Name: Tailgate Party & Fireworks
Start: 2026-04-25T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-25T22:00:00-04:00
Location: Winthrop Lake

Our festival finale never disappoints and it is bigger and better than ever!! Bring the family, don’t forget your coolers and grills* and join us for Come-See-Me’s Tailgate Party & Fireworks. As always, there will be live entertainment from 3:30-9 pm on the Founders Federal Credit Union Stage, then our annual Fireworks show to close out the night. Make sure you get there in time to purchase some barbecue (we’ll sell till it runs out)!
CASHLESS PARKING & ENTRY. Each vehicle that parks in the Winthrop Coliseum lot is required to purchase parking for each event attended. Admission is required for each person 21 and older for each event attended. Event admission is free for 20 and under for Moonlight Jazz & Blues and the Tailgate Party. Please bring valid photo ID along with your pre-purchased ticket QR code to be scanned for parking and for entry.
Live Music Lineup Coming Soon!
Entertainment: 3:30pm
Fireworks: 9 pm (lights out!!)
*Prohibited items and activities include tailgating in parking lots, glass bottles (including wine bottles) and containers, beer kegs, pets, vendors, household furniture (i.e., sofas, etc.), skateboards, hoverboards, bikes and rollerblades, tiki torches and similar lighting, campfires/bonfires, motorized scooters, golf carts and RVs. Grill trailers are NOT permitted – no exceptions: However, small grills you can roll or carry are permitted. Grounds must be vacated by 10 pm. Trash and recycling bags will be available as you enter the event, and attendees are responsible for cleaning up their Tailgate site.
Canceled in the event of rain.
Check our website and/or mobile app for updated weather information.
Tailgate fencing sponsored by Schiller & Hamilton Law Firm. Tailgate wristbands sponsored by Lewis Law Firm. Fireworks sponsored by Elite Air & Heat, Family Trust Federal Credit Union, Keck & Wood, JM Cope, and Paul Davis Restoration. Stage sponsored by Founders Federal Credit Union. Golf carts sponsored by Carolina Panthers.