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The Hangar selling ticketed Colts tailgate/watch parties at 501 Madison Ave.; tickets start at $30
The Hangar in Indianapolis is offering paid tailgate and watch-party experiences for home Colts games, with a Sept. 13 session listing doors at 8:00 AM and kickoff at 1:00 PM. Tickets are $30 (with several listed dates where prices rise to $35 on specified days) and the events are 21+.

The Hangar is promoting a ticketed Colts tailgate and watch-party experience for every home game, listing Sunday, September 13 with doors at 8:00 AM and a 1:00 PM kickoff, plus additional home-game dates on September 27, October 18 and November 8. The offering includes an all-you-can-eat tailgate spread, a live DJ, competitions and raffles, wall-to-wall screens and two $10 drink tickets per pass. The venue address is 501 Madison Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46225, and the events are restricted to guests 21 and older with valid ID.
Ticketing and operations details in the announcement include a $30 base ticket with specified dates when the price increases to $35 (the page lists price changes on Sep 20, Oct 11 and Nov 1 for various games), refundable cancellations up to seven days before an event minus a $5 per-guest fee, and post-deadline ticket transferability. The Hangar also advertises an open-air mobile bar shuttle to the game, suggests rideshares over $50 surface lots near Lucas Oil, and invites guests to opt into in-venue product tests such as mobile ordering and virtual raffles.
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