Alumni Stadium
Alumni Stadium is a college football stadium on the lower campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Running it is Boston College. Add Fenway Park, 3.6 mi away, to a visit.
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A stadium & arena inside Boston
You can stay in Boston
Alumni Stadium is inside Boston, which has 199 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 62–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 8 miles away
Boston Logan (BOS) has airline service, about 8 miles from Alumni Stadium.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Month by month
Plan a visit to Alumni Stadium around the weather below.
Alumni Stadium
Alumni Stadium is a college football stadium on the lower campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of downtown Boston, just inside the Boston city limits near the border with Newton. It is the home of the Boston College Eagles football program and also hosts lacrosse games on occasion. Its seating capacity is 44,500.
- Type
- Stadium & arena
- Opened
- 1957
- Run by
- Boston College
- Wikipedia readers
- 32K a year
Where to stay near Alumni Stadium
To stay close, try Boston (199) and Cambridge (30).
- 1Fenway Park
- 2Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- 3Gillette Stadium
- 4Harvard Stadium
- 5Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- 6Freedom Trail
- 7Boston Common
- 8Walden Pond
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Alumni Stadium | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | in town | — | 199 158 hotels · 29 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 3 campgrounds | 672,973 | $732K | D |
| Cambridge | 4 mi northeast | 5 min | 30 20 hotels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 122,588 | $1,092K | D |
| Brookline | 2 mi southeast | 5 min | 19 10 hotels · 9 inns & B&Bs | 63,414 | $1,247K | B+ |
| Newton | 2 mi west | 5 min | 16 9 hotels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 90,741 | $1,265K | A− |
| Waltham | 5 mi northwest | 10 min | 14 13 hotels · 1 campground | 65,037 | $749K | B− |
| Somerville | 5 mi northeast | 10 min | 9 7 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 84,211 | $911K | C+ |
| Woburn | 11 mi north | 15 min | 16 16 hotels | 43,962 | $674K | B |
| Lexington | 8 mi northwest | 10 min | 10 6 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 RV park | 34,648 | $1,203K | A |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Around Alumni Stadium
Also within 18 miles are these.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw23 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Big draw318 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
43 mi Stadium & arenaHarvard Stadium
54 mi MuseumMuseum of Fine Arts Boston477K visitors a year
66 mi AttractionFreedom Trail
75 mi City parkBoston Common
811 mi LakeWalden PondPhoto credits
Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harvard Stadium: Nick Allen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Martin~jawiki at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boston Common: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Alumni Stadium: common questions
Is Alumni Stadium in Boston?
Yes. It’s inside Boston, MA.
When is the best time to visit Alumni Stadium?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 62–82°.
What is the closest airport to Alumni Stadium?
Boston Logan (BOS), about 8 miles away.
Where should I stay near Alumni Stadium?
Boston (in town, 199 places to stay), Cambridge (4 mi, 30 places to stay) and Brookline (2 mi, 19 places to stay).
Inside knowledge from Boston
People in Boston have not posted tips yet; their Town Square is open.
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