Food and Recipes Drinks Non-Alcoholic, Big Batch Drinks For Game Day Ensure that every person at your tailgate can enjoy a homemade drink. By Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon is a Digital Editor and has been on the Southern Living team since 2017. She helps run the brand's social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and TikTok, where she's happily behind the scenes. When she's not ruffling feathers with an etiquette poll via Instagram Stories, she's writing content for the website and assisting in various print projects like gift guides and home stories. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on June 30, 2023 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Southern Living For many Southerners, there's not a fall or a winter—there's only football season. We take our football seriously, so we don't mess around when it comes to putting out an amazing tailgating spread each weekend. These non-alcoholic drink recipes ensure that every person at your tailgate, from old to young, can enjoy a homemade drink. From cool, refreshing sips for hot gamedays, to warm apple cider for chilly winter games, these non-alcoholic beverages will be great to have on rotation all season long. Whether you crave traditional sweet tea or want to mix it up with Lemon Mint Sparklers, these non-alcoholic tailgate drink recipes will fit the bill. If you're planning a tailgate with guests young and old, every tailgater can enjoy these non-alcoholic drinks. These non-alcoholic drink recipes are the best tailgating drinks for a crowd of all ages. 01 of 10 Classic Sweet Tea Alison Miksch There isn’t a tailgate in the South that doesn’t have a pitcher of sweet tea on hand. The trick to our Sweet Tea is a little bit of baking soda to make it super clear. 02 of 10 Ginger-Orange Mocktails Jennifer Davick; Styling: Amy Burke For those early 11 a.m. kickoffs, start your day with this refreshing orange juice-based drink. It comes together all in one step. 03 of 10 Berry Splash Beth Dreiling Hontzas Cool off with this cranberry-juice drink that kids and adults will love. Stir in as much sugar as you would like to make sure it tastes just right. 04 of 10 Homemade Cherry Limeade Southern Living Don’t prep this one too far in advance or it will go flat. This fun drink reminds us of summer, so serve it for gamedays while it’s still hot out. 05 of 10 Minty Lemonade Iced Tea Jennifer Davick This Arnold Palmer-inspired drink will refresh every tailgate guest before a middle-of-the-day kickoff. Fresh mint leaves make this bright and fresh. 06 of 10 Lemon Mint Sparklers Hector Sanchez Fresh lemon slices and mint sprigs make for pretty presentation with this drink recipe. To spike these sparklers, omit the lemon juice and stir in some bourbon. 07 of 10 Blueberry-Lemon Iced Tea Photo: Van Chaplin This simple recipe adds a fruity twist to classic iced tea. Since it uses frozen blueberries, not fresh, you can make it anytime. 08 of 10 Strawberry-Basil Sweet Tea Johnny Autry; Food and Prop Styling: Charlotte L. Autry Give your sweet tea a fun, fruity surprise! Make this drink up to 24 hours in advance. 09 of 10 Shirley Temple Drink Fred Hardy II; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Stylist: Caleb Clarke Make the tailgate a special occasion for even the youngest of guests. Extra maraschino cherries make it feel special. 10 of 10 Peach Lemonade Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Quench your thirst in the most delicious way possible with Peach Lemonade. It's perfect for the start of the season. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit