Tickets are on sale through  Sept. 26 for Cornell’s Fall Employee Celebration for staff, faculty, retirees and their families, to be held Oct. 6, when Cornell Big Red football will square off against Harvard University at 1:30 p.m.

Discounted tickets are $5 per person and include the football game at Schoellkopf Field, followed by the Cornell Community Dinner in Barton Hall, 4-6:30 p.m. The dinner, prepared by Cornell Catering, will include barbecue chicken and pasta with grilled vegetables and marinara sauce. Vegan and gluten-free options are available.

Tickets can be purchased weekdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Athletic Ticket Office in Bartels Hall or call 255-4247. An online option is also available.

Volunteers are needed for the community dinner, for set up (12:30-3 p.m.), serving (3:15-6:30 p.m.) and cleanup (6:30-7:30 p.m.). Volunteers will receive an Employee Celebration T-shirt and complimentary meal/game ticket for the day’s events. Use the volunteer sign up form available on the Employee Celebration website.

Free parking is available at Hoy Garage with Cornell University ID.

This event is sponsored by the Division of Human Resources; Department of Athletics and Physical Education; Division of Facilities and Campus Services; Cornell Catering; and Pepsico.