until late in the 2nd quarter. I don't know if there was a hotdog person or not, but I did not see one. During the tailgate (parking lot along with porta potties and food trucks) the beverage lines were an easy 20-30 minute wait as with the wait times for beverages directly outside of the stadium. There were no porta potties for the general seating outside of the stadium so the majority of the attendants were forced to go back out to the parking lot to use the ones there which means this was a time consuming task even if you were willing to missing live game time to use the facilities during non-peak hours. We left the stadium with a few minutes left in the second quarter use the amenities and fuel up on drinks and food but while we managed to get through the porta potty line quickly, we were stuck in the food line (the parking lot was filled with local food trucks which is awesome) for long enough to hear the half time coming to an end and barely moved 10 feet. Willing to forgo food for a bit we trekked back into the stadium area (3-4 min walk max during non peak, closer to 5-8 min when it is busy and congested) and found the beverage line was backed up even farther than it was prior to game (20-25mins) so it was sure to take even longer. Between the heat (uncontrollable), the logistics and wait times we gave up and joined the others at the parking lot entrance waiting to find Uber/Taxi rides to find a local pub to watch the remainder of the 2nd half. While we only stayed for half the game, it was still two quarters longer than we made it last year when we left after the game started because we were unable to see the game at all except for when the ball was up in the air. I also wish that the info for the game and the events leading up to it were better communicated in the days leading up to it. I found that I had rely mostly on multiple social media accounts to get the most of my experience rather than the official TD Atlantic page. Also, while I support local, I wish there was at least on Molson beer product being offered at the tailgate and game to go alongside the local option. While we will definitely hit up Halifax again and highly recommend it to others, I am not sure I will be in a rush to get back to another TD Atlantic.
