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White Sox Cancel SoxFest 2021

SoxFest was originally scheduled to take place on January 22-23, 2021 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

by
Jonnie Nonnie
September 25, 2020

Photo: WhiteSox/Twitter

The Chicago White Sox have officially canceled SoxFest 2021 due to coronavirus concerns.

White Sox say SoxFest has been canceled due to uncertainty of the ongoing pandemic. Was scheduled for Jan. 22-23 at McCormick Place.
— Daryl Van Schouwen (@CST_soxvan) September 25, 2020

The annual winter festival was scheduled to take place on January 22-23, 2021 at McCormick Place in Chicago. It would have been the second year of SoxFest at the new location. The event previously took place at the Hilton Chicago.

While not surprising, it will be a bit disappointing for fans who look forward to SoxFest to inject some baseball vibes into the dead of winter. With the team’s vast improvement in 2020, excitement would have been at a level not seen in years.

In the absence of SoxFest, the team plans to announce updates regarding virtual programming in the near future.

White Sox also announce additional updates about virtual programming will be announced in the coming months.
— Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) September 25, 2020

The club will do what it can to keep fans engaged throughout the offseason, but it won’t be able to top SoxFest moments like this:

Question: Do you have a favorite home run that you hit last season

Eloy answer: "Against the Cubs"

Follow-up question: Why?

Eloy answer: "Why? You know why. And they know why." pic.twitter.com/vNbwqHTZCL
— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) January 25, 2020

Jonnie Nonnie

BS-Broadcast Journalism - University of Illinois 2016 | Engagement Director for SoxOn35th.com | Editor-in-Chief at OnTapSportsNet.com | Panelist on Four Feathers Podcast and Sox On Tap

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