The city of Campbell has decided to punt the opportunity to host a multi-day Super Bowl 50 fan festival as a prelude to the big game Feb. 7 at Levi’s Stadium.

In a statement issued July 23, the city of Campbell said the costs associated with a fan fest-style event and efforts required to manage the ensuing large crowds would not be in the city’s best interest.

“Quite frankly, city staff has concerns with public safety and costs associated with a large-scale public event involving potentially tens of thousands of visitors descending upon our city at one time,” Campbell city manager Mark Linder said in the press statement.

At its July 7 meeting, Campbell City Council members were approached about the fan fest opportunity by a representative from the Minority Business Consortium, which is working with the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee.

After hearing the pitch, council members said they would need more information about why Campbell was considered for such an event and how the city could manage a large gathering of football fans.

Campbell is accustomed to hosting big crowds of up to 40,000 for annual events such as Oktoberfest and Boogie on the Avenue. The Super Bowl event could have brought in more than 100,000 people, city staff estimated earlier this month.

Hosting such a large event would require “large financial undertakings for the city and could possibly infringe on any National Football League rules regarding events and broadcast licensing restrictions,” according to the city’s press release.

Instead, Campbell will take advantage of the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee’s “Super Community” program. The program gives Bay Area cities advice about how to host smaller events in their communities and permission to use the Super Bowl 50 logo.

Super Bowl 50 logos designed with the city name are given to participating cities and towns. Gatherings are hosted to brainstorm events cities can host, just as the city of Santa Clara hosted one in early July. Event planning is at the city’s discretion.

More than 40 cities are participating, according to Stephanie Martin, a representative for the Super Community program.

“The Super Community program provides us with the opportunity to celebrate the Super Bowl locally in our community with our residents in a fiscally responsible manner,” Linder said in the city’s press release.

According to the city’s graduate intern Michael Thomas, the city is still considering what events to host or if something Super Bowl-related could be linked with another city event.

“One approach under consideration is dovetailing on existing city events such as the Valentine’s Day Fun Run, which would be the day before the Super Bowl on February 6,” Thomas said.

When Super Bowl 50 is played Feb. 7 in Santa Clara, it will be the first Super Bowl held in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1985. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX at Stanford Stadium.

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