Eastern Mountain Sports will host a grand opening Oct. 3 of its new location at Patriot Place, adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. 


The 14,500 square-foot store will showcase a selection of outdoor apparel and gear for camping, climbing, hiking, snowboarding and cross-country skiing, as well as visuals designed to enhance and streamline the shopping experience. The new location becomes Eastern Mountain Sports’ 15th store in Massachusetts and will not only feature sustainable building materials such as flooring, lighting and duct work but will also benefit from the sustainable design features of Patriot Place.

A grand opening community celebration will take place Oct. 3-5, and includes a public climbing wall, mountain bike demos, free food and music.  One percent of the proceeds from the grand opening weekend will be donated to the Friends of Camp St. Augustine (FOCSA (www.townfoxborough.us), a division of the Foxborough Recreation Department dedicated to the preservation, protection, promotion and enhancement of the 20-acre Camp St. Augustine property.


The store, featuring an indoor climbing gear test area and a full-service bike shop, will host weekly trail runs and mountain biking in nearby F. Gilbert Hills State Forest. Reflecting demand from the local community, this store will also feature respected brands of road running footwear including Asics, Brooks and Mizuno.


Patriot Place’s environmentally responsible and sustainable design that Eastern Mountain Sports will utilize includes the world’s first on-site, solar powered trash receptacles, a waste water treatment plant and an irrigation well. The Eastern Mountain Sports Foxborough location itself will feature synthetic cork flooring and compact fluorescent lighting, as well as custom engineered fabric air ducts that do not require a landfill for disposal.