Each year Manchester Baseball Club hosts the Northern Baseball Festival!
A full day of fun, sun and most importantly, baseball! Events include the main tournament boasting four teams, made up of players from around the UK, the rookie tournament where new players get a chance to try baseball, sometimes for the first time, and finally the kids vs adults game, where youngsters take on parents, uncles, aunts, coaches and other friends and family in a friendly game, aimed at encouraging baseball for the younger generation!
Tickets are on sale NOW for this year’s festival which takes place on the 24th of May at our home ground in Wythenshawe Park! More information can be found below, and tickets can be purchased at our club shop…
We hope to see you at the event, whether you’re a player, or just a fan of British baseball!
Festival Opens: 9am
Player Warm Up: 9:45am
Ceremonial First Pitch: 10:00am
Tickets – £15
The main tournament is aimed at experienced players who are looking to become NBF tournament champs! As well as glory and winners medals, the tournament MVP will earn themselves a unique MVP jersey to take home with them! Book your place on one of our main tournament teams now!
Tickets – Free
The kids vs adults game is an opportunity for youngsters to show off their skills against friends and family! Free for all, this game is set to be a brilliant game at the mid point of our day long festival!
Want to get involved, grab your free kids vs adults ticket now!
Tickets – £15 (Sold Out for 2026)
The rookie tournament is always incredibly popular! Allowing players who are new to the sport, or have never played before to experience live baseball in a fun, educational and safe setting, all are welcome to get involved! Two teams face off in a truly brilliant tournament!
Tickets – £5
General admission tickets are for those who don’t want to play in our tournaments, but just want to have a brilliant day out! With live music, live baseball, stalls, the baseball shop, food, games and our raffle, there’s plenty to enjoy if taking the field isn’t your thing! Get your general admission tickets now!
What Else Is Happening at the Northern Baseball Festival...
Food Options!
As well as the amazing baseball on offer, we’re excited to offer our festival goers food options throughout the day! On site we will have available burger van alongside coffee and cakes, so no need to bring a lunch, you’re very welcome to grab something when you arrive! Nothing better on a hot day than a burger to keep you fighting fit for your baseball games!
Stalls and Vendors!
We’d love to thank our vendors for attending this year’s NBF! Available to all on the day, we are pleased to announce the following…
– Baseball Outlet: New to the game, or just time for a new glove, bat or anything else you might need for the up and coming baseball superstar, the Baseball Outlet will be in attendance offering a wide range of sporting goods!
www.baseballoutlet.co.uk
– Win Lose Draw UK: We are incredibly excited to announce that Win Lose Draw UK will be selling their awesome artwork at the festival! Be sure to save up your pennies, you are NOT going to want to miss the incredible pieces they have on offer!
www.winlosedraw.uk
Live Music!
As well as the amazing baseball on offer, we have live music performed by local bands throughout the day! You won’t want to miss what we have on offer we can assure you!
The IndieTweeners
Kieran Gillis
Julience
Festival Photographer!
We would like to extend a huge thank you to our photographer on the day, Cam, aka, ShotByCJ for agreeing to photograph our event, including the games, tournaments, players, festival go-ers and anything else he can point his lens at! Dress up fancy and tuck your shirts in, you’re getting snapped! Photos will be available at his website at…
www.shotbycj.picfair.com
Incredible Raffle Prizes!
Thanks to some amazing organisations and individuals, we have a huge range of incredibly exciting raffle prizes for our NBF 2026! Items include, but are not limited to…
– Signed Manchester United Photo – Patrick Dorgu
– Signed GB Women’s Baseball
– Jazz Chisholm Used Batting Gloves (Used at the WBC game between GB Baseball and Team USA
– Set of Mölkky Pins from our friends at the GB Mölkky Federation
– Manchester Titans Merchandise
– £40 Voucher for Baseball Outlet
– Nuola Homerun Heroes Baseball Merchandise/Clothing
– Custom artwork from Win Lose Draw UK, who will be attending the festival also
– £50 voucher for Nell’s Pizza
– Manchester Baseball Club Hoodie and Bobble Hat
Free Games!
Looking for something to do between games? As well as the awesome baseball games being played, we’ve also provided a few family friendly games for people to have a go at. Ring toss, croquet and of course, a baseball favourite, loss toss (catch). No charge, just a lot of fun!
Where Is It?
Our festival takes place at the home field of the Manchester Baseball Club in Wythenshawe Park, just outside Manchester City Centre.
Address: Wythenshawe Park, Wythenshawe Rd, Wythenshawe, M23 0PH
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