Patriot Place
Patriot Place is an open-air retail, dining, entertainment, hospitality, and community destination built around Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Last updated August 24, 2026
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Overview
Patriot Place is an open-air mixed-use shopping and entertainment destination in Foxborough, Massachusetts, developed and owned by The Kraft Group around Gillette Stadium, the home venue of the New England Patriots and New England Revolution. It combines retail stores, restaurants, a cinema and live-entertainment facilities, a hotel, medical services, sports-related attractions, and community programming. Its location beside the stadium allows the complex to function both as a conventional lifestyle center and as an extension of the region's professional sports and event infrastructure. The first phase opened in late 2007 and included a relatively small strip-mall component. A larger second phase was subsequently developed on parking areas serving Gillette Stadium. Those areas had previously occupied part of the site associated with Foxboro Stadium, which had been demolished. The resulting project expanded Patriot Place from a stadium-adjacent retail development into a broader destination intended to attract visitors on both event and non-event days. Bass Pro Shops was among the earliest announced and opened tenants and established its first New England location at Patriot Place. The store incorporated an animatronic shooting range and was designed around a reclaimed landscape feature, giving it a prominent attraction role beyond ordinary retail. Other elements of the complex have included restaurants, a four-star Renaissance Hotel, and the Brigham and Women's/Mass General Health Care Center, a four-story outpatient facility operated through a joint venture involving Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Entertainment has been an important part of the identity of the destination. Showcase Cinemas opened one of the early locations of its more upscale Cinema de Lux concept at Patriot Place. The 14-screen venue included a bar and restaurant and was connected with Showcase Live, a live-music concept. The complex has also hosted seasonal outdoor music performances on the Dean College stage, generally from May through October, and has held an annual Irish Festival around Saint Patrick's Day since 2010. Restaurant offerings have changed over time; CBS Sporting Club, an American-cuisine venue equipped with more than 125 high-definition televisions showing sports and CBS-related programming, closed after the 2022 season. A major cultural and sports attraction is the Patriots Hall of Fame, which opened in September 2008. The museum presents the history of the New England Patriots through memorabilia, uniforms, equipment, trophies, and exhibits covering the team's notable players, seasons, victories, and defeats. Its displays have included the franchise's Super Bowl trophies and material associated with players such as Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Wes Welker, Julian Edelman, Ty Law, Randy Moss, John Hannah, Mike Haynes, and Andre Tippett. The venue is presented by RTX, and a Tom Brady statue stands near its entrance. Patriot Place has also played a role in improving access to the stadium and surrounding development. In cooperation with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the complex supported the establishment of permanent weekday commuter-rail service to Foxboro Station, adjacent to Patriot Place. A pilot service began in September 2022, and permanent weekday service commenced on October 2, 2023, with peak-period inbound and outbound trips. This connection strengthens Patriot Place's role as a regional destination rather than merely a stadium parking-area development. The project remains an active destination whose tenant mix and individual attractions can change over time. Its core positioning is the integration of shopping, dining, sports heritage, entertainment, hospitality, health care, and event programming in a location anchored by Gillette Stadium and the broader Kraft Group sports and business ecosystem.
History
Patriot Place was developed by The Kraft Group as a major commercial and entertainment complement to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The development sits within a site shaped by the area's professional sports history: Gillette Stadium replaced Foxboro Stadium, and later portions of Patriot Place were constructed on stadium parking areas that had previously been associated with the older venue. The first phase opened in late 2007 as a relatively small open-air retail project. Its early tenant strategy included large-format destination retail, restaurants, and entertainment intended to draw visitors beyond football and soccer match days. Bass Pro Shops was one of the first major tenants announced and opened its first New England store at the complex. The location included an animatronic shooting range and incorporated views of a small swamp area that had been affected by the site's land reclamation, giving the store an attraction function as well as a retail one. A second, larger phase was built on parking lots serving Gillette Stadium. This expansion broadened Patriot Place into a mixed-use destination with retail, dining, hospitality, medical services, and cultural attractions. The development included the Renaissance Hotel and the Brigham and Women's/Mass General Health Care Center, a four-story outpatient facility associated with Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Its tenant mix has evolved, with individual restaurants and entertainment businesses opening, closing, or changing concepts over time. Entertainment and sports heritage became central to the complex's identity. Showcase Cinemas introduced an early Cinema de Lux location at Patriot Place. The 14-screen venue offered a more upscale cinema format with a bar and restaurant and was associated with Showcase Live, a live-music venture. Patriot Place has also provided an outdoor Dean College stage for seasonal performances, generally running from May through October. Since 2010, it has hosted an annual Irish Festival connected with Saint Patrick's Day. The Patriots Hall of Fame opened in September 2008 and became one of the development's defining attractions. The museum interprets the history of the New England Patriots through exhibits, game-worn uniforms, equipment, memorabilia, and championship trophies. Its displays have covered the team's historical wins and losses and have featured prominent Patriots players and coaches. The venue is presented by RTX, and a statue of Tom Brady is positioned near the entrance. Food and beverage offerings have also supported the development's sports-centered positioning. CBS Sporting Club operated as an American-cuisine restaurant with more than 125 high-definition televisions showing Patriots games, other sports, and classic CBS programming. It closed after the 2022 season, illustrating the continuing turnover of individual concepts within the complex. Transportation improvements further connected Patriot Place to the wider Boston region. The development worked with the MBTA and MassDOT to establish permanent weekday commuter-rail service to Foxboro Station, located next to the complex. A pilot began in September 2022, and permanent weekday service started on October 2, 2023, with peak-period inbound and outbound trips. The rail link improved access for workers, shoppers, sports spectators, and other visitors while reducing the development's dependence on automobile travel. Patriot Place is an active, evolving destination rather than a single-product retail brand. Its identity is based on the combination of The Kraft Group's sports assets, the Gillette Stadium location, destination tenants, event programming, and complementary hospitality and service uses. Individual offerings may change, but the broader concept remains a stadium-anchored lifestyle and entertainment district serving Foxborough, Greater Boston, and visiting sports audiences.
- 2026
Cinema de Lux closes
[1]The Cinema de Lux theater at Patriot Place closed on January 10, 2026, with Phoenix Theatres reported as planning a future takeover.
- 2023
Permanent weekday rail service begins
[1]Permanent weekday commuter-rail service to the adjacent Foxboro Station began on October 2, 2023.
- 2022
Commuter-rail pilot begins
[1]A pilot for weekday MBTA commuter-rail service to Foxboro Station began in September 2022.
- 2022
CBS Sporting Club closes
[1]CBS Sporting Club closed after the 2022 season.
- 2010
Annual Irish Festival begins
[1]Patriot Place began holding an annual Irish Festival around Saint Patrick's Day.
- 2008
Patriots Hall of Fame opens
[1]The Patriots Hall of Fame opened in September 2008, providing a museum and visitor attraction devoted to the New England Patriots.
- 2007
First phase opens
[1]The first phase of Patriot Place opened in late 2007 with an initial open-air strip-mall component near Gillette Stadium.
Products and positioning
A stadium-anchored, open-air destination combining retail, dining, entertainment, hospitality, health care, sports heritage, and public events for local residents, sports fans, and regional visitors.
Destination retail · 2007
Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops established its first New England location at Patriot Place and was one of the complex's earliest major tenants. The store combines outdoor and sporting-goods retail with attraction-oriented features, including an animatronic shooting range and views over a reclaimed wetland area. Its scale and experiential design helped make it a destination within the wider development rather than a conventional small-format shop.
Sports museum and attraction · 2008
Patriots Hall of Fame
Opened in September 2008, the Patriots Hall of Fame presents the history of the New England Patriots through championship trophies, memorabilia, historical exhibits, uniforms, equipment, and material associated with notable players. It serves as a cultural and visitor attraction connected to the team's home stadium and includes a Tom Brady statue near its entrance.
Cinema and entertainment
Cinema de Lux
Showcase Cinemas operated a 14-screen Cinema de Lux venue at Patriot Place as an upscale cinema concept with a bar, restaurant, and connection to the Showcase Live music venture. The venue expanded the complex's entertainment offer beyond retail and stadium events. It closed on January 10, 2026.
Live music
Showcase Live
Showcase Live was a live-music component associated with the Cinema de Lux operation at Patriot Place. It complemented the cinema's restaurant and bar format and supported the complex's broader positioning as an entertainment destination.
Hospitality
Renaissance Hotel
The Renaissance Hotel provides four-star accommodation within the Patriot Place development. Its presence supports the destination's role as a regional sports, events, dining, and entertainment hub and provides lodging for visitors attending activities at the complex and Gillette Stadium.
Health care services
Brigham and Women's/Mass General Health Care Center
This four-story outpatient health-care center is a joint venture involving Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. It adds medical services to Patriot Place's otherwise retail, hospitality, sports, and entertainment-oriented mix.
Brand decisions
2026
Cinema de Lux venue closesOtherBackground
The long-running cinema and entertainment venue formed part of Patriot Place's second-phase entertainment offering.
Action taken
The Cinema de Lux location closed on January 10, 2026.
Aftermath
Phoenix Theatres was reported as planning to take over the former theater in summer 2026.
2022
Support for a commuter-rail pilotStrategyBackground
Patriot Place sought stronger public-transport access to the stadium-adjacent development and worked with the MBTA and MassDOT on weekday service to Foxboro Station.
Action taken
The organizations began a commuter-rail pilot in September 2022.
Aftermath
The pilot was followed by permanent weekday service beginning October 2, 2023.
Recent events
Abacus announces CBDMEDIC promotion partnership with Gillette Stadium and Patriot Place[2]
Reported:
Abacus Health Products announced an agreement with Gillette Stadium and Patriot Place to promote awareness of its CBDMEDIC brand. The partnership includes branding, activation and hospitality elements for the 2019 and 2020 seasons, and provides an opportunity to sample CBDMEDIC products at Gillette Stadium events.
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