HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce CVB wanted the Shrine Bowl. On Monday, the Chamber announced it will indeed get the high school all-star game in 2021.

The Kansas Shrine Bowl Board of Directors voted to bring the Kansas Shrine Bowl to Hutchinson in June 2021. The annual Shrine Bowl is expected to bring thousands of fans to Gowans Stadium and over $2 million in economic impact to the Hutchinson community.

Visit Hutch submitted the proposal to be a potential host for the 2020, 2021 or 2022 Shrine Bowl earlier this summer. A site visit was hosted in August, followed by an in-person bid presentation to the Shrine Bowl Board of Directors last Saturday in Salina. Hutchinson was one of thirteen communities that submitted a proposal, and one of six that made the first round of cuts. This will be the first time that Hutchinson has hosted the Shrine Bowl.

In addition to the East vs. West football game on Saturday night, other activities that will take place during the week leading up to the Shrine Bowl game include: cheer and band camps, the Shriners Hospital experience, a Jr. All-Star Challenge, high school combine, a 5k run underground at Strataca, a Friday night banquet at the Kansas State Fairgrounds and the Shrine Bowl parade on Saturday morning in Downtown Hutchinson.

The student-athletes, bands and cheer squads will begin arriving in Hutchinson on Wednesday, June 23.