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Photo: MarcusObal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sports Travel
The retractable roof, the CN Tower views, and Canada's team. How to plan a Blue Jays weekend in Toronto.
The Toronto Blue Jays are Canada's team (the country's only MLB franchise), and the Rogers Centre is downtown Toronto's summer living room: the retractable roof, the hotel rooms overlooking the field, the CN Tower looming beyond the outfield.
Baseball in Toronto is relaxed and affordable by MLB standards, and the downtown location makes it the easiest sports trip in Canada. Here's the playbook.
Blue Jays tickets are among MLB's best value, especially on weeknights. The 500 level is cheap and the sightlines are fine; the outfield district (the renovated social spaces) is the fun zone.
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Check the Blue Jays' Dayfari page for the schedule and ticket links. Summer weekend games are the peak experience: the roof open, the tower lit up, the city buzzing.
The stadium sits at the foot of the CN Tower, steps from Union Station. The pre-game scene spills through the entertainment district; arrive early and walk the waterfront.
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Inside: the roof (when open, it's glorious), the outfield district's bars, the Junior Jays program for kids. Toronto crowds are friendly and diverse; the seventh-inning stretch feels like a civic event.
The Distillery District, Kensington Market, the waterfront: Toronto's summer strengths. The city's festival calendar peaks in baseball season.
Check our Toronto pages for what's on around your game. A Friday concert, a Saturday game, a Sunday brunch: that's the Toronto summer weekend at its best.
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