Fenway Park hosts Harvard-Yale on 21 November 2026

Fenway Park will host Harvard-Yale, known as The Game, in Boston on 21 November 2026. The 142nd meeting between the universities is scheduled to begin at 3.30pm, bringing college football to the home of the Boston Red Sox.

Harvard-Yale returns to Boston's ballpark on 21 November

Harvard College's Dean of Students Office lists the game for Saturday, 21 November 2026, at Fenway Park, with kick-off at 3.30pm. The university says the fixture is the 142nd playing of the rivalry, which began in 1875. The Harvard event information also sets out transport advice and venue policies for attendees.

The Fenway events listing identifies the match as the latest edition of The Game and gives the venue as Fenway Park, 4 Jersey Street, Boston. Harvard and Yale meet in a football fixture rather than a baseball game, so the field will be used for a different sporting configuration from the park's regular season role. The venue event listing confirms the date, start time and address.

Fenway Park's 1912 opening shapes the football setting

The ballpark opened in 1912, and its first game was an exhibition between the Red Sox and Harvard College on 9 April that year. The Red Sox played their first official game there on 20 April 1912 against the New York Highlanders, later known as the New York Yankees. The official ballpark timeline records both early fixtures.

That history gives the November fixture a specific connection to the site: Harvard was present for the first game at the new ballpark, and Harvard will return with Yale for the 142nd meeting of their football rivalry. The setting also retains features shaped by its original site, including an asymmetrical playing area and the left-field wall known as the Green Monster. Fenway Park therefore links an early Harvard sporting appearance with a major college football weekend in 2026.

College football joins a long Fenway Park programme

The Game is not the first football event held at the ground. The Red Sox historical record notes that Fenway Park hosted the National High School Football Championship Game in November 1912, during its first year. Later college and school football matches added to the venue's wider sporting programme.

The 2026 Harvard-Yale fixture continues that broader use while retaining the rivalry's established identity. The game is listed as a public event with ticket information available through the venue and university channels. A Yale Club hospitality package is separately marked as sold out, but that notice applies to the club package rather than establishing that the game itself is inaccessible.

Visiting Fenway Park: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Game takes place at Fenway Park in Boston on 21 November 2026, with kick-off at 3.30pm.
• Harvard's event information lists entry policies, including single-compartment bags no larger than 12 by 12 by 6 inches and no re-entry after leaving.
• The venue is at 4 Jersey Street in Boston, and Harvard encourages visitors travelling to the game to use MBTA public transport.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Fenway Park

When does The Game take place at Fenway Park?

Harvard and Yale play on 21 November 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 3.30pm.

What is Fenway Park?

It is the Boston Red Sox ballpark, opened in 1912 and also used for other sports and public events.

Where is Fenway Park and how do you get there?

It is at 4 Jersey Street in Boston, with Harvard encouraging visitors to use MBTA public transport.