In the 1970s, the Boston Bruins used the Wallace Civic Center for their annual preseason training camps.
Next month, they’ll return to Fitchburg, if only for a day.
The Bruins will bring the 2025 Fan Fest Tour to the Wallace Civic Center, inviting the community for the free event on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fans will have the chance to participate in hockey games, explore interactive exhibits and shop Bruins merchandise, while members of the Bruins organization are expected to join the festivities, according to a release from the team.
The Fan Fest — which made a stop at Doyle Field in Leominster in 2019 — aims to “grow the game of hockey throughout New England,” according to the team’s release.
Admission to each Fan Fest Tour stop is free, and fans are encouraged to pre-register to expedite entry. To pre-register and for more information, fans are asked to visit the Bruins website.
The Boston Bruins Foundation will also be on-site with BFit Combine stations for various kid-friendly fitness activities and kids who have signed up for the Bruins Academy Learn to Play program, presented by Pure Hockey, will have the opportunity to be fitted for brand new hockey gear.
Registration for the Fall 2025 Learn to Play program opens Wednesday, Aug. 13 at noon, with information available on the Bruins website. On-site equipment fittings at Fan Fest will be limited to participants who have pre-registered.
The Bruins Learn to Play program provides participants ages 5-9 with a full set of equipment, skates, professional and personalized fittings and four weeks of on-ice skills instruction led by certified coaches. Last season, the program held over 340 Learn to Play events and outfitted 3,370 skaters, leading all NHL programs with a 35% female participation rate.
Originally Published: August 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM EDT