Parking, bag policy, transit and history are on the main Fenway Park guide.
Fenway seat strategy, start to finish
At Fenway Park, choose the area first and the seat second. For the closest look, buy a Field Box or Loge Box between the dugouts. For classic Fenway at a lower cost, buy the infield grandstand, but only a seat near the middle of the row, away from the support poles. For a complete, column-free view with more comfort, go up to the infield stretch of the Aura Pavilion.
The park was not built on one neat number sequence. It is a set of named areas stacked around an old ballpark, so the area named on your ticket (box, grandstand, pavilion, Monster, bleachers) is the first thing to read.
The areas, from the rail to the roof
- Box seats: four kinds of box on the lower level (Dugout, Field, Loge, plus the Right Field Box down the line).
- Grandstand: rows of narrow wooden chairs set back from the boxes, beneath the upper deck.
- Upper level: premium spaces including the Aura Club, the Aura Pavilion and the Dell Technologies Club, plus Coca-Cola Corner and the Right Field Roof Deck.
- Outfield: stools atop the Green Monster in left, with bleachers spread across center and right.
- Standing room: tickets for designated standing spots.
Inside a section, Ballpark E-Guides and RateYourSeats agree on the direction: looking toward the field, the numbering starts at the right edge and rises leftward. The lowest and highest numbers in a row are therefore the aisle seats, which is useful both for concession trips and, in the grandstand, for spotting the seats most likely to sit beside a pole.
Box seats: Field, Loge and Right Field
The boxes are the padded seats nearest the field. The Red Sox sell Dugout seating only to season-ticket holders, who also get the private Ford Clubhouse, so single-game buyers usually begin with the Field Box and the Loge Box.
- Field Box: the lowest rows in the park, right on the field and free of columns.
- Loge Box: one step back from the Field Box, still near field level by the infield.
- Right Field Box: the lower level continued down the right-field line toward Pesky's Pole.
Box rows are lettered; the same two guides show doubled-letter rows (AA, EE and so on). Between the two box types runs a walkway, and RateYourSeats suggests row EE or higher in the Loge so foot traffic does not cross your view. Ballpark E-Guides says the home dugout is along first base, which would make the boxes between home and first the ones facing the home bench.
On the map, Right Field Box seats seem close, but they face center field. For a whole game, a deeper infield Loge seat is the better buy than a Right Field Box near the corner.
Grandstand: dodging the poles
Behind the boxes, the grandstand circles most of the park. This is the Fenway seat of postcards: wooden, tight, and roofed by the deck above, which keeps it out of rain and sun better than the boxes. The trade-off is the steel posts supporting that deck, and a column in your sightline can hide part of the field.
- Stay off the row ends. Posts most often rise next to the first or last seat.
- Skip the first few rows. Ballpark E-Guides reports posts are common near the front and advises against rows 2 through 4.
- Aim for the middle. The same guide rates roughly seats 5 through 12 of a standard section as the safer zone.
- Take obstructed-view labels seriously. Here it typically signals a post in your way, not a minor railing.
Family sections without alcohol
The Red Sox designate Grandstand sections 32 and 33 as the CVS Family Sections, with no alcohol sales and seats sold on a first-come basis. Ballpark E-Guides locates them along the left-field line. Families with small children who like the roofed grandstand but not beer traffic should look here first.
Aura levels and roof decks
Fenway's newer premium seating sits up top. The team places the Aura Club on level four behind the plate and the Aura Pavilion along both baselines on levels four and five; the Dell Technologies Club is its climate-controlled premium option. From this height you see the whole field, corners included, which grandstand seats can miss.
- Infield Aura Pavilion: the best mix of full view and comfort upstairs.
- Roof seating over right field: the Roof Deck and Roof Box, open-air and social, with a long sightline to home.
- Coca-Cola Corner: per Ballpark E-Guides, a trio of upper sections in left, beneath the big soda sign.
Baseline seats up here are mostly open to the sky, so expect sun at day games. Sections are small, so a large group may have trouble sitting together.
The Monster, the bleachers and standing room
Seating on the Green Monster, the 37-foot wall in left, is sold in M-prefixed sections, a labeling TickPick and RateYourSeats both use. Expect tall stools at a counter, with a standing area behind. Each section is tiny, so groups of four can be split between rows. Nowhere else offers this angle: the left fielder is below you and the infield stretches out ahead, but balls hit off the base of the wall right below you are hard to see.
Out in center and right, the bleachers run deeper than almost any other seating area in the park. Their low rows put you near the outfielders; the high rows are a long way from the plate and in full sun.
Ballpark E-Guides counts seven standing-room areas, with spots on the wall in left, on the roof deck in right and in the Pavilion. When a big rivalry date sells out, standing room is a sound way in if you do not mind standing; get there early to claim a rail. Every Reserved Seat order is backed by a 100% guarantee.
Concert and winter-event maps
Fenway has hosted summer concerts since 2003, along with the NHL Winter Classic and college football, and every one of those events comes with a map of its own. The grass is covered by floor seats or a playing surface, and the stage or field position determines which grandstand sections are sold.
- Concerts: face the stage straight on rather than sitting closer at a severe angle; sections flanking or behind the stage can be unsold or sold with a limited-view warning.
- Football and hockey: the gridiron or rink covers the infield and outfield, so a great baseball section may be an ordinary seat for these games.
- Columns do not move: a grandstand seat blocked at a ballgame is blocked at a concert too.
Check the event-specific chart attached to the listing before buying.
Gates, elevators and accessible seats
All Fenway gates are accessible, according to the team. Elevators: three at Gate D, a single one at Gate B and another at Gate E. If your wheelchair seats are in the grandstand, the team sends you through Gate E or Gate D. Accessible seating is sold through the team's Accessible Services office, which also runs the Exceptional Fan Program.
Ask at any Fan Information booth for a sensory kit or an assisted listening device; family restrooms are spread around the concourses. Phone numbers and up-to-date rules are in the Red Sox ballpark guide. Work out your gate ahead of time, since the old concourses get tight and packed near game time.
Frequently asked questions
Which Fenway Park seats are behind a pole?
The steel posts in the grandstand cause the blocked views. They cluster at row ends and near the front, so pick a grandstand seat toward the center of its row. The boxes and the upper level have no posts in front of them.
Is seat 1 on the aisle at Fenway Park?
Usually. Facing the field, seat 1 is at the right end of the row, per two seating guides, and it and the top-numbered seat flank the aisles.
What are the Green Monster seats like?
Expect stools at a counter perched on the 37-foot wall in left, plus standing space behind. You get a rare overhead angle, though balls played off the bottom of the wall are out of sight.
Where are the alcohol-free family sections at Fenway?
The team's CVS Family Sections are Grandstand 32 and 33, sold on a first-come basis.
What is the difference between Field Box and Loge Box seats?
Field Box seats are the front rows of the lower bowl. Loge Box seats sit directly behind them across a walkway, and one seating guide suggests row EE or higher in the Loge to keep walkway traffic out of view.
Which Fenway gates have elevators?
Three elevators serve Gate D, with one each at Gates B and E. Every gate is accessible, and the team routes grandstand wheelchair seats through Gates D and E.