Official Pepsi Tailgating Party

Pepsi is bringing its tailgating party to The Commons on Sunday, October 25, the morning of the Vikings game against the Colts. It's part of the brand's 'Tailgating Deserves Pepsi' campaign, which they're taking to fans across the country this season. The Minneapolis stop opens the day of the game, so it's a pre-game thing rather than a separate event you have to carve out a whole different day for.

On the food side, there will be free pulled pork sliders from Stanley's, paired with Pepsi Zero Sugar and Pepsi Zero Sugar Wild Cherry. If you're already heading toward the stadium, it's an easy way to get some food and a drink in before the game starts. Daunte Culpepper is also scheduled to make an appearance, so there's a chance to catch a former Vikings quarterback in person while you're there.

For a bit of context, Pepsi has been tied to football gamedays for decades—the food, the tailgates, and the rituals that build up around the game. This is their 26th NFL season, and the 'Tailgating Deserves Pepsi' campaign is how they're bringing that directly to fans this year, pairing the drink with the kinds of foods that define gameday. The pulled pork sliders from Stanley's fit right into that.

It runs from 9 AM to 12 PM at The Commons, located at Park Ave and 5th St. in Minneapolis. Since it's a morning event on game day, it's a good spot to stop by early and get sorted before the Vikings take on the Colts.