The 7 Best Places To Tailgate Ironically In America

Traditionally, the art of tailgating (drinking heavily outside of a venue prior to the event beginning) has been confined to the parking lots of sporting events and concerts. With a world full of parking lots adjacent to convention centers and other arenas that host large events open to the public, there are plenty of opportunities to get wasted and join the festivities.

1. Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

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If you have ever seen the cult classic Best in Show, you are already familiar with the absurd pageantry that takes place at this prestigious event. Why not get some tickets, pregame in the parking lot, then pick a dog to root for? Paint your face purple and gold, then start hollering in the stands for your mutt of choice to win this thing.

2. Black Friday at Walmart

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Black Friday is a miserable curse on our society that comes around once a year. Even if you don't plan on participating in the melee, it would still be fun to get drunk in the parking lot and watch the madness unfold when they open those doors at whatever ungodly hour they choose this year.

3. NACAC National College Fairs

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Whether or not you are actually applying for colleges is beside the point here. These stuffy affairs could use a healthy dose of belligerent attendees looking to represent their alma mater, or just pick up some soon-to-be legal hotties. Give these prospective students a taste of the debauchery that awaits them at these hallowed places of higher learning.

4. Republican National Convention

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You'll have to wait until 2016, but bringing your tailgate revelry to the next RNC would really make for a great tribute to the late Hunter S. Thompson, who dragged his own inebriated self along the presidential campaign trail in 1972. Without a doubt, Cleveland, Ohio will appreciate your tourism dollars.

5. Gun Shows

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Nothing goes together better than heavy drinking and hundreds of firearms in one room. I mean, if children are allowed to attend these things, why not some tailgating yahoos with actual (non-Tooth Fairy) money to burn?

6. Reptile and Exotic Animal Shows

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For thrill seekers and full-blown psychopaths alike, there is no better place to tailgate than the parking lot of an illegal exotic animal bazaar. You'll have to do some sleuthing to find out where these things actually take place, but once you're there, oh baby! Get drunk and play with as many venomous snakes, spiders, and whathaveyou as your heart desires. I would recommend having some anti-venom on hand because, well, YIKES these things are deadly.

7. National Panhellenic Conference

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I feel like infiltrating the largest sorority gathering in the country wouldn't be that hard. You throw on some pearls, make some glitter shirt with random Greek letters on it, and you're good to go. However, you will want to pregame in the parking lot to really add an element of challenge to the whole affair. Plus how fun would it be to drunkenly incite a sorority girl riot by whispering rumors of shit talking between rival factions?