Minnesota Super Bowl 2018

Region's Super Bowl effort paid large dividends Post-event economic assessment should spur more big-event bids.

The numbers are in, and its official...our Bold North Super Bowl was a big success! More than $450 million spent in our market as part of the 10 day festival. Thanks to all the volunteers, law enforcement, businesses and locals who made sure our visitors had the time of their lives. We throw one heck of a party... in fact, 83% of our first time visitors are ready to come back again!

The Super Bowl’s Legacy Fund is helping Mankato kids learn to ride bikes! Read more from the Star Tribune about how is making a difference in the lives of Minnesota’s kids long after the game.

Kid-powered transport grows as more than 150,000 Minnesota students get bike safety lessons The statewide program is encouraging communities to make themselves more welcoming to bikers and walkers.

Our Legacy Fund’s 52 Weeks of Giving traveled 10,000+ miles around our state, from International Falls to the Iowa border. With more than $5.5 million in investments, we made the Super Bowl much more than a one day event, its a lasting legacy... including 2 ice rinks, 160 bikes, 195 skateboards, 7 community gardens, 3.5 million school breakfasts, and so much more. Read more at www.mnsuperbowl.com/legacy