Auburn Athletics is turning Jordan-Hare Stadium into a holiday destination this December, unveiling War Eagle Wonderland as a new seasonal experience built around lights, music and a walk through parts of the football home the public rarely sees. Tickets go on sale in advance Wednesday, Nov. 18, giving families a reason to start planning now.
The event is set for select evenings in December from 5-8 p.m. CT, and the timing makes the announcement matter now: anyone hoping to go has to decide before the advance window opens. For readers searching the Auburn basketball roster or other Auburn updates, this is a separate holiday push, one aimed squarely at families looking for something new to do in Auburn during the month.
Guests will move through the Harbert Family Recruiting Center and the Auburn Football locker room as part of an experience that includes Christmas trees, holiday decorations, seasonal music, interactive photo opportunities and special surprises. There will also be a photo opportunity with Santa Claus, holiday-themed concessions and hot chocolate, along with a festive market selling Auburn Christmas and holiday-themed merchandise.
The centerpiece is Aubie’s Holiday Lights Miracle, a story-driven light and projection show that takes over Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium. In the telling, Aubie discovers the holiday lights at Jordan-Hare have gone dark and rallies Auburn student-athletes from across campus before the experience builds to a celebration of lights, music and Auburn traditions. It is a polished holiday production, but it is also narrowly scheduled, with no exact December dates listed even as the stadium is being pitched as a place for a new family tradition.
Hobart said Jordan-Hare Stadium holds a special place in the hearts of so many Auburn families and said the goal is to give them a new way to experience it and make new memories there. He added that War Eagle Wonderland brings together Auburn traditions and the magic of the holiday season, and said he hopes it becomes a cherished holiday tradition for the Auburn Family for years to come. That promise now depends on how quickly families move once advance sales open and which December nights end up on the calendar.
