No meeting or conference in Boston is complete without a visit to Fenway Park, the oldest park in Major League Baseball, with more than 100 years of storied history.
“There is a true feeling of magic and history here,” says Carrie Campbell, vice president of sales and services with the Boston Red Sox. “It creates a real sense of arrival in Boston.”
From home plate to the iconic Green Monster wall in left field, Fenway is a must-see for any baseball fan or Boston attendee, and its proximity to downtown makes it accessible for visiting groups.
“People don’t realize that Fenway Park is open 365 days a year, and while baseball is our main business, Fenway is iconic and offers much more than that,” Campbell says.
The Red Sox play 81 home games per year, not including the playoffs, leaving plenty of time for group events.
Fenway offers standard meeting rooms that are primarily used on non-game days, but the true draws are the signature spaces, both indoors and out. The stadium can even accommodate buyouts, and Campbell says progressive events that move from a jazz band on the concourse to a raw bar on the right field roof deck are among the most special and unique.
“We host all types of market segments; a lot of corporate business and a lot of visitors from conventions in town,” Campbell says.
Groups can take a swing in the home team’s batting cages, book mascot appearances, or take pictures with World Series trophies, which the Red Sox most recently won in 2007.
Tours, led by highly experienced and entertaining docents, are available to groups and the public daily, and can be added on as enhancements to private events.
One of Campbell’s favorite venues is the right field deck, which offers panoramic views of the field and Boston skyline. Two other decks are also available, as well as the flagship State Street Pavilion Club behind home plate.
