The Seaport District recently added another thrilling experiential venue with F1 Arcade, the world’s premier Formula 1 driving simulator experience.
F1 Arcade is the first of its kind in the US, just steps away from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC). Located in Boston’s flourishing Seaport District, F1 Arcade offers private rooms perfect for off-site functions and an immersive racing experience with full-motion racing simulators alongside a bar serving food and drink.
F1 Arcade introduces guests to the world of F1 racing through 69 Formula 1 simulators across 16,000 square feet of space, while the arcade’s private room presents an unrivalled business meeting experience.
Using various private event packages, up to 200 people can enjoy F1 Arcade’s state-of-the-art racing simulators as well as food and beverage options. Groups can select from a range of skill levels to even the playing field and compete in head-to-head or team-based races.
The F1 Arcade Bar showcases a variety of themed food and beverage options, including sharing plates, tacos, flatbreads, and sandwiches. Guests can indulge in signature cocktails, wines, and beer, plus mocktails and other non-alcoholic beverages.
General and VIP admission options allow guests to customize their experience. The venue offers public events such as watch parties for F1 races worldwide, reaction time challenges, and competitions in different racing modes. F1 Arcade’s social gaming experience caters to all skill levels, giving everyone a chance to battle on the track.
To provide a racing experience from drivers ranging from first-timers to seasoned simulation racers, F1 Arcade has five difficulty levels. Each level reduces the amount of steering, braking, and stability assists, making the car more and more challenging to drive.
Here is a look at more venues around the neighborhood, a short walk from the BCEC:
Puttshack
0.3 miles from BCEC
Puttshack is the world’s first and only upscale, tech-infused mini-golf experience. Puttshack’s ground-breaking technology is integrated throughout the game experience, including seamless automated scoring, bonus points opportunities, interactive games at each hole, and more.
The 26,000-square-foot Seaport District venue features four mini-golf courses across two levels, with a capacity of up to 556 people. The specially curated “Puttshack Jams” playlist keeps you grooving the entire way.
For a global culinary experience, Puttshack features worldwide flavors including poutine, empanadas, Korean barbecue bao with pulled pork or jackfruit, and more. The drinks – all made in house – include classics, like the old fashioned, and newly crafted specialties, like a spiced pineapple mezcal margarita. A more traditional list of beers, wines, and mocktails is also available.
Puttshack is committed to supporting the Boston community by giving to local organizations. Currently, $1.00 for every purchase of the “Boston Tailpipe,” a locally inspired lobster mac and cheese spring roll dish served with a delectable tarragon aioli dipping sauce, goes toward Big Sister Boston.
Spin Boston
0.4 miles from BCEC
SPIN Boston connects people through ping pong. It offers ping pong tables, house DJs, on-site catering, and a signature bathtub filled with ping pong balls. SPIN has weekend packages from Friday to Sunday for 4 to 20 guests. It is available for private events with a maximum capacity of 900 guests. #Unitedbypingpong
Flight Club Boston
0.6 miles from BCEC
Flight Club Boston is a social dart bar that combines the warmth and community of traditional British pubs with the high energy of Social Darts. Flight Club has semi-private playing areas, and its technology is built to effortlessly bring groups of up to 300 guests together. For events of more than 10 guests, Flight Club offers food and drink packages that include botanical-based cocktails.
Kings Dining & Entertainment
0.5 miles from BCEC
Kings Dining & Entertainment is in the same entertainment complex as Flight Club Boston. Kings offers bowling lanes, air hockey, retro arcade games, billiards, and shuffleboard. Its mission is to provide a fun, clean, and safe environment with a social gaming and entertainment experience. It also has a draft room with a selection of beers as varied as the different games available. The 20,000-square-foot entertainment facility has room for up to 500 guests.
The Lawn On D
Adjacent to BCEC
The Lawn on D a vibrant outdoor interactive venue adjacent to the BCEC, with a maximum capacity of 4,000. What started as an experimental event venue has become a South Boston community mainstay. It offers plenty of green space, new installations with colorful, illuminated backdrops and spots to relax, lawn chairs (both regular and giant sized) and picnic tables, and two pavilions available for events.
Free pickleball courts are available for open play and weekend reservation time slots at no cost. Amenities also include lawn games such as cornhole, bocce, ping-pong, JENGA®, giant chess, lawn checkers, and large Connect Four. A newly developed foodie friendly menu of food, drinks, and craft brews is available, with catering services provided by Rebel Restaurants. The Lawn On D is available for both public and private events from May through October.
Interested in learning more about unique venues around Boston? Discover the diverse selection of Event Venues available near the BCEC and the Hynes by checking out the Event Venues section of our Interactive Map or by contacting our Signature Boston Sales Team.
This blog post was written by our interns Maria Latre Duran, a graduate of Suffolk University who is currently working on her master's degree in integrated marketing at NYU, and Tommy Jenkins, who is a junior at the University of South Carolina majoring in marketing.