Living in Boston for seven months of the year means living in a lively community and the center of entertainment in Massachusetts. There is never a dull day either on or off campus! One of the main forms of this entertainment is sports. Whether you like baseball, basketball, or anything in between there is a team here for you to root for! This includes the Red Sox for baseball, Patriots for football, Celtics for basketball and the Bruins for hockey. All three of the main stadiums (as the Celtics and Bruins share TD Garden) are all within a moderate distance to the college centric area.
Each year, the Red Sox have accommodated college students with a system called “student9s”. For select games, a certain amount of tickets along the grandstand and bleachers are reserved for home games at Fenway Park. These tickets are $9 each for college students. The way to access these tickets is to register using the website to receive text alerts for each event (which is very helpful as they do go quickly). The tickets purchased are transferred to the MLB ballpark app, if you have it downloaded. Entry to the game using these tickets is permitted through Gate B, and also requires your student ID. The form on the website does have to be renewed each year, and the day after you purchase your first ticket, you receive an email with the ability to redeem free MLB.TV for the rest of that season. Provided here is the link to the student 9s page, and although the season is almost over, it is a good resource to hang onto for next season: https://www.mlb.com/redsox/tickets/specials/student9s
Taking a longer trip away from the Colleges of the Fenway, and hopping on the Commuter Rail, you can make your way to the home of the New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. The stadium, which can seat up to 68,000 people, is a popular place in and out of the football season as Patriots Place, a collection of shops and restaurants, is nearby. The ability to spend a full day around the stadium before actually seeing the game is a great idea, especially with a large group of people. The seating of the stadium might not be for everyone considering that the rows are closer together, but it is something to disregard if you would consider yourself a diehard football fan.
Coming back, closer to the congested city life, we make our way to TD Garden, the shared home of the Boston Celtics and Bruins. This place is popular for the sports crowd during the winter through the spring as both sports have their season from October to April. Getting to TD Garden from the Colleges of the Fenway, you can use a number of transportation options, such as the Commuter Rail, the Green Line, or the Orange Line. If you are not a sports fan, TD Garden also has many concerts and if you are feeling adventurous… Disney On Ice.
Having four major league sports teams within a few hours of you is a privilege that not all major cities share. And each of these locations also has events and entertainment for the non-sports fans and the off seasons for each team. Nevertheless, being in Boston for college has its many advantages for athletic events, entertainment and experiences.