FOOTBALL Events
super SNACKDOWN
A Crowd-Pleasing Tailgate Party
Bring the excitement of football season to your community with a snack-filled gathering residents will love. This casual event is perfect for connecting over delicious food and friendly competition, making it a hit any time of year.
How to Host a Football Snackdown
Set the Scene:
Create a tailgate-inspired atmosphere:
Decorate with team colors, banners, and small football-themed accents.
Use picnic tables or buffet-style setups for food stations.
Add casual seating areas with folding chairs or picnic blankets for a relaxed vibe.
Snacks and Drinks:
Feature classic game-day treats:
Wings, sliders, nachos, and chips with dips.
Include a DIY nacho bar or build-your-own slider station for interactive fun.
Offer soda, lemonade, or iced tea, with an option for mocktail versions of tailgate classics.
Interactive Fun:
Host a “Best Dip Contest” where residents bring their favorite dips, and everyone votes for their favorite.
Set up a simple game like football trivia or a mini “field goal challenge” using a tabletop football set.
Create a snack bracket where residents vote on the ultimate game-day snack (e.g., wings vs. nachos).
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Event Inspiration
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How to Partner with Local Businesses
Local Restaurants: Collaborate with nearby eateries to provide wings, sliders, or specialty dips for the event.
Grocery Stores: Partner with a local grocer to sponsor snacks or raffle prizes, like gift cards.
Sports Shops: Invite a local sports retailer to set up a small booth or offer coupons to residents.
Why It Works
Broad Appeal: Football snacks and casual competition attract a wide variety of residents, even those who aren’t sports fans.
Community Engagement: Interactive elements like contests and games encourage participation and conversation.
Flexible Timing: This event can be hosted throughout football season or whenever you want to bring the tailgate vibe to your community.
FOOTBALL TAILGATE
HUT! HUT! Whether you set up inside or physically pop your trunk, this party is sure to be a touchdown. The excitement of the start of football season is upon us. What pairs better with football than food, fun, and friends?
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Guess How Many Event
Can’t throw an all-out tailgate party? This touchdown of an event is always a crowd-pleaser! This delicious Guess How Many game is a quick and easy setup that features chocolate footballs!
Fill a jar with football-shaped chocolates and have your residents submit their guesses. The closest guess will win the jar (and/or another prize).
Virtual Option: We’ve done the work for you. Simply use our photo HERE. Answer: there are 63 chocolate footballs!
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Legal Reminder:
The NFL is very strict about the usage of its trademarks. Things like “Super Bowl,” “Game Day,” team names, and much more are trademarked by the NFL. By using those terms, you may be subject to a warning to remove any social posts or in the worst case fines for using them. Don’t use them in your social posts, hashtags, or even your event flyers.
Additional Tips
Fantasy Football
If it’s a fantasy football draft party, use an app like Yahoo Fantasy Football or ESPN Fantasy Football to make it easy to set up your community league. Don’t know anything about football? Ask one of your residents if they would like to be commissioner. Late to the game? Most apps will allow signups as late as mid-October.
Watch Party
If it’s an in-person watch party make sure you can watch the game on your tv/projector and make sure you know which channel the game is on.
Super Bowl
If you only do one football event for the entire year, let it be for the Super Bowl!
Plenty of food
Hot dogs, burgers, chips, dips, soda, beer, etc. (you know, all the classic game day foods)
Snack to-go ideas: Potato chips, dips, pretzels, popcorn, and beer! Have a bigger budget? Consider footlong subs & pizzas.