Lions VIP Tailgate

Lions VIP Tailgate

The Ultimate Tailgate Experience for every home game of the 2023 Lions Season 

If you are a diehard Lions fan and you want a VIP tailgating experience, you’ll want to check out the VIP Lions Pre-Game Tailgate

Located at the Eastern Market - Shed #5 | Tailgate opens 3 hours prior to kickoff and closes at kickoff.
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January 21 • Sunday

Doors open at 12:00 pm | ***SOLD OUT***

About The Venue

Bullseye Event Group offers you the easiest & the best Lions gameday experience out there. 25 degrees outside, no problem you are inside, 70 degrees and sunny even better we will open the large garage doors and you get the open air experience. Equipped with 3 bars, multiple soft leather lounge seating areas and plenty of TV’s for your ESPN gameday coverage. It doesn’t get any easier or more convenient than this.

Eastern Market is one of the nation’s most comprehensive regional food hubs. Bullseye Event Group’s entire VIP Tailgate platform with a total of 10 NFL teams is all about the food, making Eastern Market a great choice to be home to the Lions VIP Tailgates.
The Lions VIP Tailgate is located inside Shed #5 and protected from the exposure of outdoor weather.

Shed #5 is 9 blocks from Ford Field and a 10 minute walk. Fans not wanting to walk, Bullseye Event Group includes Drink safe ride responsibly Jack Daniels continuous shuttles to Ford Field Included in the Lions VIP Tailgate ticket at no additional charge.

lions VIP Tailgate Features

  • Open three hours prior to kickoff for Lions and opposing team fans. and the event closes at kickoff. Lions VIP Tailgate does not allow patrons to stay and watch the game.
  • Located at Eastern Market Shed #5 9 blocks and a 10 minute walk to Ford Field.
  • Parking is free @ Eastern Market on a first come first serve basis, while spots / inventory lasts.
  • Drink responsibly ride safe Jack Daniels Shuttles to Ford Field Included in the Lions VIP Tailgate ticket at no additional charge (starts 1 hour prior to tailgate ends and 1 hour after game ends)
  • Entrance is located at Shed #5 2810 Russell St
  • Music Headliner DJ Don Mecca
  • All food is included in price
  • Open, top-shelf cocktail bar
  • Open beer and wine bars featuring bottled beer and bottled wine.
  • All you can eat premium food stations exclusively created by Food Network Celebrity Chef Aaron May Detroit’s very own Michelin star finalist Kate Williams featuring the Ortega Fiesta Station & Skinny Girl Salad Bar

Additional Features:

  • Our chefs work to create exciting menus that change to feature the freshest market selections, local fare, gluten free, & vegetarian options. An example of a previous menu: Loaded waffle fry and salad bar with waffle fries, cheddar cheese sauce, mixed toppings, romaine, mixed greens, coney sauce, grilled shrimp and pulled chicken, bistro bar with carved roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, shrimp scampi, caprese salad, pasta bar with beef stroganoff, beer cheddar Mac and cheese, roasted vegetable penne and chicken Alfredo, slider bar with grilled cheese and tomato soup and steakhouse sliders, and waffle bread pudding with caramel sauce. Minor menu changes periodically.
  • Special Thanksgiving Day Menu: Herb Roasted Turkey Breast, Lemon Rosemary Gravy, Garlic and Chive Mashed Potatoes, Traditional Stuffing, Almond Sweet and Sour Green Beans, Charcuterie and Cheese Platter, Shrimp Cocktail with Old Bay Aioli, Spiced Pumpkin Pie, Cinnamon Sugar Donuts, Taco Salad Bar with Braised Beef and All the Fixins, Pork Breakfast Sausage Sliders with Cheese, Egg and Steak Sauce Mayo, Smoked Turkey Gravy and Waffles with Candied Cranberries, and Loaded Buffalo Chicken Tater Tots with Blue Cheese, Scallion, Celery.
  • Refreshments from Coca Cola.
  • Reserved corporate VIP tables available with logo signage (additional expense)
  • All ages are welcome. Kids 8 and under are free and do not need a ticket.
  • Visits from Lions cheerleaders.
  • Climate controlled lounge seating with soft leather couches.
  • Pre-game HD TV coverage.
  • Xbox gaming area featuring Wildcard Football inside the Lions VIP tailgate
  • Live silent auction on amazing signed Detroit Lions memorabilia.

VIP Tailgate Sponsors

Menu for 2023 Lions VIP Tailgate


Food Network celebrity chef Aaron May Leads all things Bullseye Event Group culinary. Chef May has chosen Chef Kate Williams to be the Head chef for Lions VIP Tailgate. Chef May and Chef Williams will collaborate to create a brand new menu, Chef Aaron May classically-trained chef and member of the Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame, May has been featured on signature Food Network staples such as Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy’s Grocery Games, Guy’s Big Bite and TLC’s Best Food Ever.

Lions VIP Tailgate Chef Kate Williams is recognized as one of Detroit’s top chefs and restaurateurs and is the Head Chef for the Lions VIP Tailgate. In 2018 Food + Wine named her one of America’s best new chefs and GQ and Esquire named Kate’s restaurant to their lists of best new restaurants.

Music Headliner for 2023 – Official Lions VIP Tailgate DJ Don Mecca

Music Headliner for 2023 - DJ Don Mecca

DJ Don Mecca is one of Detroit’s most renowned Open Format DJs because he possesses a lethal playbook of a variety of genres. To him, music a lifestyle and a state of mind. He has always been inspired by music. From the days of sitting on the porch listening to Hip-Hop, Beatboxing and Free-Styling with childhood friends. This is what really kicked off his love affair with music. As he matured so did his relationship with music. He then began studying the mechanics of how it all came together to make it so euphoric to him. Along the way he discovered his desire to not just hear the music, but to manipulate it. This has forged his illustrious 15 year career as not only a DJ, but a producer as well with releases with LFO Records. There is not a venue in Detroit that hasn’t heard his unique style.

Non-Profit Support

How Understanding Something Helps

Jasmin BarmoreBullseye Event Group has chosen to support How Understanding Something Helps, (HUSH) a nonprofit organization founded by journalist and domestic violence survivor, Jasmin Barmore,

A percentage of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to HUSH, in an effort to raise funds to support their very first HUSH House, a transitional home for survivors of domestic violence. Donate to H.U.S.H.

All sales are final. Combo game ticket and tailgate ticket prices fluctuate based on the market. No refunds, exchanges or credits will be applied post purchase.

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