Kansas City Royals FanFest is canceled again as MLB lockout, COVID pandemic continue
The Kansas City Royals will not hold their FanFest for the second consecutive year.
“Unfortunately no fan fest this year,” the Royals’ Twitter account replied to a fan question on Monday.
FanFest, which was scheduled to take place in late January at the Kansas City Convention Center, has not taken place since January 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition to health concerns, the current Major League Baseball lockout means players would not be able to attend team events until a new collective bargaining agreement is reached.
“With continuing public health warnings and unknown restrictions on hotels and events in the future, it’s become clear that planning to host an event of this magnitude in a manner our fans deserve is not practical at this time,” read a message on the Royals website.
“While we are all disappointed, we can’t currently plan to host our traditional FanFest, we are exploring new and exciting ways to engage virtually or otherwise this off-season. We will share additional details as they are finalized in the coming months.”
