ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan will celebrate its 2026 NCAA Tournament national championship with a parade and arena event in Ann Arbor.
The Michigan Wolverines’ championship event will take place on Saturday (April 11).
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Champions Circle will host the main celebration at Crisler Center beginning at 1 p.m., following a campus parade scheduled to start at 10 a.m.
The parade will begin at the President’s House and travel down State Street, ending at Yost Ice Arena.
Fans are encouraged to line up on South University Drive near the President’s House, west to the Student Union, and along State Street to the parade’s end point.
City officials plan to close streets along the route starting at 8 a.m., and attendees are advised to use nearby parking structures on Thompson, Maynard, Thayer, and Forest streets.
Reserved seats are $30 for the upper bowl and $75 for the lower bowl, with all proceeds going to the Champions Circle, which directly benefits Michigan’s student-athletes.
Student tickets are $20, and those attendees will have access to the Maize Rage section within Crisler Arena.
Ticket information will be communicated by the Michigan Athletic Ticket Office via email to eligible students, season ticket holders, and donors with 500 or more priority points.
Those individuals will receive an email to purchase tickets starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, pending availability.
A general public sale will take place on Thursday at 5 p.m.; tickets may be purchased at MGoBlue.com/Tickets
The arena celebration will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
Metro Detroit media outlets are also expected to cover the event.
The doors will open to ticketholders at 12 p.m. on Saturday.