October 2024 Issue

Page 8 October 2024 EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN Tailgating Passes Gather your friends, family, and/or colleagues and join us for a full day of fun, food, picturesque Fall views and excitement at beautiful Fair Hill – up close to all the thrilling action of cross-country, the corner- stone of eventing! A Cross Country Tailgating Pass will allow you and your companions intimate access to see the world’s best Eventing duo’s take on the 2024 MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory cross-country courses at both the CCI5*-L and CCI3*-L levels, all while enjoying your favorite tailgating menu and beverages! This year, all tailgating spots will include a tent. Tailgating Passes will be inclusive of the following: ● Access for one (1) vehicle to park in a reserved, designated tailgating space in one of our three cross-country fields (Timber Field, Middle Hay Field and Sawmill Field). ● All passes allow Tailgaters to be parked in their reserved spot for the full duration of both the CCI3* Star (morning) and CCI5* Star (afternoon) cross-country competition ● Ten (10) Saturday General Admission (GA) Tickets for you and your guests ● Want to invite more guests? No problem! Additional Saturday GA tickets can be easily added before check-out. ● Access to walk alongside over four miles of this year’s exciting Cross Country Courses up close and personal to all the action and beauty of Fair Hill on Saturday! ● Unlimited access to our curated retail vendor areas, on-site fan activations, as well as a variety of food and beverage offerings both out on Course and around the Main Arena ● There will be Shuttle Services provided at designated pick-up / drop-off areas around the venue/ cross country course ● Additional Parking Passes in Upper Sawmill Field are available for purchase ● Tailgating Hosts – customer service volunteer staff will be available to check in periodically to help make your experience as enjoyable as possible Children Children ages 10 and under are admitted to the venue free of charge when accompanied by a paid adult. Children can join adults with general admission tickets in the North Aintree Grandstand (general ad- mission seating) for free. However, having a child accompany an adult into the Tier 1 or Tier 2 grandstands at the Main Arena, does require the purchase of a Reserved Seat Ticket, Club or Hospitality Pass for the child (children 2 years and under do not require purchase of additional ticketing, so long as they can share a seat with an adult with a valid ticket/pass). Military & DOD Employees A discount for active-duty military, retired military and DOD Employees will be offered off of Single Day General Admission Tickets when purchased at the Box Office during the event. If purchasing a Mili- tary Discount Ticket, please be prepared to show active military ID, military retiree ID or civilian identifica- tion badge at the Box Office upon arrival. Single Day General Admission (GA) – Military & DOD Event Box Office Thursday $12 Friday $12 Saturday $25 Sunday $15 Get Your Tickets Now for the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill! Photo credit: Shannon Brinkman Photo credit: Shannon Brinkman Photo credit: Shannon Brinkman Reserve your spot for all of the action at the 2024 MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory! We are so excited to welcome fans to Cecil County and beautiful Fair Hill this October to showcase the pinnacle of the Olympic sport of eventing! Please note, for health and safety reasons as well as to lessen our environmental impact, the Maryland 5 Star encourages going paperless. All tickets and passes will be issued in a digital format. Please be sure to bring your fully charged mobile de- vice with you for admission. If preferred, tickets can be printed at home and brought to the event for admission. Depending on purchase, some physical credentials may be issued prior to the event. NEW FOR 2024! Young Event Horse Championship Tailgating –Thursday and Friday ○ AYEH Tailgating Pass will allow you and your friends an awesome view to watch some of the country’s top four-year-olds (Thursday) and five-year-olds (Friday) compete for the title of East Coast Champion! Park your car conveniently behind your tailgate tent (included with purchase), set-out a spread of your favorite tailgating foods and beverages, and enjoy your awesome view of the YEH jumping field. ○ These spots are also just a quick walk away from curated retail vendor areas at the Main Arena, on-site fan activations, special events, and a wide variety of food and beverage offerings in the infield. Photo credit: Shannon Brinkman Photo credit: Shannon Brinkman