Green Bay Packers will stop in Beloit as part of Tailgate Tour

BELOIT—The Green Bay Packers delighted fans after a young squad went on a surprisingly successful run that reached its apex with a nice whooping over the Cowboys before falling to the pesky 49ers in the divisional round of the playoffs.

But Beloiters eager to get a fix of the Green and Gold won’t be forced to wait until the fall, and they won’t be required to make the trek north either.

The Packers announced on Wednesday that Beloit will be a destination on its annual ‘Tailgate Tour,’ which features a slew of current and former players hopping aboard a bus and heading to different cities in Southern Wisconsin to visit with fans and reward them for their support.

The Packers contingent will arrive in Beloit on Wednesday, April 10 and attend the NeighborWorks Blackhawk Region’s fundraising event at the Eclipse Center from 6-7:30 p.m. The event will include food, activities, a live auction and a Q&A session with the Packers.

The tour will travel on a customized Packers-themed motor coach where current starters such as left guard Elgton Jenkins, left tackle Rasheed Walker and defensive tackle Kenny Clark will be aboard. Alumni players featured will be tackle Bryan Bulaga (2010-19), defensive tackle Mike Daniels (2012-18) and running back Alex Green (2010-12). Packers’ President/CEO Mark Murphy will be in attendance as well.

Green Bay is also working with a selection of locations and nonprofits along the route to coordinate visits and fundraising opportunities at schools, hospitals, businesses, retirement homes, event venues and community centers. There will be donations, giveaway items and visits with fans at the surprise stops.

Other stops on the tour include Kenosha on April 9, Platteville on the 11th and Sun Prairie on the 12th before returning to Green Bay on the 13th with surprises and planned events to be held there.

To allow for more time for the attendees to interact with fans and raise money, there will be no formal autograph session at any of the stops.

General admission tickets are $75 and limited to the first 300 fans. For more information about the event and to purchase tickets, visit https://nwblackhawkregion.org/gbp-tour/