Boston is the state capital and the state’s largest city. The city offers rich history, top-notch venues and thousands of hotel rooms, not to mention plenty of attractions for pre- or post-event fun.

• TD Garden is a multipurpose arena with a capacity of 19,600
• Fenway Park is a 37,731-seat ballpark
• Gillette Stadium is a football stadium with a capacity of 65,878

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center boasts 516,000 square feet of column-free, contiguous space. Hynes Convention Center features 176,480 square feet of flexible space.

Greater Boston CVB, bostonusa.com.

Cape Cod is comprised of 15 towns along with the islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. The region offers sports event planners an extraordinary array of venues for events and boasts 559.6 miles of coastline.

• Hyannis Youth & Community Center includes two ice rinks and a 12,500-square-foot wood floor gym
• McKeon Field/Lowell Park offers a baseball field
• McBarron Field is used for soccer

Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, CapeCodChamber.org.

Located at the crossroads of New England, Marlborough is a unique location between Worcester and Boston with access to major interstate highways such as I-495, I-290, and I-90. Home to 11 hotels, Marlborough houses close to 2000 hotel rooms, along with the Apex Center of New England, the region’s largest entertainment complex and Solomon Pond Mall, the area’s largest fashion-shopping destination.

• New England Sports Center has eight full-size indoor rinks and two studio rinks
• Fore Kicks Outdoor & Indoor Sportsplex is a multi-sport facility with a 135,000-square-foot indoor Megaplex with seven indoor sports fields, as well as two outdoor synthetic grass turf fields
• Williams Street Baseball fields has three baseball fields

Visit Marlborough, visit-marlborough.com.

The Greater Merrimack Valley is just 27 miles northwest of Boston. The area is known for sports like skiing, biking, and fishing.

• The Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell is a multipurpose indoor venue

Greater Merrimack Valley CVB, merrimackvalley.org.

MetroWest is comprised of numerous cities and towns that are just a 20- to 40-minute drive from Boston or Worcester. It’s location makes it a big draw for the region.

• Bowditch Athletic Complex is the largest stadium between Boston and Worcester and hosts football, soccer, lacrosse, track, baseball, tennis, and basketball
• Team Works is a 70,000-square-foot indoor facility with four indoor turf fields
• New England Baseball Complex has three lighted fields also suitable for softball, soccer, and lacrosse

MetroWest Visitors Bureau, metrowestvisitors.org.

Located just 30 miles from Boston, North Central Massachusetts is a scenic and dynamic New England region that offers an abundance of four season activities for families and groups. From the many farms and orchards and hiking trails, to the world class museums and budding craft beverage industry, the region has something for everyone.

• Massachusetts Youth Soccer Fields at Progin Park has 11 natural grass and five synthetic turf fields
• Devens Recreation manages 1700 acres of outdoor space
• Game-On Sports and Performance Center has seven outdoor turf fields

North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, northcentralmass.com.

Springfield is located in Western Massachusetts, which boasts great access via Interstates 90 and 91, along with Bradley International Airport close by.  There are also numerous attractions to enjoy before, during, and after the event.

• Eastern States Exposition is a 175-acre facility with 355,000 square feet of space on one level, including a 5000-seat arena, and outdoor space

Downtown Springfield’s MassMutual Convention Center houses an 8,000-seat arena that hosts a variety of indoor sports, including volleyball, gymnastics, and cheer and dance.

Greater Springfield CVB, explorewesternmass.com.