September is Fan Appreciation Month at Nationals Park, and the Nationals have a number of fun activations and surprises in store for fans during the final home series of the 2025 season, including Country Night with a Nats Postgame Summer Concert, a pregame retirement ceremony for longtime broadcaster Bob Carpenter, special surprises and giveaways, and more. For more information and to purchase tickets for Fan Appreciation Weekend at Nationals Park, visit nats.com/Fans.
To start off the three-game set against the Chicago White Sox on Friday, Sept. 26, 20,000 fans will receive a 2026 magnet schedule to help plan for next season. Prior to the start of the game, the 2025 Minor League Players of the Year will be recognized on the field for their outstanding seasons. The game is also the first-ever Country Night at Nationals Park, and fans with a special event ticket will receive a Nationals-branded cowboy hat. All fans at the game are invited to stay for the final Nats Postgame Summer Concert of the season featuring multi-award-winning country singer/songwriter Riley Green. The postgame concert is free with the purchase of a game ticket.
As a thank-you to their most loyal fans, the Nationals are inviting Season Plan Holders to enter the ballpark early on Friday for rare access to batting practice, in which a selection of “bonus balls” will be thrown periodically and, if a Season Plan Holder catches it, can be redeemed for an autographed baseball. Season Plan Holders will also have the chance to meet the 2025 Minor League Players of the Year for photos and autographs, snap a picture with the 2019 World Series Trophy and meet Carpenter during a special bonus scorebook signing.
On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Club will honor Carpenter during a pregame retirement ceremony, and his name will be prominently displayed at Nationals Park on the façade under the broadcast booth. As part of the special day, 10,000 fans will receive a commemorative “See! You! Later!” T-shirt in honor of Carpenter’s signature home run call, and special game scorecards and pencils, in honor of Carpenter’s and industry-standard scorebooks, will be available while supplies last. Ballpark gates will open at 2:30 p.m. and the ceremony will begin at 3:00 p.m. Fans can also enjoy the return of the popular “See You Tater” concessions concept in The Change-Up Food Hall in Center Field Plaza.
The Club will also show appreciation for fan’s best friend with the final installment of Pups in the Park presented by PEDIGREE Foundation on Sunday, Sept. 28. Fans with a special ticket can watch Sunday’s 3:05 p.m. game alongside their furry friends, who will also receive a special Nationals bandana. All proceeds from dog ticket sales will benefit the Humane Rescue Alliance. For more information, visit nats.com/Pups.
Capping off the weekend and 2025 season, winners of Washington Nationals Philanthropies’ Jerseys Off Their Backs fundraiser will receive an authentic, autographed jersey off the back of a Nationals player or coach during an on-field ceremony following the conclusion of Sunday’s game. Fans have two more chances to win by buying tickets in the ballpark or online during the games on Friday and Saturday. To learn more about Jerseys Off Their Backs or the year-round community impact work of the Nationals’ charitable arm and its signature program, the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, visit nats4good.org/Jerseys. During the series, Nationals Philanthropies’ final 5050 Raffles of the season will feature team-autographed baseballs as the Early Bird Prizes.
Throughout the weekend, fans will have the opportunity to receive autographs, as Saturday’s game will feature a special “Signature Saturday” with two players, coaches or broadcasters, and Sunday’s game will see an expanded “Signature Sunday” with four players near the Nationals dugout prior to the game. The Nationals will provide vouchers at Section 103 on a first-come, first-served basis for fans of all ages to take part, weather permitting. Fans can also enjoy live music before the game on the Budweiser Terrace or in Center Field Plaza, happy hour specials, and September Surprises like gift cards, memorabilia and more during the final weekend of the season. For more information, visit nats.com/Fans.