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Bring a friend and each of you receive $250 off the final price of the full tour!
2023 Pacific Northwest Baseball Tour & Alaska Midnight Sun Game Tour
June 13-22, 2023
The full Pacific Northwest Tour begins June 13, 2023, with the Alaska portion starting on June 19. You can sign up for individual legs of the tour, but we strongly recommend the full tour for best value and experience.
Imagine attending a baseball game played outside at midnight…with no lights!
One of the most shared Baseball Bucket List items we hear on the show and across the site is attending the Alaskan Midnight Sun Game. The trip sounds so incredible, we’ve decided to team up with our friends at JapanBall to offer a world class tour to help bucketheads attend the Fairbanks summer solstice classic!
Before the group heads to Fairbanks, we’ll be checking out several Pacific Northwest baseball destinations including: Seattle Mariners’ T-Mobile Park, Spokane Indians’ Avista Stadium, Walla Walla Sweets’ Borleske Stadium, Tri-City Dust Devils’ Gesa Stadium, and Tacoma Rainiers’ Cheney Stadium. This trip includes nearly all levels of baseball from Collegiate Summer Leagues up to MLB!
What is the Midnight Sun Game?
Each year in Fairbanks on the summer solstice, the Alaska Goldpanners host the Midnight Sun Game with a start time of 10:00pm. Since the sun is out for nearly 24 hours a day during this time of year, the game is played without artificial lights…making it the only game you’ll ever have a chance to see played under the sun at midnight.
The tradition dates back to 1906, where the first midnight contest was held between the Fairbanks Egals and a California team. This was obviously in an era well ahead of any artificial stadium lighting was in existance. The following quote was posted in the Fairbank Daily Times the next morning:
“Tell this to your friends when you go outside. Say to them that on June 21, while you were in Fairbanks you attended a game of baseball that started at 11 o’clock at night and ended at 12:30 the morning after.”
Itinerary
- Pacific North West Segment
- Tuesday, June 13: meet at Seattle hotel at 5 PM; Miami Marlins @ Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park (6:40 PM)
- June 14: Drive 5 hrs to Spokane (hosted group lunch); Eugene Emeralds @ Spokane Indians at Avista Stadium (6:35 PM)
- June 15: Drive 3 hrs to Walla Walla; Cowlitz Black Bears @ Walla Walla Sweets (West Coast League – summer collegiate ball) at Borleske Stadium (6:35 PM)
- June 16: Drive 1 hr to Pasco; Everett AquaSox @ Tri-City Dust Devils at Gesa Stadium (7:05 PM)
- June 17: Drive 4 hrs to Tacoma; Albuquerque Isotopes @ Tacoma Rainiers at Cheney Stadium (6:05 PM)
- June 18: Seattle off-day or option to attend Chicago White Sox @ Mariners (1:10 PM)
- Alaska Segment
- Monday, June 19: Arrival to Fairbanks and welcome dinner
- June 20: Denali National Park tour
- June 21: Touring and sightseeing in Fairbanks; Midnight Sun Game at Growden Memorial Park
- June 22: Depart Fairbanks
Hat tip to Dave Elbrecht for sharing photos from his Midnight Sun Game trip with us!
FAQ
What's The Itinerary for the Full Pacific Northwest / Alaska Tour?
*This itinerary (number and order of games and participating teams and locations) will likely change once all relevant 2023 schedules are released.
- Monday, June 12: Optional early add-on of Miami Marlins @ Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park
- Tuesday, June 13: meet at Seattle hotel at 5 PM; Miami Marlins @ Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park
- June 14: Drive 5 hrs to Spokane (hosted group lunch); Eugene Emeralds @ Spokane Indians at Avista Stadium
- June 15: Drive 3 hrs to Walla Walla; Cowlitz Black Bears @ Walla Walla Sweets (West Coast League – summer collegiate ball) at Borleske Stadium
- June 16: Drive 1 hr to Pasco; Everett AquaSox @ Tri-City Dust Devils at Gesa Stadium
- June 17: Drive 4 hrs to Tacoma; Albuquerque Isotopes @ Tacoma Rainiers at Cheney Stadium.
- June 18: Seattle off-day or option to attend Chicago White Sox @ Mariners
- June 19: Fly to Fairbanks; hosted group dinner
- June 20: Denali National Park tour
- June 21: Touring and sightseeing in Fairbanks; Midnight Sun Game at Growden Memorial Park
- Thursday, June 22: Depart Fairbanks
The full tour is currenlty on sale and is available at a discounted rate!
What's Included in the Tour?
- A guide to lead you through a detailed itinerary with an engaging combination of baseball, targeted sightseeing, and outings, the result of which will give you a cost-effective and in-depth personal tour of the Fairbanks region of Alaska.
- Business-class accommodation.
- All in-tour land travel.
- Tickets for the Midnight Sun Game.
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Visits with local friends and/or baseball personalities.
- At least one hosted meal.
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Can I attend only part of the tour?
Yes! You can join the JapanBall and Baseball Bucket List group for their entire Pacific Northwest Tour, or just join the Alaskan Midnight Sun portion of the trip.
The full tour is currenlty on sale and available at a discounted rate!
Are the dates flexible?
Want to come early or stay late? We can help you plan that, and utlize our group discounted accommodation rates to suit your needs.
What will the trip cost?
Are you offering any discounts?
**SPECIAL OFFER**
Bring a friend and each of you receive $250 off the final price of the full tour or Washington Segment!