Nationals Park — Attraction in Washington

May 25, 2024 - Going to National Park to see MLB game . . . Seattle Marniers vs Washington Nationals was exciting and nostalgic! It’s been years for my wife & I, but today was special . . . going with our daughters, and grandsons ! Fantastic! 😃👍🏼

Ahhhh the hordes of cars looking for parking, then diverse crowds of all ages & cultural backgrounds . . . walking around the stadium looking for their seats. A sunny , but HOT day with temperatures in the low 90’s.

You’ll get different answers & memories depending on which generation you ask . . . Of that Nationals game against the Mariners? I show photos to my grandsons. . . a smile awakens, they both recall a happy time ! My 4 year old loved the big Fan , with cool misty wind blowing in his face! My 2 year old smiles when he’s noticing all the people, and being held by his Nana high up in the stadium overlooking left field. My daughters mention the two beer 🍺 containers, prices of stadium food, and lines at most concessions.

As for me, I take in all five senses . . . Which bring me back to Fenway Park in Boston, Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, RFK Memorial Stadium for the last game with Frank Howard w/Senators in 1971, and Cal Ripken, Jr. ‘s record breaking game at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Sept. 5, 1995!

I smell the popcorn, and sizzling burgers! I see people in line for bbq , fries, chicken , nachos, and so many more food choices! I hear the crowds cheering with smack of the bat, and the announcer yells of a home run over the outfield wall ! I see little kids in the ballpark with their gloves anxiously hoping for a foul ball heading their way! My wife loves the salty buttery popcorn 🍿 which she shares with her grandsons! What a great day at the Nationals Ballpark ! ❤️👍🏼

It’s expensive for a family or group to attend a pro game . . . Wish this opportunity of ADVENTURE was possible for more people?

Parking fees . . . Range $23 to $50 +

Food items . . . $10 to $18 each

Water to Wine . . . $5 to $20 each

Batting Practice Tickets . . . $108 each

Game Tickets . . . Behind Catcher $415

Section #114 3rd Base near field $85

Section #105 1st Deck $40

Section #400 Nose Bleed $25

Suggestion: You can take Metro Subway to Nationals Park, in Southeast D.C. a few blocks walk. ( better for environment, less cars on streets)

Going to a MLB game is exciting, try it, bring money, it will be expensive. . . Take in all that your 5 senses allow , build a wonder memory!

Then try to enjoy the experience by watching and reading about BASEBALL !

Here’s a Top Ten List of Baseball Movies:

Field of Dreams 1989

League of Their Own 1992

42 . . . Jackie Robinson Story 2013

The Rookie 2002

The Bad News Bears 1976 & 2005

Trouble With the Curve 2012

Moneyball 2011

The Natural 1984

Million Dollar Arm 2014

For the Love of the Game 1999

Oh , Nationals defeated Mariners 3 to 1 , on the day we enjoyed of baseball adventure! 😃👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸

Historical Note: Once you get into researching the history of MLB , check your sources. There is a “ debate” on who invented...

Extremely Disappointed and Concerned – Dangerous Conditions at Stray Kids Concert (National Park Stadium)

I’m writing this with deep frustration and genuine concern for the health and safety of everyone who attended the Stray Kids concert today. This was supposed to be an exciting and memorable experience — instead, it quickly turned into a nightmare.

I arrived at the stadium at 10 AM for check-in. The weather was 98°, but the humidity made it feel closer to 111°. From the moment we got in line, I witnessed multiple people overheating and passing out — and shockingly, there was only one medic attending to all of them.

We were forced to stand in the sun for hours with very little access to water or shade. When we were finally let into the venue at 3:30 PM (after being told we’d be allowed in at 3:00), workers aggressively yelled at us to throw away any water we had purchased — despite the dangerous heat and clear signs of dehydration.

To make matters worse, even once inside, we weren’t allowed to go to our VIP soundcheck seats. No food or drinks were available because vendors weren’t opening until 6 PM. Again — people were passing out, and staff were shutting gates to prevent anyone from buying what they needed.

It was so bad that Stray Kids themselves had to stop the soundcheck to hand out water and check on us. The band was visibly concerned about our well-being and begged us to go find shade — something the venue staff should have taken initiative on long before it got to that point.

When we went up to the shaded area, I saw at least four more people collapse. Again, the same single medic rushed from person to person trying to help them, carrying them one by one to the limited A/C area that was blocked off from general access. It was heartbreaking and infuriating.

To top it all off, many fans weren’t even allowed into soundcheck after waiting in the heat all day, and they were denied refunds. That is completely unacceptable.

This was my first concert experience, and I’m devastated that it played out like this. Fans were treated with disrespect and disregard for their basic health and safety. The lack of preparation, water, medics, and clear communication from staff was appalling.

National Park Stadium and the event organizers owe the fans an apology — and more importantly, a serious reevaluation of how they handle large-scale events in extreme weather. This was preventable, and we...

We arrived at Nationals Park on Monday, June 23, 2025 for the Stray Kids concert after taking the Metro, and it was pure chaos. From the moment we approached the stadium, there was zero guidance and absolutely no staff directing people where to go. Nobody knew where the correct lines or gates were — everyone was just blindly following whatever crowd they thought was right.

When we got to the right field gate, there was one long line going up toward the entrance. On the opposite corner of the street, there was another huge crowd also feeding into the same gate. Essentially, you had two massive lines — one on each corner — merging into one entrance with zero information. It was so unclear that a woman even came up to us and accused us of cutting the line, even though we were just following the only “directions” we could see.

And those “directions” weren’t real directions at all — the only thing resembling crowd control was when some parking attendants hurriedly put up metal barricades as people kept spilling into the street. Otherwise, everyone was packed together like lost sheep, with no sense of order.

There were people who had been standing in this chaos since 4:30 PM and still hadn’t gotten in by 6:30 PM. I decided to leave my husband in the crowd and walk up toward the box office just to see what was going on at the front. That’s when I noticed the same thing up there too — two long lines on each side of the street leading toward the gates. The crazy part? If people had just stepped out of those huge lines and walked up to the middle lanes at the front entrance, they would have seen there were hardly 30 people in them.

I spoke with one woman in line who told me, “This is crazy — when I went to the Taylor Swift concert, it was nothing like this. It was so organized.” Clearly, she couldn’t believe that Nationals Park hadn’t done the same. Maybe they underestimated Stray Kids or just weren’t prepared — I don’t really know.

But the bottom line is that I don’t understand how a major ballpark could allow this level of disorganization — especially on a 100°F day at a sold-out show like the Stray Kids concert. A few staff members and some clear signage would have solved this issue and prevented the entire ordeal. It was a really terrible experience, and I truly hope they do better for...