Wasabi Fenway Bowl 2026

Fenway Park, home of the bowl game · Photo: Ronnie Damato via Google

• When: Saturday, December 26, 2026, 2 p.m. kickoff (ESPN)
• Where: Fenway Park, 4 Jersey St, Boston, MA 02215
• Cost: Ticket details not yet released; the bowl says to check back
• Organizer: Wasabi Fenway Bowl (Boston Red Sox with ESPN Events)

Official Event Page

The Wasabi Fenway Bowl is a college football bowl game played at Fenway Park, the Red Sox ballpark in the Fenway neighborhood. The 2026 game is on Saturday, December 26, with a 2 p.m. kickoff on ESPN, and it matches a team from the American conference against one from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The game is run by the Red Sox in collaboration with ESPN Events.

Teams and tickets

The two teams are chosen after the regular season, so the matchup will not be known until early December. When we checked, the bowl's individual tickets page said ticket information was still to come; group tickets, suites and hospitality spaces are sold through the Fenway Bowl office.

Why go

It is one of the few chances to see a football game inside Fenway Park, a ballpark that spends most of the year hosting the Red Sox. The bowl also runs a community program, described on its official site, and its plan-your-trip page is the place to check gates and bag rules closer to the game.

Planning a December game

Fenway Park is an open-air ballpark and late December in Boston is cold, often below freezing by the fourth quarter. Dress in layers. The Red Sox transit guide points fans to the Green Line for Fenway, and driving is best avoided on game days. The date falls the day after Christmas, when many restaurants and attractions keep holiday hours, so confirm dinner plans in advance.

Details checked against the official Wasabi Fenway Bowl page on September 28, 2026. Dates and times can change; confirm with the organizer before you go.