Play Ball at the Boston Common!

Though Fenway Park’s birthday extravaganza has sadly come to a close, the celebration reminded us of the many sports played daily at the Boston Common. It is true that the Common is a shared space between residents and tourists of Boston alike- our common living room. You can’t walk through the Common without noticing a variety of sporting activities ranging from baseball, America’s favorite past-time, to quidditch, a sport from the fantasy world described in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series and everything in between.

Baseball

Springtime provides the perfect weather for a baseball game. The Boston Common even has a baseball field for those who enjoy playing America’s most beloved game in the setting of America’s oldest city park.

Soccer

Whether you call it soccer or football, you know the Common is a darned good place to kick a ball around.

Quidditch

Can quidditch be named a real sport? Though it is not played professionally (yet), you will often see a group of dedicated individuals run around on broomsticks in the Common. Many colleges including BU, Northeastern and Harvard have their own intramural quidditch teams who even play in tournaments against each other.