Celtics Game 6 NBA Finals watch party at Fenway Park reaches capacity in hours
BOSTON – The City of Boston and Red Sox are teaming up to host a watch party for Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday at Fenway Park.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu made the announcement on Wednesday. Within about three hours, all 10,000 tickets that had been made available were all spoken for.
The Celtics face the Warriors at TD Garden on Thursday at 9 p.m. with Boston trailing the series 3-2.
Tickets to watch the game on the video board were free. All tickets are for general admission in the lower seating bowl.
Limited concessions will be sold. Alcohol will be sold until halftime.
"These watch parties are large-scale events that require careful planning for public safety, and the late starts mean even more planning to balance neighborhood quality of life late into the night," Wu said in a statement. "Despite our storied championship sports teams, Boston doesn't have a history of hosting many of these free watch parties, so we have worked to test out different locations and learn from each event as we go. I'm grateful to the Red Sox for joining alongside us to cheer on our beloved team in a welcoming, exciting venue."
Wu said during a press conference that there have been some issues at previous watch parties.
"I just want to encourage everyone to cheer on our team and do so responsibly. We have had a few small issues at some of our previous watch parties with folks' emotions running a little high," the mayor said. "Throwing bottles, things like that just can't happen if we are going to continue this type of activity around Boston. We want to be a city where there are free, open events that bring everyone in and we can all have fun."