Shop essentials for your next tailgate: Folding chairs, pop-up tents and more

Shop tailgating essentials from Walmart, Amazon and more.

ByClaire Peltier via GMA logo
September 25, 2025, 2:22 PM
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What would football season be without a good tailgate?

To help you prepare to root on your favorite team, we're rounding up all of the tailgating essentials you'll need to eat, drink and celebrate. Think everything from comfortable folding chairs, folding tables, and pop-up tents to cooking and serving necessities like meat thermometers and paper plates.

Whether you're setting up in a stadium parking lot, securing a spot on campus for a college football game or recreating a game-day experience in your own backyard, check out all of our tailgating must-haves below.

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Folding chairs

20% off
Walmart

Ozark Trail Basic Quad Folding Camp Chair with Cup Holder, Red, Adult

These Ozark folding chairs are under $10! Pack a few for your family's tailgate.
  • $7.97
  • $9.97
  • Walmart
REI

GCI Outdoor Kickback Rocker Chair

This rocker chair sits lower than a standard chair and comes in three colors. Use it for a tailgate and your camping trip!
  • $85
  • REI
REI

Mountain Summit Gear Cooler Chair

This chair comes with a detachable, insulated cooler and a folding table, so you have what you need at your side.
  • $69.95
  • REI
24% off
Fanatics

San Francisco 49ers Elite Chair

You can shop your team's folding chair on Fanatics.
  • $52.49
  • $69.99
  • Fanatics

Canopy tents

25% off
Amazon

Best Choice Products 10x10ft 1-Person Setup Pop Up Canopy Tent

This particular canopy tent comes in multiple colors on Amazon, so you can find one that matches your team. 
  • $119.99
  • $159.99
  • Amazon
Amazon

CROWN SHADES 10x10 Pop up Canopy

This pop-up canopy has a 4.6-star rating and more than 11,500 reviews on Amazon.
  • $149.99
  • Amazon
29% off
Fanatics

Green Bay Packers Checkerboard Tent

Shop your team's tent from the selection on Fanatics.
  • $246.49
  • $351.99
  • Fanatics

Cookware and serveware

Crate and Barrel

Cuisinart Venture Red Portable Outdoor Gas Grill

  • $199.95
  • Crate and Barrel
Sur la Table

CDN Leave-In Meat And Poultry Cooking Thermometer

Cook up your favorite game-day meat dishes with this handy meat thermometer. 
  • $19.95
  • Sur la Table
Amazon

Coleman Classic 1-Burner Butane Stove

Warm up some side dishes or prepare a hot cider for a crisp fall tailgate. 
  • $45.49
  • Amazon
REI

Stanley Classic Legendary Vacuum Bottle - 1.5 qts.

This thermal bottle keeps drinks hot for 40 hours or cold for 35 hours, according to its product description.
  • $45
  • REI

Coolers and accessories

Wayfair

Portable Two-Tier Ice Table Folding Ice Cooler Table

  • $133.99
  • Wayfair
20% off
Funboy

Inflatable Portable Tailgate Bar

  • $199
  • $249
  • Funboy
20% off
Amazon

Coleman Classic Series Insulated Portable Rolling Cooler with Wheels

This Coleman Classic Series cooler is the No. 1 bestseller in Amazon's Sports Fan Coolers category. 
  • $87.99
  • $109.99
  • Amazon
YETI

Roadie 32 Wheeled Cooler

The YETI Roadie 32 cooler can fit 50 cans and has a removable dry goods basket.
  • $375
  • YETI

Folding tables

Walmart

Mainstays 6 Foot Bi-Fold Plastic Folding Table, Black

Set out all of your snacks, drinks and games on this 6-foot folding table.
  • $54.94
  • Walmart
The Home Depot

Lifetime 8 ft. Fold-in-Half Table Almond

  • $79.98
  • The Home Depot
Walmart

Lifetime 5-Foot Fold-in-Half Table, Gray (80861)

  • $54.94
  • Walmart

Tailgating music and games

Amazon

YouTheFan NFL 2' x 3' Portable Cornhole Game with Logo Bags

We love a tailgate with a game of cornhole. Shop these boards with your team on the front.
  • $129.99
  • Amazon
Amazon

WILSON NFL Super Grip Composite Football

Get the game going with catch between friends.
  • $21.89
  • Amazon
L.L.Bean

Yard Games Tumbling Timbers, Large

An oversized Jenga game is fun for the whole family.
  • $79
  • L.L.Bean
47% off
Walmart

VILINICE Bluetooth Speakers Portable Wireless

This portable speaker is on sale for under $25! Use it to keep the music going while you wait for the game. 
  • $20.99
  • $39.99
  • Walmart

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