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A UK football weekend

The next UK home game at Kroger Field, parking and the shuttle, where to eat and the next morning.

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Before you go

Kentucky football vs. Florida

Saturday, November 14, 2026 · Time to be confirmed · Kroger Field

Check on the day UK has not set the kickoff time yet. Its schedule shows a 6 to 8 pm window. Checked .

UK guarantees only tickets bought from the UK Ticket Office, the Rupp Arena Box Office, Ticketmaster, FEVO or the visiting team’s ticket office. Everyone needs a ticket, whatever their age, and all sales are final.

Home games after that:

Getting there and parking

Kroger Field, 1540 University Drive. Parking, the Lextran shuttle, gate times and the clear-bag rule are in our Kroger Field parking, shuttles and clear-bag rule guide, checked . UK game days has the same notes beside the full schedule.

Venue listing checked .

Where to eat before

Places from our own listings in the University and Chevy Chase parts of town, with the hours each posts for Saturday, the day of the next home game on our list. Our catalog has no tailgate records, so none are listed. Hours change, so check before you set out.

  • Tolly-Ho · Restaurant · University · 350 Foreman Ave

    Posted Saturday hours: 7 am to 3 am. From tollyho.com, checked .

    The site says 12 am to 3 am on Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday is delivery only.

    A burger and breakfast restaurant on Foreman Avenue, open since 1971, with breakfast served all day and late hours.

    Check the restaurant's website for hours before a late visit. Its site says some overnight hours are delivery only.

    tollyho.com · Listing checked

  • Coles 735 Main · Restaurant · Chevy Chase · 735 East Main Street

    Posted Saturday hours: 5 to 10 pm. From coles735main.com, checked .

    The site says the bar and gazebo open at 4 pm.

    A dinner restaurant on East Main Street in a restored 1938 building that first housed The Stirrup Cup, with painted hunt scene murals from 1949.

    Check the restaurant's website for hours and reservations. It is closed on Sundays and says a processing fee is added to credit card purchases.

    coles735main.com · Listing checked

  • Mirror Twin Brewing · Brewery · Chevy Chase · 725 National Ave

    Posted Saturday hours: 11 am to 12 am. From mirrortwinbrewing.com, checked .

    The site posts the same hours for both taprooms, 725 and 723 National.

    A brewery on National Avenue with two taprooms side by side: the original taproom at 725 and a cocktail lounge at 723. Rolling Oven Pizzeria, a separate business, serves food on site.

    Mirror Twin serves alcohol in both taprooms, and its site asks visitors to confirm they are of legal drinking age. Check the home page for current hours.

    mirrortwinbrewing.com · Listing checked

Plan the ride home before the first drink; the person driving does not drink.

The game

UK hosts Florida at Kroger Field. Kickoff time is TBA.

UK Athletics lists this home game on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at Kroger Field, 1540 University Drive. UK’s schedule tags it Night Ops, Salute to Veterans and Black Out. Tickets are sold through UK Athletics.

Kroger Field allows one clear bag up to 12 by 6 by 12 inches or a one-gallon clear bag, plus a clutch no larger than 4.5 by 6.5 inches. Lextran’s game-day shuttles cost $1 each way in exact change. Check UK’s game-day page for parking before you leave.

Sunday morning

Brunch

Brunch here is served Saturday and Sunday only, so it fits the morning after a Friday or Saturday night.

Posted hours From our brunch guide, as each restaurant posts them, checked . Hours change, so check the restaurant before you go.

  • Chevy Chase: Bear & the Butcher

    815 Euclid Avenue. Brunch Saturday and Sunday, 11 am to 2 pm: brunch bowls, a biscuit-and-gravy Bluegrass Breakfast, brisket and smoked salmon bagels, burgers and shrimp tacos, $15 to $19 on its posted menu. Reservations taken.

A walk outside

Hours for Sunday, the morning after, as each place posts them.

  • The Arboretum · Park · University · 500 Alumni Drive

    Posted Sunday hours: dawn to dusk. From arboretum.mgcafe.uky.edu, checked .

    These are the grounds; the site gives the visitor center and the children's garden their own hours.

    A public garden for a self-guided outdoor break. Grounds admission is free; paid areas and special programs have separate terms.

    Grounds close at dusk. Visitor parking is free while visiting, with a home-football-day closure. Check official notices before setting off.

    arboretum.mgcafe.uky.edu · Listing checked

Who to call

The UK ticket office: 800-928-2287, as listed on ukathletics.com, checked .

Tickets are sold through UK Athletics: UK Athletics ticket office page.

Your hotel’s own arrival notes come first.

A checked starting point, not a booking.

Dates, hours and prices come from each official page on the dates shown, and nothing here implies that tickets or tables are available. Plans change, so check before you go.

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