Super Sunday
United States Air Force Super Bowl Party.
Official name	Super Sunday
Also called	Super Bowl Sunday
Observed by	United States,Canada, and international
Date	Second Sunday in February
2024 date	February 11 (2024-02-11)
2025 date	February 9 (2025-02-09)
2026 date	February 8 (2026-02-08)
2027 date	February 14 (2027-02-14)
Frequency	Annual
First time	January 15, 1967

Super Bowl Sunday is the day on which theSuper Bowl, theNational Football League (NFL)'s annual championship game, is played. It was the first Sunday in February fromSuper Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 untilSuper Bowl LV in 2021, but is now the second Sunday, beginning withSuper Bowl LVI. Festivities typically involve groups of people gathering to watch the game.^[1]

Although not anofficial holiday, many families and friends gather together to watch the game, including those who are not normally football fans.^[2][3] Althoughsports bars have been busy in the past, it is becoming more common for people to watch the game from home due to the increasing size of televisions as well as to save money.^[4][5]

Because watching the Super Bowl is so popular, stores are often empty of shoppers during the game, particularly in the regions represented by the two teams playing,^[6] and water usage drops, with significant rises in use during halftime and after the game, as fans use the bathroom.^[7] Churches sometimes cancel afternoon or evening services, hold football-themed charity drives, or deliver sermons designed to appeal to male members of the congregation.^[8][9][10]

NFL executives have called for a three-day weekend in order to allow fans to celebrate the event, and there is thought to be a loss ofproductivity in the American work force on Monday after the event.^[11][12] The television network carrying the game (eitherCBS,Fox,ABC, orNBC) will usually devote the entire day's programming schedule to the game, with extended pregame shows,NFL Films retrospectives of the previous season, and special versions of theSunday morning talk shows in the morning and afternoon hours leading into the game. Since 2004, there has been an unofficial tradition for theU.S. President to sit down for an interview, lately with the network's news division.^[13] Competing networks, due to the severe loss of viewers to the Super Bowl festivities and agentlemen's agreement not to compete against the game (most cable and broadcast networks are owned bya limited number of companies, most of which holdNFL rights), generally resort to low-costcounterprogramming measures like thePuppy Bowl.^[14]

Alternative football leagues have, especially since thePro Bowl moved to the week before the Super Bowl, frequently begun their seasons the weekend following Super Bowl Sunday to capitalize on football fans seeking more football after the end of the NFL season.^[15] Examples include theArena Football League from2002 to 2006,Alliance of American Football in2019,Fan Controlled Football in2021, and all incarnations of theXFL to date, including2001,2020 and2023.

Large amounts of food and alcohol are consumed.^[11][16][17] It is the second-largest food consumption event in the United States, behindThanksgiving dinner,^[18] and some police departments have noticed a dramatic increase indrunk driving.^[17]

Food is usually servedbuffet style, rather than as a sit-down meal. Foods traditionally eaten includebuffalo wings,chili,baby back ribs,dipping sauces,pizza, andpotato chips.^[18][19] Manypizza delivery businesses see their order numbers double and 28 million pounds (13,000 t) of chips, 1.25 billion chicken wings and 8 million pounds (3,600 t) ofguacamole are consumed.^[19][20]

• Super Bowl culture
• 1967 establishments in the United States
• Annual events in the United States
• Sunday events
• January observances
• Recurring events established in 1967
• Unofficial observances
• Eating parties
• February observances

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