TD Place will be filled to capacity when the CFL's East and West Division champs tangle for Canadian football's greatest prize.
OSEG announced Thursday the 105th Grey Cup game set for Sunday, November 26 has sold out.
“The excitement from RNation and CFL fans across our country has been tremendous and we promise that this will be a Grey Cup to remember,” OSEG President Jeff Hunt.
Capacity has been increased at TD Place for the CFL title game, with temporary stands behind each endzone boosting the number of seats to about 36,000.
Normally there are 24,000 seats in the north and south sides of the stadium.
Hunt credits the transformation of TD Place and Lansdowne into a "place to be" as well as the Redblacks success in recent years for the sell out.
"It's become the place to go and it appeals to a younger market, particularly the south side appeals to the younger fans," he said. "There are a lot of social areas."
News of the sellout is good for the CFL after it struggled to fill Toronto’s BMO Field when the Ottawa REDBLACKS defeated Calgary in the 104th Grey Cup game.The league had been forced to cut ticket prices in Toronto.
The Ottawa REDBLACKS have an opportunity to defend their championship at home, as the team has qualified for the CFL playoffs. Hunt hopes the new east-side stands will be ready in time for a sort of "test run" at a home playoff game.
If you were not able to snag a grey cup ticket, a number of events have been scheduled around the city, largely at Lansdowne, in the days ahead of the Grey Cup. The festival kicks off on November 21st, 2017 with the arrival of the Grey Cup. Starting on November 22nd, fans will be able to take part in the free festival that will take over the revamped facility. The RNation party inside the Aberdeen Pavilion launches on November 23rd.
"We want everyone in the community to feel a part of it and feel like they experienced it," Hunt said about the Grey Cup Festival.
