For Bills fans who want the pregame experience without hauling half a garage to Orchard Park, the new Bills VIP Tailgate is built to make life easy.
The all-inclusive setup is part of the inaugural season at the new Highmark Stadium and is operated by Bullseye Event Group. It sits directly across Abbott Road from the Toyota Gate E entrance, which means guests can spend four hours before kickoff eating, drinking, and hanging out, then simply cross the street and head into the stadium.
The appeal is pretty straightforward: no grills, no coolers, no tents, no scrambling for a place to set up. Just show up and let someone else handle the rest.
Admission covers unlimited premium food stations, an open premium bar and bottled beer, Pepsi products and other non-alcoholic drinks, multiple bars, large LED screens with NFL pregame coverage, a live DJ, and an Xbox gaming area. The food comes from Food Network celebrity chef Aaron May and changes from game to game, with options that can include barbecue, premium grilled selections, taco stations, Buffalo classics, shareable appetizers, desserts, salads, and more.
The pricing is set at $135 for adults and $70 for children ages 9-17. Kids 8 and under get in free with a paying adult and do not need a ticket. Parking and a game ticket are not part of regular admission, and tickets are sold through Bullseye Event Group for each Buffalo Bills home game.
There’s also a charity element built into the event. Each tailgate includes a live silent auction with signed Buffalo Bills memorabilia, and the proceeds go to charitable causes through Bullseye Event Group’s event partnerships.
This isn’t meant to take the place of the classic parking lot scene that helped make Bills Mafia what it is. It’s aimed at a different kind of game-day guest: the fan flying into Buffalo for the weekend, driving in from across the state, showing up solo, entertaining clients, bringing family, or just looking for a stress-free day where everything is already handled.
For those fans, the pitch is simple. Eat, drink, meet other Bills supporters, and walk into the new Highmark Stadium without worrying about anything else.
It’s one more way the new stadium era is changing game day in Buffalo, and it’s only the first stop in a wider look at tailgating around Bills Mafia.
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