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Downtown Tailgate
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What: Downtown Tailgate for the MSU/UofM football game
Where: Rotary Square (Corner of Union and State)
When: Saturday, October 21
Time: 5:00pm Gates open | 5:30pm Traverse City Central Drumline cadence | 7:30 Game start time
Food/ Drink: Ludovikos taco truck, Chubby Unicorn panini truck, and Good Bowl truck. Millie & Pepper will have an amazing lineup of crepes and there will be kettle corn from Meredith Family kettle corn. Beer and seltzer options from FreshCoast Beer Works. We are also excited to have Audacia Elixirs for this event mixing up their wonderful non-alcoholic spirits. Food and drinks will be for purchase only.
What to bring: A chair or blanket and ID
More Details:
ID’s will be checked at the gate by one of our lovely volunteers! You will get a wristband if you are over 21 years old.
There is a zero tolerance for any tailgating outside the permitted area and will be enforced throughout the duration of this event. Thank you for understanding!
The tailgate will start with the Traverse City Central drumline and will include cornhole, footballs and other tailgate games, fire pits and giveaways from MSU Federal Credit Union and Breakwater. Blush Face Painting will also be at the tailgate from 5:00pm-8:00pm!
Big Brothers Big Sisters will have tent with information on launching “It Takes Little to Be Big” campaign recruiting mentors to provide the life-changing gift of mentorship to children in our community. Go get a temporary tattoo and learn more about this awesome organization.
Thank you to Breakwater, MSU Federal Credit Union, and Independent Bank for being our sponsors this year and our partner at SEEDS! Make sure you wear your green or blue and spread the word!