Your list of All-Star Week events
All-Star events Friday- Monday
The MLB All-Star Game to be played at San Diego’s Petco Park Tuesday July 12 is far from the only All-Star inspired gatherings for the week.
In addition to Tuesday’s game, the All-Star extravaganza has given us free concerts from Gwen Stefani, One Republic, Akon CQand Fall Out Boy; CQthe first-ever All-Star Game yoga event; Sunday’s Color Run 5K; and FanFest, which is at the San Diego Convention Center through Tuesday. Add it all up, and the All-Star Game extravaganza is expected to draw crowds even larger than Comic-Con.
Some highlights:
Play Ball Park. An 80,000-square-foot outdoor space offers interactive and educational activities for youth baseball and softball players and their families. Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. In front of the Hilton Bayfront, 1 Park Blvd., downtown San Diego. Free for all participants.
MLB All-Star FanFest: Fans can participate in baseball training drills, view memorabilia and take photos with players. More than 40 baseball legends make appearances. Open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday. $35 for adults; $30 for senior citizens, military personnel and children 12 and under; ages 2 and under are free. San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor Drive, San Diego.
2016 All-Star Game at PetCo Park, July 12
The Color Run MLB All-Star 5K: Runners get doused from head-to-toe with different colored powder during a 5-kilometer race. The run starts at 7 a.m. Sundaywith waves going every few minutes until 8:15 a.m., ending with a Finish Festival featuring music, dancing, color throws, giveaways and prizes. Waterfront Park, 1600 Pacific Highway, downtown San Diego.
MLB All-Star Week Pepsi Block Party: All-Star action just a few hundred feet from the ballpark. From noon to 6 p.m. today through Tuesday, fans can enjoy music, food, beer, baseball interactives, giveaways and more. J Street between Sixth Avenue to 10th Avenue, downtown San Diego. Free admission.
All-Star Futures Game: Top minor league prospects are showcased in a competitive nine-inning game, 4 p.m. Sunday AT Petco Park.
Legends & Celebrity Softball Game: Exhibition game features Hall of Famers playing on teams with celebrities from entertainment, sports and music, 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Petco Park.
All-Star Workout Day, featuring the Home Run Derby: Eight top sluggers compete in a single-elimination tournament in which the winner of each match up advances and the loser is eliminated, 5 p.m. Monday. Petco Park. Gates open at 2 p.m.
MLB All-Star Red Carpet Parade: Former Padres greats Trevor Hoffman and Dave Winfield are grand marshals. The parade starts at noon Tuesday at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, across West Harbor Drive to Market Street, where it will head east for two blocks, then turn right on Union Street, left onto Island Avenue and into the Gaslamp Quarter, where it will turn right onto 5th Avenue, then left onto K Street to Petco Park.
87th All-Star Game: Top players from the American League compete against stars from the National League, 5 p.m. Tuesday, at Petco Park. Gates open at 1:30 p.m.
