PawSox to host Holiday Party this Saturday

PAWTUCKET — The Pawtucket Red Sox will offer their 3rd Annual “PawSox Enchanted Village” Holiday Party at McCoy Stadium on Saturday, December 2 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

The event, in which the ballpark becomes a Winter Wonderland, is free and open to fans of all ages. Red Sox Hall of Famer & NESN color analyst, Jerry Remy and former Red Sox All-Star catcher & current PawSox hitting coach, Rich Gedman will be in attendance at McCoy to meet fans.

Mascots Paws and Sox as well as Santa Claus will also greet fans young and old.

In addition, the Boston Red Sox will provide access to their “Red Sox Virtual Reality” which will be set-up in one of the McCoy suites.

The Virtual Reality offers viewers a 360 degree look around Fenway Park, giving fans the experience that they are standing on the field with the players, at batting practice, in the dugout, and other fun Fenway experiences.

The Holiday Party at McCoy will also feature a number of popular attractions again this December. Fans will be greeted at the Main Gate by Paws, Sox, and Red Sox mascot Wally before traversing a special “behind-thescenes” path throughout the ballpark.

As they tour the decorated “Hall of History” and peruse the memorabilia along the walls, fans will be able to enter several “workshops” in the suites to indulge in various activities and refreshments. Carolers from Pawtucket’s Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts will provide musical entertainment.

Youngsters are also invited to take Batting Practice inside the home batting tunnel, which has been transformed into a Fenway Park-like Wiffle Ball field. Weather-permitting, folks can wander out from the PawSox Clubhouse to the home team dugout and to the field, where they will be greeted by a large Christmas Tree at home plate. Families are welcome to take photos around the tree.

Fans can then walk through the Visitors’ Dugout and head in to the Visiting Clubhouse, which will be stocked with food and drink, including traditional ballpark fare and other refreshments.

Attendees can purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a field-level suite for a PawSox game in April of 2018. Proceeds will benefit the PawSox/Skeffington Charitable Foundation.

Fans are encouraged to donate a new, unwrapped toy for a child to be placed in the Toys for Tots box inside the main entrance gate. Gifts will support the United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program.

For more information, visit www.pawsox.com or call (401) 724-7300