Cubs Convention returns for 1st time since 2020 ‘to keep that momentum going.’ Here’s what to know — together with when tickets go on sale.

Back-to-back dropping seasons may have swayed the Chicago Cubs from bringing again their annual conference.

The pandemic has prevented the same old mid-January fanfare since 2020, however because the Cubs Convention prepares to return in two months for the thirty sixth 12 months, the group is anticipating a powerful turnout.

“The season started off on a challenging foot, but we closed it out with a lot of momentum, and I think we felt that from the fans,” senior vp of promoting Jen Martindale informed the Tribune.

“This was the moment to keep that momentum going and share the enthusiasm that the coaches, players and our leadership are feeling about the future with our fans. So regardless of what the final record was in 2022, we feel really energized as we look ahead to 2023 and want to bring the fans along with us.”

Weekend passes go on sale at midday Thursday for the January 13-15 conference on the Sheraton Grand Chicago. The package deal prices $120 plus comfort charges for entry to all actions through the three-day occasion. Season ticket holders can purchase the tickets for a barely decreased fee, and resort packages provide a cheaper price too.

The Cubs are nonetheless finalizing programming and alumni attendees. Martindale acknowledged there’ll “absolutely” be a discussion board for followers to work together with the Ricketts household. During the two-year layoff, the Cubs re-evaluated easy methods to higher enhance upon the expertise, however will nonetheless kick off the opening-night festivities with the talk-show formatted “Off the Mound with Ryan Dempster” and Cubs bingo night time on Day 2.

For the primary time, the Cubs will maintain a youth baseball clinic on the ultimate day led by gamers, coaches and alumni to show youngsters the fundamentals. They are additionally making a fan expertise centered on displaying by no means earlier than seen objects from the Cubs archive, that includes jerseys, bats, baseballs and awards.

The group additionally plans to air protection of the conference on Marquee Sports Network.

From a advertising perspective, there may be worth within the consistency of the Cubs Convention whatever the group’s current efficiency.

“The way I look at it is the Cubs are blessed with one of the biggest platforms in the world with this convention,” Martindale mentioned. “Any other team would love to have this opportunity to gather 1,000s of their most loyal fans together and to talk openly and transparently about the future of the team and the organization together and get on the same page. So to us there’s no reason we wouldn’t use that platform.”

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