Schedule of Events

• + Friday January 18
  • Opening Ceremony, Fri, Jan 18: 5:00PM - 5:45PM
  • Autograph Hunt Game, Fri, Jan 18: 6:00PM - 6:45PM
  • Cubs Bingo, Fri, Jan 18: 7:00PM - 8:30PM
  • WGN Radio's Sports Night, Fri, Jan 18: 7:00PM - 10:00PM
• + Saturday January 19
  • Ricketts Family Forum, Sat, Jan 19: 9:00AM - 10:00AM
  • Meet Cubs Baseball Management, Sat, Jan 19: 10:00AM - 11:00AM
  • Cubs Jeopardy, Sat, Jan 19: 10:30AM - 11:30AM
  • From Draft Day to the Big Leagues, Sat, Jan 19: 11:15AM - 12:15PM
  • Dale Sveum and the Coaching Staff, Sat, Jan 19: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
  • For Kids Only Press Conference, presented by Advocate Health Care, Sat, Jan 19: 12:30PM - 1:30PM
  • Restoring Wrigley Field, Sat, Jan 19: 1:30PM - 2:30PM
  • Not for Women Only, Sat, Jan 19: 2:00PM - 3:00PM
  • Cubs Family Feud, Sat, Jan 19: 3:00PM - 4:00PM
  • WGN Radio's Sports Central, Sat, Jan 19: 4:00PM - 6:00PM
  • Meet the New Cubs, Sat, Jan 19: 4:30PM - 5:30PM
  • Rookie of the Year, presented by the Cubs Kids Club, Sat, Jan 19: 6:30PM - 8:00PM
  • Cubs Sock Hop, Sat, Jan 19: 8:00PM - 12:00AM
• + Sunday January 20
  • Down on the Farm, Sun, Jan 20: 9:00AM - 10:00AM
  • Stats Sunday, Sun, Jan 20: 10:30AM - 11:30AM

Interactive Zone

Walgreens Field
Located on the north end of the Interactive Zone, kids will have a blast this year playing on the miniature turf diamond! Walgreens Field will be open to fans for stretching, batting practice, professional instruction clinics, pick-up wiffle ball games and other skills training. You may even find a Cubs player or coach looking to play! Be sure to check out the field during open floor hours Saturday and Sunday.

Baseball Interactive Zone, hosted by Illinois Baseball Academy
Illinois Baseball Academy is back at the 28th Annual Cubs Convention with two batting cages and many more clinics enhanced by their professional instructors. Throughout the weekend, instructors from Illinois Baseball Academy, along with select Cubs players and coaches, will conduct a series of training opportunities for fans of all ages. New this year, many of these opportunities will be held at Walgreens Field, located behind the batting cages in the Kids Interactive Zone. Check out the schedule below and don't miss your chance to learn directly from Illinois Baseball Academy and the Chicago Cubs.

LEGOLAND® Discovery Center
LEGOLAND® is back this year with an area dedicated to the small building blocks! Swing on by the LEGOLAND® Discovery Center's Baseball Building area and use your imagination to construct some cool creations. Challenge your children to make it a fun event for the whole family.

Sony PlayStation Gaming Zone
Experience a gaming homerun this year with the entertainment provided by Sony PlayStation. Take a break from reality and jump into MLB 12 The Show at one of the PS3 kiosks located in the Interactive Zone. So real it's unreal. Get your game on and take the Cubs to the World Series!

MLB Network Strike Zone
Test your arm speed at an inflatable speed pitch, provided by MLB Network. Stop by the Strike Zone to test your skills, have some fun and win prizes.

Blue Bunny Bucket Toss
Come by the Blue Bunny station to win ice cream prizes in a bucket toss game. Kids, challenge your accuracy and get rewarded with frozen treats!

Chicago Sun-Times Photo Kiosk
Walk up to this unique photo kiosk to have your picture taken and get on the front page of the Chicago Sun-Times. Customize the headlines to generate an individual front page for you to keep. The page can be emailed or uploaded directly to select social media sites right from the kiosk so you can save your Cubs Convention memories forever! Located in the Sheraton Ballroom Promenade.

American Girl Activity Area
Bring your girls to play in the American Girl activity zone, located in the Sheraton Ballroom Promenade, with fun and games for kids of all ages.