Read Your Way to Fenway
Supported by the Boston Red Sox
This summer, Boston youth are invited to take part in Read Your Way to Fenway, a fun reading contest with a chance to win three tickets to a Red Sox game on August 16, 2025!
To enter, read three books over the summer and write a short essay about one of them. Tell us what you liked (or didn’t like) about the book, or what you’d want a friend to know about it.
How to Enter:
- Ask your local librarian for an application or download one below.
- Submit your completed application in person at any Boston Public Library location.
- Be sure to include a valid email address for a parent or guardian, as the Red Sox use e-tickets. Winners will receive their tickets via the MLB Ballpark App.
Contest Rules:
- Open to Boston youth ages 5 to 17.
- Read three books and write an original essay about one.
- One entry per person. Multiple entries will disqualify you.
- Essays must be your own original work. Do not submit someone else’s writing or use Artificial Intelligence.
- Each winner must attend the game with an adult.
- Tickets are for the August 16, 2025, Red Sox game vs. the Miami Marlins at 4:10 p.m. at Fenway Park.
Important Dates:
- Contest opens: June 16, 2025
- Essays due: July 25, 2025
- Winners notified: August 8, 2025
- Game day: Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 4:10 p.m.
FAQs
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Not everyone wins the Read Your Way to Fenway contest, but we encourage you to apply again next year if you do not win this year.
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Read Your Way to Fenway is open to all children between the ages of 5 and 17.
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No. Tickets are for the Boston Red Sox game on Saturday, August 16 at 4:10 p.m. and we are not able to provide alternate dates.
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Each winner receives 3 tickets, one for the winner, one for an adult, and one for a friend, sibling or family member. The Red Sox do not sell extra tickets to the public for this particular game.
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Yes, it is. Please visit the Fenway Park Accessibility page for more information.
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If a child is not able to write their personal essay for any reason, they can tell their essay to an adult or a friend. The essay must be in your child’s own words.
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Yes, audiobooks count. Reading comes in many forms. Youth can listen to an audiobook, read out loud to a friend or family member (or be read aloud to), or read silently. Youth can read picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, magazines, or nonfiction — everything counts. Just be sure to tell us what you read and what you thought about it.
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The Read Your Way to Fenway contest is only open to children ages 5 to 17. As soon as your child turns 5, we encourage them to enter.
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Every winner receives 3 tickets — one for the winner, one for an adult, and one for a friend, sibling, or family member of any age. Please note that all winners must be accompanied by an adult, and that children aged 0-2 do not require a ticket.