Bengal Jim's "Before the Roar" Tailgate Experience

🐅 ONE WEEK AWAY! OPEN IN ORANGE — LET’S KICK OFF SEASON 33!

The iconic Bengal Jim & Friends Tailagte is BACK for our 33RD SEASON… and we’re starting it the only way we know how — BIG!

MAKE SURE TO WEAR ORANGE! 🧡

Come join us for the largest, most fun, family-friendly charity tailgate in the NFL! There’s NOTHING like it anywhere!

🗓️ September 13th

⏰ Official start: 9:00 AM
BUT We’ll be there earlier — and GET THERE EARLY! With construction traffic, give yourself plenty of time to get downtown and get to the tailgate.

🗺️ Far East Side of Lot E next to Smale Park (Cincinnati Parks). Right accross the street from the Cincy Black Music Walk of Fame

🔥 HERE’S WHAT’S WAITING FOR YOU:

🎧 DJ TRUB all morning + NEW Trub’s Time Machine around 10:30 — sound powered by Cincinnati Music Accelerator !

🌭 Skyline Chili — first 500 coneys FREE! Coneys for purchase after the 500. Thanks to Skyline Norwood Location!

🍕 Donatos Pizza - NKY/Cincinnati — FREE while they last!

🥯 Everything Bagels Cincinnati — FREE Bengals bagels, cream cheese & bagel chips!

🍴 Gather From Dawn to Dusk with some amazing food options for purchase! Breakfast burritos, Bird Bash : Choice of Kettle Chips or Mac & Cheese Base, topped with Crispy Chicken, Queso, Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Diced Tomatoes, Chopped Green Onion, Bacon Bits, Jalapenos.

🍺 HighGrain Brewing Co, Garage Beer & Garage Lime Beers

🧢 The Cincy Hat by Ted Karras selling our Bengal Jim & Friends collab hats along with other great merch!

🏈 Bengals Bids bringing the signed Bengals memorabilia!

🐅 Bengals legends Ickey Woods with the Jovante Woods Foundation & David Fulcher and Judy Fulcher — with Fulcher’s Foundation - both set up at the tailgate!

👑 KEN ANDERSON joins us for his 10th consecutive Opening Day at Bengal Jim & Friends! VERY special suprise for Kenny, your not gonna want to miss.

🎨 Face painting
📸 360° camera fun
💨 Tailgate Ci**rs for sale
🍹 HighCut Cocktails
🥃 Bengal Bombs
🍺 Beer + pop + water
🤩 Take a pic with Big Burrow!

🎤 PACMAN JONES WILL HIT THE STAGE TO PERFORM! And we’re hoping to have Jimmie Allen joining him for the fun as well!

🧡 Our featured charity this week is Ken Anderson Alliance. This party has always been about more than football — it’s about using this incredible Bengals community to help others.

33 YEARS. ONE INCREDIBLE TAILGATE FAMILY.

Wear your ORANGE. Get there EARLY. Bring friends and family. Bring the energy.

Bengal Jim & Friends Charity Tailgates…. Often imitated, Never DUPLICATED!

Go Cincinnati Bearcats Football!

Westside Market …. Beautiful morning!

GameDay Gear

🏈 FRIDAY: High School Football
🏈 SATURDAY: College Football (UC/OSU)
🏈 SUNDAY: BENGALS FOOTBALL! 🐅🧡🖤

IT’S THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR! FOOTBALL IS BACK! 🔥

Alright, let’s hear it… 👇

🏫 Who’s your HIGH SCHOOL team?
🎓 Who’s your COLLEGE team?
🏈 Who’s your NFL team?

Drop all THREE in the comments!

These new The Cincy Hat by Ted Karras backpack coolers are awesome!!

Still have hand full of bottles left … all autographed by Ickey Woods!

🏈 FINAL PARTNER ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2026!

And we’re closing them out with a FUN one…

BENGALS BIDS IS BACK!

Bengals Bids has become such a fun part of the Bengal Jim & Friends Tailgate, and we’re pumped to have them back for another season!

They’ll be bringing:
🏈 Tons of Bengals autographed memorabilia
🎁 Mystery Boxes
🔥 Giveaways & surprises
👀 And you never know what you might walk away with!

Make sure you stop by their setup and get in on the action each gameday.

That officially wraps up our 2026 partner announcements! A HUGE thank you to every partner who helps us make Before the Roar happen. We couldn’t pull this off without you! 🧡🖤

Check out Bengals Bids:
https://metabilia.io/bengals/events/170

Elizabeth Blackburn joined us this past week…. Make sure to watch this one!

She was awesome. 😤

Subscribe and watch here : https://www.youtube.com/live/5ZeLMha1BUE?si=q1k2hZPioc9g-viu

Elizabeth Blackburn joins us! 🚨 EXCITING NEWS! 🐅🎙️We’re thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Blackburn...

🚨THIS WEEK — WE’RE LIVE ON YOUTUBE ONLY!

🏈 Talking Football with Bengal Jim & Friends — Episode 8

The LAST show before the Bengals OPEN IN ORANGE!

Special guest Joe Goodberry joins us to talk Bengals, break down Week 1 and get us ready for the season!

📺 IMPORTANT — We will ONLY be streaming LIVE on YouTube this week!

So if you haven’t already… SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL here https://www.youtube.com/live/y_q89p82aa4?si=Xr64d_E7UM4cLLry

We’ve got a TON coming this season — great guests, Bengals talk, tailgate coverage and plenty of fun.

🐅 IT’S ALMOST TIME. WHO DEY!