I saw a few kids while I was in there, we needed stamps to get in for the alcohol but young'ns were allowed in for sure.
I heard that our tailgates may be great for just for that reason, because people can't bring their own alcohol people can have a few drinks but there won't be too many fall-down drunks, which is great as we sell a 'family experience'.
TSN was all over the whole game day experience and they were hyping the crap out of it all game long. It made those of us at home really envious until the game started. haha.
I agree. When I first heard you can't BYOB I was all here we go nanny state Ontario. But with affordable (not dirt cheap) for purchase beer, I think you get the best of both worlds. You get to enjoy a few cold ones without breaking the bank, and you get to keep it family friendly, or even just friendly without fall down drunks, and some of the fights and hostility that comes with that.
Yes, it was a much better deal to stock upon the 12 ounce $4 cans - 33 cents an ounce for the 12 ounce cans but 43 cents an ounce for the 16 ounce $7 beers?
I'm surprised that people didn't pick up on that and just bought the $4 cans........lol. If you bought FOUR of the $4 cans = $16 but the same amount of beer in the tallboys would be THREE but ...........$21
We had a great time in the Shipyard, yes we did see kids in there
Just wanted to put my two cents in. I was amazed the western Exhibition Place tailgate lot was about 3/4 full. Where did all this pent-up tailgate demand come from? Mostly old people like me but still amazing. The whole thing was run very smoothly, if all those people working it were staff and not volunteers, then the team is not making a lot of money off these things. The only problem was running out of beer, which I'm sure will get corrected. Looks like they will go with Bud/BudLight on a regular basis, and then they will rotate a different craft beer into the choice on a game-by-game basis. Next game we are switching to the Ontario Place lot, it will be interesting to see if there is any difference other then being twice as far away from the stadium.
How well attended was the Shipyard thing? Was there a respectable crowd for the Strumbellas?
The Shipyard was packed with people of all ages, Argo and Tiger-Cat fans. A very festive mood all round. I thought the first group (Strumbellas?) was very good, better than the second group. Being from an earlier generation, I'm not familiar with either. The food was very good and it was good to see there was a variety. Likewise, the beer was selling for $4. We opted for Premium - very cold Hockley Valley Dark - in a tall can. It sold for $7. Good stuff. The Shipyard idea looks like a keeper!
Tailgate Parking Passes for Wednesdays game are sold out online but if you call the Argonauts there are a few left.
Argos Tailgaters,
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This Sunday’s tailgate is going to be the biggest yet! And since it’s a Sunday afternoon game, we are opening the ‘doors’ early to give you more time to BBQ, play games and have fun prior to our huge game against our arch-rivals, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Cars will be able to start entering the lot starting at 11:00am.
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To accommodate our biggest tailgate of the season, we need a little more room. So we are moving to the bigger Ontario Place parking lot which is right beside and just a little East of where you are used to tailgating. Please see the map below that highlights the tailgate parking lot, how to access it, and the pedestrian bridge you can use to cross Lakeshore Blvd to head over to BMO Field for kickoff. This new Tailgate parking lot will be also be used for our last two regular season games on October 10 against the Stampeders and October 15 against the Roughriders.
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If you have any questions, please let us know.
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We look forward to seeing you there.
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