Michigan Travel · Flint
Free Michigan–Michigan State watch party in Flint on Nov. 7: a big outdoor screen at Mott Park Clubhouse, DJs, vendors and cornhole and spades tournaments
FLINT — Flint fans who cannot get to Ann Arbor for Saturday’s Michigan–Michigan State game can watch it for free on a big screen at Mott Park Clubhouse.
Rivals Gameday, put on by Kairos Entertainment, runs from 5 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the clubhouse and its field at 2401 Nolen Drive, according to the event’s ticket page. Organizers bill it as a free watch party with a huge LED screen, live DJs, food vendors, giveaways and tournaments. General admission is free and open to the public. RSVPs on the event page are encouraged but not required; organizers say they help them plan for the crowd.
The game itself kicks off at 7:30 p.m. at Michigan Stadium, according to the University of Michigan’s athletic department. The pregame portion of the Flint party runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m., and a pop-up shop inside the clubhouse is open from 5 to 9:30 p.m., the listing says.
The tournaments
The party includes paid competitions with separate sign-ups. A cornhole tournament has a youth co-ed division for players under 18 at $20 per team and an adult co-ed division at $30 per team; the fee covers both players. Table-game tournaments include spades at $30 per two-person team, dominoes at $15 per player and UNO at $10 per player.
Spots are limited, and brackets, match times and prizes will be announced before game day, organizers said. Every competitor must sign a participation waiver, and players under 18 need a parent or guardian’s permission.
The listing also advertises 7-on-7 football for boys and girls in three age groups: grades 4 to 6, middle school and high school. Each tournament needs its own registration.
The game
The Spartans and Wolverines meet in the 119th edition of the rivalry, a night game in Ann Arbor that streams on Peacock, according to Michigan Athletics. Michigan leads the all-time series 75-38-5 and has won four straight, and the winner keeps the Paul Bunyan Trophy, which the teams will play for for the 74th time. Michigan State fans may remember a rough October; the Spartans lost 38-37 in overtime to Illinois at homecoming during a three-game skid. For other recent things to do in the city, see our Flint Halloween weekend guide.
Sources:
Kairos Entertainment, “Rivals Gameday 2026 | Michigan vs. Michigan State | Flint, MI” event and ticket page (date, hours, venue, free RSVP, tournaments, fees, rules), https://app.hi.events/event/11835/rivals-gameday-party-2026
University of Michigan Athletics, “Michigan Monday: Game 9 vs. Michigan State” (Nov. 2, 2026; 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Michigan Stadium), https://mgoblue.com/sports/2026/11/2/michigan-monday-game-9-vs-michigan-state
Photo: Linguica, “Michigan-stadium-panorama.jpg,” Wikimedia Commons (CC0), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michigan-stadium-panorama.jpg
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