Dyersville, Iowa — The pregame events began in Dyersville Wednesday in preparation for the Major League Baseball game on Thursday night at the Field of Dreams Movie Site.
Dyersville Chamber Director Karla Thompson, says the festivities planned for visitors are called “Beyond the Game.”
The eight-thousand fans who will get tickets to watch the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox face each other are twice the population of Dyersville. The events include a showing of the movie “The Field of Dreams” on the big screen in Dyersville’s City Square Wednesday evening and another showing Thursday night. They also have what’s called the “Experience Iowa Zone.”
Thompson says they’ve gotten a lot of questions in the past week wondering if tickets are still available – and regardless if people are going to the game or not, they’re still planning to come to Dyersville. The game was postponed by the pandemic last year – so the anticipation among businesses for the events surrounding the event is high.
The severe thunderstorm that moved through Dyersville on Tuesday afternoon caused some damage to the “Beyond the Game” festival set-up at Commercial Club Park. The Park says three ten-by-ten foot canopy tents were destroyed, along with the production tent for the concerts. The stage was also damaged. Community members came to the rescue by letting the park borrow canopy tents for the event. If you’re interested in checking out some of this week’s festivities, you can find more information online at BeyondTheGameIowa.com.
