Raiders, UNLV fans can tailgate before home games at the Bud Light Beer Garden pop-up on the Strip | Eater Vegas

"I found the Bud Light Beer Garden to be a large, walkable tailgate-style party space between Mandalay Bay and the Luxor that fans can use before or after Raiders and UNLV home games and select Allegiant Stadium events. The 130,000-square-foot site at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Hacienda Avenue is free and opens four hours before game time; it features interactive football challenges, life-sized Jenga and chess, a deejay, sports-betting suites from MGM Resorts, and food and drinks from vendors including International Smoke by Michael Mina and Ayesha Curry, Diablo’s Cantina, Public House, and Beerhaus. There’s a $99 all-you-can-eat-and-drink package with a buffet of stadium eats, VIP options with private Clubhouses and two-level suites, and pro sports legends make appearances (Marshawn Lynch showed up at the August 14 pre-season opener). Upcoming open dates include UNLV vs. Eastern Washington on Sept. 2, BYU vs. Arizona on Sept. 4, and Ravens vs. Raiders on Sept. 13." - Susan Stapleton