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Tampa Bay Tailgate Kickoff Party Brings Free Food and Fun

Members of the Carrollwood Area Business Association are helping put the free event together.

Boxing and karate exhibitions. Live music. A bounce house for the kids.

Those are just a few offerings during Saturday's Tampa Bay Tailgate Kickoff Party at Grand Plaza shopping center near the intersection of Bearss Avenue and north Dale Mabry Highway.

The event will begin at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8, with free food available until 6 p.m. Live music goes until 9 p.m. 

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The community event is designed to support the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and USF Bulls kicking off football season, said Maria Patterson, executive director of the Carrollwood Area Business Association, who are helping put the tailgate together and handing out new CABA directories at the event.

Lea Orchard, CABA president, said the tailgate is a great way for neighbors to connect.

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"It's an outstanding opportunity," Orchard said, "for the Carrollwood community to get together and enjoy family and friends."

See an attached flyer for more information.

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