Peanuts, Cracker Jacks And No Masks: Fenway To Reopen Fully For Vaccinated Fans On May 29

You soon won't have to be eating peanuts and Cracker Jacks to be maskless at Fenway Park — as long as you're fully vaccinated.

Starting May 29, as Massachusetts' new, fast-tracked schedule for a full reopening lifts most pandemic restrictions, the Red Sox stadium will allow fans who got their shots to "root, root, root for the home team" unmasked as they take on the Miami Marlins.

While inoculated patrons are welcome to shed face coverings, Fenway Park officials wrote in a statement that unvaccinated people are "strongly encouraged" to keep wearing masks.

And remember: You might still want to keep a mask on you if you're planning to take public transit or grab an Uber or Lyft to get to the ballpark and back home. Face coverings will still be mandatory in those spaces.

On Monday, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Massachusetts would move up its original August reopening date by about two months, effectively ending nearly all — save for some mask policies — coronavirus business rules. The Republican governor explained that the state is on track to vaccinate 4.1 million people by the first week in June.

"Massachusetts is effectively battling back in its campaign against the virus," Baker said Monday. "Nearly every student in the state is back in the classroom, and we've reopened nearly every industry. We're safer, smarter and better equipped in this fight than any time since it began."

New COVID-19 cases are down 89% since early January, and COVID-19 hospitalizations are down 88% since 2021 began, Baker's office said.

For the next several Red Sox games, the ballpark will be kept to 25% capacity. On May 29 — the same date the state begins to relax its mask mandates — Fenway will be open at full capacity.