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WWW.MASPORTSOFFICE.COM MASSACHUSETTS Boston Marathon MASSACHUSETTS LETTER FROM GOVERNOR GREATER BOSTON CHARLIE BAKER HOME TO CHAMPIONS, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a rich tradition of athletic competition and is HOST OF home to several world class athletes, including CHAMPIONSHIPS many 2016 Summer Olympians. Over the years, the Bay State has hosted major professional sporting events, NCAA tournaments, and amateur contests from the youth level on up. Whether it’s a playoff game at Boston Garden, the running of the Boston Marathon, or an NCAA Championship Lacrosse game in Foxborough, Massachusetts relishes hosting a variety of competitive events and the guests from all over the world who travel here for them. I invite you to consider Massachusetts as the site of your next sporting Head of the Charles Regatta, Boston event, the Commonwealth is a wonderful place with a lot to offer. COMMONWEALTH OF CHARLIE BAKER MASSACHUSETTS Governor of Massachusetts TD Garden, Boston Gillette Stadium, Foxboro GOVERNOR Charlie Baker LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Karyn Polito DESTINATION FACTS SPORTS FACTS KEY INDOOR VENUES SECRETARY OF HOUSING & NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS Home to six professional sports teams who • Agganis Arena at BU, Boston ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Sports are a way of life in Massachusetts. Sports contribute to our 34,400+ have a combined 35 championship titles • MIT Zesinger Pool at MIT, Cambridge quality of life, to our local economy and bring people together. Jay Ash LARGEST INDOOR VENUE Our hospitality industry, including hotels and restaurants, local EVENTS RECENTLY HOSTED • Reggie Lewis Center at Roxbury ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TD Garden, Boston attractions and shopping areas, stands ready to make your visit • Copa America Centenario Community College, Roxbury BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & LARGEST OUTDOOR VENUE affordable, engaging and memorable. • ISU World Figure Skating INTERNATIONAL TRADE Gillette Stadium, Foxborough KEY OUTDOOR VENUES Nam Pham Massachusetts also offers easy access from over 75 domestic and Championships • Harvard Stadium, Boston CLOSEST AIRPORT 55 international direct flights to and from Logan International • NCAA Men’s Frozen Four EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Boston Logan International Airport • Fenway Park, Boston MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF Airport, and quick and dependable ground transportation by • Beren Tennis Center, Boston TRAVEL & TOURISM train, bus, car and bicycle. Francois-Laurent Nivaud NAM PHAM Assistant Secretary for Business Development and International Trade DIRECTOR, MASSACHUSETTS SPORTS MARKETING OFFICE Shannah McArdle In Massachusetts, our sports professionals excel at hosting, MASSACHUSETTS SPORTS marketing and presenting high caliber sporting events in MARKETING OFFICE world-class facilities. Massachusetts State GREATER BOSTON CONVENTION & Transportation Building The Massachusetts Sports Marketing Office is here to help VISITORS BUREAU 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4510 you find the perfect venue for your event, and to connect 2 Copley Place, Suite 105 Boston, MA 02116 you fully with our sports, tourism and hospitality communities. Boston, MA 02116 888-See Boston | (888-733-2678) Phone: 617-973-8504 We look forward to working with you. Email: [email protected] [email protected] www.masportsoffice.com SHANNAH MCARDLE Twitter: @MASportsOffice Director of Massachusetts Sports Marketing Office Fenway Park, Boston Dragon Boat Festival, Charles River 1 2 NORTH OF BOSTON/ GREATER MERRIMACK VALLEY SOUTH OF BOSTON Paul E. Tsongas Arena, Lowell Edward A. Lelacheur Park, Lowell Campanelli Stadium, Brockton Pinehills Golf Club, Plymouth DESTINATION FACTS SPORT FACTS KEY INDOOR VENUES DESTINATION FACTS SPORT FACTS KEY INDOOR VENUES NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS Home of the Merrimack River, host • Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS Home to Seekonk Speedway, NASCAR • New England Sports Village, Attleboro 12,000 of many world-class rowing events 5,568 Home Track, open since 1946 • UMass Lowell Campus Recreation • Kingston Sports Center, Kingston LARGEST INDOOR VENUE Center, Lowell LARGEST INDOOR VENUE EVENTS RECENTLY HOSTED • South Shore Expo Center, Plymouth Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell, Lowell The University Sports Complex EVENTS RECENTLY HOSTED • US Rowing Northeast Junior Championships KEY OUTDOOR VENUES • WB Mason Championship Symetra Tour LARGEST OUTDOOR VENUE at Starland, Hanover KEY OUTDOOR VENUES • Baystate Marathon and Half Marathon • UMass Lowell Bellegarde • NCAA DII Field Hockey Championships Edward A. LeLacheur Park, Lowell Boathouse, Lowell LARGEST OUTDOOR VENUE • Wompatuck State Park, Hingham • The Great Race • Renegade Run CLOSEST AIRPORT Campanelli Stadium, Brockton • W.B. Mason Stadium at Stonehill • Rogers Field, Devens Recreation Boston Logan International Airport GREEN AIRPORT College, Easton Center, Devens Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Boston Logan International Airport • Bay Colony Stadium, Plymouth County NORTH OF BOSTON CONVENTION GREATER MERRIMACK VALLEY PLYMOUTH COUNTY SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS & VISITORS BUREAU CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU Maria Miles Visitor Center 61 Market Street, Unit 1C 134 Court Street, 2nd Floor PO Box 8827 PO Box 5193 Lowell, MA 01852 Plymouth, MA 02360 794 Purchase Street I-95 Southbound, Exit 60 978-459-6150 x115 800-231-1620 | 508-747-0100 New Bedford, MA 02742 Salisbury, MA 01952 [email protected] [email protected] 800-288-6263 978-465-6555 www.merrimackvalley.org www.seeplymouth.com [email protected] [email protected] www.visitsemass.com Merrimack River, Lowell Plymouth Pilgrims Baseball Team, Plymouth 3 www.northofboston.org 4 CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS Longsjo CapeClassic Cod Race - FitchburgAnnual Figawi Race, Hyannis to Nantucket Longsjo Classic, Leominster Wachusett Ski Area, Princeton DESTINATION FACTS SPORT FACTS KEY INDOOR VENUES DESTINATION FACTS SPORT FACTS KEY INDOOR VENUES NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS Home to the Cape Cod Baseball League, • Tony Kent Arena, South Dennis NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS Home to the starting line of the Boston • New England Sports Center, Marlborough 10,437 the premier amateur baseball league in • Falmouth Ice Arena, Falmouth 9,266 Marathon, which started in 1897 • Holy Cross Hart Center, Worcester the nation since 1885 LARGEST INDOOR VENUE • Charles Moore Arena, Orleans LARGEST INDOOR VENUE • Rodman Arena, Walpole Hyannis Youth & Community Center, Hyannis DCU Center, Worcester EVENTS RECENTLY HOSTED EVENTS RECENTLY HOSTED • NCAA DI Men’s Ice Hockey Regional LARGEST OUTDOOR VENUE KEY OUTDOOR VENUES LARGEST OUTDOOR VENUE KEY OUTDOOR VENUES • NCAA DIII Baseball Regional • Needham Memorial Day Tournament Cape Cod Fairgrounds, East Falmouth • Whitehouse Field, Harwich Mass Youth Soccer Fields at Progin Park, Lancaster • Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester • International Coastal • Spartan Race CLOSEST AIRPORT • Cape Cod BMX, Sandwich CLOSEST AIRPORT • New England Baseball Rowing Regatta Boston Logan International Airport • Nickerson State Park, Brewster Worcester Regional Airport Complex, Northborough • U.S. Figure Skating National Boston Logan International Airport • Bowditch Field, Framingham Theatre on Ice CAPE COD CHAMBER OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD NANTUCKET ISLAND DISCOVER CENTRAL JOHNNY APPLESEED TRAIL METROWEST TOURISM & COMMERCE/CONVENTION & CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION VISITORS BUREAU VISITORS BUREAU PO Box 1698, 24 Beach Road Zero Main Street, 2nd Floor 446 Main Street, Suite 200 860 South Street 15 Blandin Avenue, Room 105 5 Patti Page Way Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 Nantucket, MA 02554 Worcester, MA 01608 Fitchburg, MA 01420 Framingham, MA 01702 Centerville, MA 02632 800-505-4815 | 508-693-0085 508-228-1700 508-753-1550 978-353-7600 | 978-534-2302 774-329-4610 888-33-Cape Cod | (888-332-2732) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 508-362-3225 www.VisitMV.info www.nantucketchamber.org discovercentralma.org appleseed.org metrowestvisitors.org [email protected] Women Hockey East Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester 5 Championships, HYCC, Hyannis capecodchamber.org 6 WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS TOURISM REGIONS HAVERHILL Bradford Lawrence Andover Ballardvale NEWBURYPORT LOWELL N. Wilmington ROCKPORT Rowley Mass Mutual Center, Springfield Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield N. Billerica Gloucester Wildcat Branch LINE HAVERHILL Reading Ipswich W. Gloucester Wakefield Wilmington Manchester LOWELL LINE LOWELL Greenwood Hamilton/ Beverly Farms Anderson/Woburn Wenham Prides Crossing Melrose Highlands N. Beverly Mishawum Montserrat Melrose/Cedar Park Winchester Center Beverly OL Wyoming Hill Salem Wedgemere OAK GROVE Swampscott W. Medford NEWBURYPORT/Lynn Malden Center ROCKPORT LINE DESTINATION FACTS Brandeis/Roberts MYSTIC Chelsea River Works SPORT FACTS KEY INDOOR VENUES FITCHBURGN. Leominster ALEWIFE MALL Littleton/495 Kendal Green Wellington W. Concord SL3 BL WONDERLAND S. W Silver Hill W Davis Acton Concord Hastings altham Belmont Assembly Box NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS • Birthplace of both Basketball and Volleyball Shirley Lincoln averley Revere Beach • William D. Mullins Center A District yer Sullivan BellinghamEastern Beachmont RL Sq Ave 8,070 with Halls of fame to honor each: Naismith Suffolk Downs at UMass Amherst, Amherst WACHUSETT FITCHBURG LINE Porter Sq Community and SalemLynn ferries (seasonal) College Orient Heights Harvard LECHMERE Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and GL Wood Island Southborough