It’s tailgate time at the Hamilton Princess
Football, burgers and beer (lots) — if that sounds like your kind of thing, the Fairmont Hamilton Princess has organised their first Tailgate on the Terrace Party this Sunday during Super Bowl XLVIII.
Party-goers can watch the Denver Broncos battle it out with the Seattle Seahawks at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on big (very big) screen televisions, while enjoying a yummy burger bar, alcoholic beverages and more.
“It will be a lot of fun,” said Yelena Packwood, Marketing and Communications Manager at Fairmont Hamilton Princess.
The party will be held both indoors and outdoors of the hotel.
There is a $50 VIP option that includes a proper meal, two drinks and seats right in front of two 7.5ft by 10ft television screens or there is a cheaper option where you pay $5 for access to a barbecue, burger bar, beer buckets, food truck and big screen viewing behind the VIPs.
Several different burger options will be on hand including vegetarian burgers and chicken burgers. While sports fans get their burgers there will be speakers outside so they don’t have to miss a minute of the action.
“I am a Super Bowl fan,” said Miss Packwood. “I especially love the Super Bowl commercials. I usually watch them the next day on YouTube. I am also a graduate of University of Florida, so I know all about tailgates.
A tailgate is traditionally what happens before the game. People come out and get excited. They support their team. They have beer. It is usually in cars or trucks. We have decided to do our own little truck and move it out to the Regency Terrace.”
The Fairmont is hoping that the party will appeal to their guests as well as locals.
“Normally, locals only get to watch the Super Bowl either at home on television or at a bar,” said Miss Packwood. “So this is another option. We wanted to give everyone a different experience.”
Miss Packwood said she is a Seahawks fan, simply because she has been to Seattle, Washington and loved the city.
Patrons of the event are asked to make a charitable donation. The proceeds will go to the Victor Scott School Primary School library.
For more information or to make a reservation call 295-3000.
In a typical tailgate party, people arrive at the game very early. They park, then open the back of their car or truck. They pull out chairs and tables for their friends and family and then start to grill up hamburgers, hotdogs and sausages.
Everyone usually brings a dish to share. Copious amounts of beer are drunk and spilled.
“It’s great because you get really drunk,” said Victoria Benz, a Green Bay Packers fan, originally from Wisconsin.
“Everyone is there so you get to meet lots of people. It is just a lot of fun.”
There are a lot of theories as to how tailgating parties originated.
One plausible theory is that the term ‘tailgate party’ originated with Green Bay Packers fans back in 1919.
Back then, the fans would back their pickup trucks around the field and fold down their tailgates for seating. Naturally, food and beverages were brought along to keep the appetite in check.
