# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tailgate Weekend @ Joe Miller Ballpark | Fireworks, Giveaways, and Family-Fun
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us at Joe Miller Ballpark for McNeese Baseball’s 2026 Tailgate Weekend, April 24–26, as the Cowboys take on UTRGV in a key conference series. It’s one of the biggest weekends of the season, packed with promotions, entertainment, and fun for all ages. Friday night features Youth Sports Night with a pregame on-field parade, the “Stretch Every Inning” promotion, happy hour from 5–7 p.m., and a postgame fireworks show presented by the McNeese Alumni Association. Saturday includes a free T-shirt giveaway for the first 250 fans in attendance.

Sunday is all about the kids and families, with free McNeese Baseball trading cards for the first 50 kids, a postgame autograph session, and kids running the bases after the game. Fans can also make a full weekend out of it with free RV tailgating starting Friday afternoon through Sunday. Bring your crew, enjoy the atmosphere, and be part of an unforgettable weekend at the ballpark!

For official rules and details for Tailgating, please visit: https://shorturl.at/sbIC8
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lake-charles/tailgate-weekend-joe-miller-ballpark-|-fireworks-giveaways-and-family-fun/200029888581105
- **Event Categories**: fireworks, kids, business, sports, conferences, parades
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 28

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029888581105?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lake+charles-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lake Charles
- **state**: LA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Joe Miller Ballpark
- **lat**: 30.173114872273
- **long**: -93.213432240927
- **full address**: Joe Miller Ballpark, Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: McNeese Baseball (https://allevents.in/org/mcneese-baseball/23470136)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Joe Miller Ballpark, Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** McNeese Baseball
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** fireworks, kids, business, sports, conferences, parades
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Tailgate Weekend @ Joe Miller Ballpark | Fireworks, Giveaways, and Family-Fun ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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