Rogers Centre Stadium Tours

Rogers Centre, at 1 Blue Jays Way in Toronto's Entertainment District, is the home stadium of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team and was the first stadium in the world with a fully retractable roof when it opened in 1989 as SkyDome. The roof's moving panels allow games to be played in weather ranging from winter cold to summer heat, and the structure sits beside the CN Tower and the railway lands south of downtown. Stadium tours take visitors behind the scenes, usually including the field level, the dugouts, the press areas and sometimes the Jays' clubhouse or a view from the upper decks, though tour schedules vary and should be checked online. Tours cost around CAD $20 for adults and last roughly one and a half hours. Attending a Blue Jays home game, played from April to October, is the other major way to experience the venue, with tickets from about CAD $25, and the atmosphere is liveliest on evenings and weekends. The stadium also hosts concerts and other events in the offseason, and the retractable roof is often opened or closed depending on weather and the event. Good views come from the 500-level seats, which show the skyline and the roof mechanism. Crowds peak on game days and for headline events, while tours on non-game days are quieter. A covered Skywalk links the stadium with Union Station in about ten minutes, so it is easy to reach in any weather. For visitors to Toronto, Ontario, a game or a tour offers a look at a major engineering landmark and a local sports tradition.