Party with Rob Banks at the First Bills Mafia Boat Parade

This is our time as Buffalo Bills fans, and there is going to be no better way than to kick it off with the first-ever Mafia Boat Parade on Sept. 17.

The route is liable to get a little rowdy as boaters travel from Canalside by the Naval Park to Papi Grande's Waterfront Beach Bar, where the real party is going down. Papi Grandes Waterfront Beach Bar will open at 12:30 p.m. to welcome parade spectators, and all the boaters are welcome to join, too, when they are done.

At Papi Grande's Waterfront Beach Bar, Bud Light will be giving away tons of prizes, but the one everyone is talking about is two VIP tickets to the Buffalo Bills home opener on Sept. 19 — you basically cannot get these club-level tickets unless you're there and win them! The bar will be serving up signature tacos, $5 Bud Light cans, and more, and yours truly will be there, too.

Here are the important details:

• You are more than welcome to bring your boat and get in the parade! The boats are meeting up at 1:15 p.m. Sept. 17 at Canalside by the Naval Park.
• The parade will last about an hour as it winds through Silo City and ends at Papi Grande's Beach Bar, 301 Ohio St.
• Patrons are liable for their own docking near the bar.
• Papi Grande's Beach Bar will be open from 12:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 17.

Summer isn't over yet, so don't get FOMO, and join us for a fun day. The biggest Buffalo fans will be out there and I can't wait to see everyone. It's a preview of the parade that will happen in February!