HOF Induction Weekend advice

[BradH]

Russ -- I've told a few people this and they've had great success with it if you can swing it...

If your calendar is pretty flexible AND you don't really care about seeing the parade or the other activities on Saturday (or the VFW card show), then this is a good strategy: Make Sunday (induction day) your first day there. Drive to Cooperstown on Sunday morning, go to the induction in the afternoon, then stick around for dinner on Sunday night. Then spend Monday and/or Tuesday looking around town and visiting the museum.

The crowds are virtually gone by Sunday night and Monday is way less crowded. Plus, you can see the inductees' plaques on the wall in the museum.

A lot of the Hall of Famers do autograph signings on Main Street on Monday, with fairly short lines.

It's just a thought - you can avoid most of the crowds and still get to see a lot of the cool stuff.

I'll be there again this July -- Hope to see you there!!

[Marchillo]

Solid strategy but I like the VFW card show. Also the environment is cool with all the people. But the museum experience stinks. So being there earlier in the week or through Mon/Tue is a good plan.

Originally Posted by BradH

Russ -- I've told a few people this and they've had great success with it if you can swing it...

If your calendar is pretty flexible AND you don't really care about seeing the parade or the other activities on Saturday (or the VFW card show), then this is a good strategy: Make Sunday (induction day) your first day there. Drive to Cooperstown on Sunday morning, go to the induction in the afternoon, then stick around for dinner on Sunday night. Then spend Monday and/or Tuesday looking around town and visiting the museum.

The crowds are virtually gone by Sunday night and Monday is way less crowded. Plus, you can see the inductees' plaques on the wall in the museum.

A lot of the Hall of Famers do autograph signings on Main Street on Monday, with fairly short lines.

It's just a thought - you can avoid most of the crowds and still get to see a lot of the cool stuff.

I'll be there again this July -- Hope to see you there!!

[BradH]

Originally Posted by Marchillo

Solid strategy but I like the VFW card show. Also the environment is cool with all the people. But the museum experience stinks. So being there earlier in the week or through Mon/Tue is a good plan.

Stephen -- I agree with you about the card show -- I don't want to miss it. The people that I've suggested this strategy to in the past had zero interest in the card show or the Main Street shops in general. They simply wanted to see the induction and tour the museum, so they found it to be helpful.