Fanatics Fest NYC: Jalen Brunson, Derek Jeter, more at immersive sports festival
Fanatics Fest NYC, the first-ever immersive sports festival, will be held at the Javits Center in August, featuring collectibles, panels with athletes, photo ops, autographs, exhibitors, and live podcasts.
HELL'S KITCHEN, Manhattan (PIX11) -- Fanatics Fest NYC will be held at the Javits Center in August and is being called the first-ever immersive sports festival.
The festival runs from Aug. 16-18. It will feature collectibles and panels with athletes from all different sports, including Tom Brady and Derek Jeter, and provide photo ops and autographs from athletes.
According to the festival's website, tickets will start at around $20, and daily general admission tickets will cost $50.
Card dealers will be in The Collectors Zone. FFNYC organizers said over 350 booths with dealers from across the county will be featured in this zone.
Exhibitors from major league sports teams, lifestyle brands and other sports fandom brands will be in attendance, showing off their products.
Shows will be held in the theater featuring conversations with people like Spike Lee, Jalen Brunson from the New York Knicks, Jeter, Brady, Eli Manning, rapper Travis Scott, WWE superstars and more.
FFNYC will also be home to live podcasts at the center stage, with shows like The Pivot and Talkin' Yanks.
For tickets and a full list of guests, click here.
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