passes for the squares

[ureout]

was anyone able to get thru on line to get passes for the squares I tried several times and system shows errors... I then hit the HELP button and got system overloaded .... did anyone go to the ticket offices and what was it like?

NEVER MIND... I WAS A DAY EARLY

[Dana1963]

was anyone able to get thru on line to get passes for the squares I tried several times and system shows errors... I then hit the HELP button and got system overloaded .... did anyone go to the ticket offices and what was it like?

NEVER MIND... I WAS A DAY EARLY
I remember reading PASSES are given out at the Villages Box Office locations, since occupancy is limited you may be out of luck for opening day Oct 5th. Did not hear about online source.

[CWGUY]

:faint: I'm amazed nobody mentioned the insert in today's DAILY SUN. Oh well maybe someone will mention it when people start posting about not getting any information. :icon_wink:

[MrExcite721]

Passes will be available starting October 2nd, at 8:30 am . . . Per Dail Sun insert.

[CWGUY]

Passes will be available starting October 2nd, at 8:30 am . . . Per Dail Sun insert.

:popcorn: Also has a lot of other information.....

Here's a link to help people who used to only get a newspaper on recycling days. :icon_wink:

Town Squares Archives - The Villages Entertainment : The Villages Entertainment (https://www.thevillagesentertainment.com/events/category/town-squares/)

[Kahuna32162]

So they say that "standing and sitting on the sidewalks" will not be allowed. Gonna be fun to see how they try to enforce that.

[davem4616]

was anyone able to get thru on line to get passes for the squares I tried several times and system shows errors... I then hit the HELP button and got system overloaded .... did anyone go to the ticket offices and what was it like?

NEVER MIND... I WAS A DAY EARLY

you can call the box office on Friday rather than standing in line at one of the box offices
...you'll need to know which date and which square you'd like a ticket for

not sure how many tickets you will be able to purchase...there was an insert in the Daily Sun today with more information

[CWGUY]

:oops: Their sidewalk..... they get to make the rules. Maybe they hope most will follow the rules. Wouldn't that be nice? :popcorn:

[EdFNJ]

So they say that "standing and sitting on the sidewalks" will not be allowed. Gonna be fun to see how they try to enforce that. Almost as interesting on how they will enforce the entry procedures and what will happen when people leave for the night at 8PM and there is no one left? I guess there will be a lot of "hey honey, give me your ticket and I will take it out and give it to Bob so he can get in and then we can do that 20 more times" unless of course they provide wrist bands that self destruct if removed.

[MrExcite721]

Sheriff officers will be on site for security assistance I have read

[vintageogauge]

I'll go there just to see the disaster that it will be, have no desire to get a ticket but would like to see the clown show.

[Northwoods]

Almost as interesting on how they will enforce the entry procedures and what will happen when people leave for the night at 8PM and there is no one left? I guess there will be a lot of "hey honey, give me your ticket and I will take it out and give it to Bob so he can get in and then we can do that 20 more times" unless of course they provide wrist bands that self destruct if removed.

I hope people don't abuse the system such that they either shut it down or severely restrict the audience.

[Jeremiah Riordan]

I'll go there just to see the disaster that it will be, have no desire to get a ticket but would like to see the clown show.

Yep, it'll be several weeks before the TV Entertainment & TV Polo people get their s**t together after 7 mos shutdown, and the FL opening of CV restrictions. Meanwhile, we'll be watching from a distance. (It's kinda like when a new restaurant opens-- day 1; great, days 2-14+; stay home.) Cheers!
:icon_wink:

[mike1946]

What's all this about tickets for the squares and having to pay for them - I'm a snowbird and havn't seen anything about this - is this every day or is it just a special show ??? Can't see vendors being happy to exclude people or deter customers - what if you just want to eat at a restaurant e.g. McColls, Marguaretaville where are the entrance points ...more specific details please !!

[J1ceasar]

People are stir crazy . I have a ration for music.

[Professor]

Tickets are free. See the villages entertainment site to reserve.

[jamorela]

Mike1946, just the seating area where the band plays. This is for every day right now and tickets are free and limited.

[Girlcopper]

Almost as interesting on how they will enforce the entry procedures and what will happen when people leave for the night at 8PM and there is no one left? I guess there will be a lot of "hey honey, give me your ticket and I will take it out and give it to Bob so he can get in and then we can do that 20 more times" unless of course they provide wrist bands that self destruct if removed.
There obviously will be the ones who wont follow rules and spoil it for the rest of us. Everyone has been in a meltdown since the square activities closed. How about everyone act like adults for once so it wont be closed again

[chuckk281]

Don't have to pay for them!!

[graciegirl]

There obviously will be the ones who wont follow rules and spoil it for the rest of us. Everyone has been in a meltdown since the square activities closed. How about everyone act like adults for once so it wont be closed again

Not everyone has been in a meltdown. Most Villages act like adults. I don't expect bad behavior. It will be closed again if we have a major resurgence in Florida.

When I taught small children, I had Officer Friendly come visit our classroom. Every police officer I have ever known or talked to has been positive and warm including my own Grandfather and uncle. We are nice people us Villagers, officer. Most of us.

[MandoMan]

What's all this about tickets for the squares and having to pay for them - I'm a snowbird and havn't seen anything about this - is this every day or is it just a special show ??? Can't see vendors being happy to exclude people or deter customers - what if you just want to eat at a restaurant e.g. McColls, Marguaretaville where are the entrance points ...more specific details please !!

My understanding is that the tickets are free but limited to the number of people they choose to allow. Getting them is a pain, and you may need to show your ID card. I’m not sure. It may help to restrict the number of people there who don’t live in The Villages. Let’s hope that by next summer we all have been vaccinated and the squares will be back to business as usual.

[Lynnesail]

No payment.

[EdFNJ]

There obviously will be the ones who wont follow rules and spoil it for the rest of us. Everyone has been in a meltdown since the square activities closed. How about everyone act like adults for once so it wont be closed again Yep ... :)

[peggyb]

I actually got online this morning and was able to get the allowed 2 passes for 2 different shows.
The system was so jammed and slow. When I went back in within 20 min all shows were sold out. They only show 1 week in advance

[skyking]

Tickets are free. See the villages entertainment site to reserve.

Unfortunately it doesn't work.

[davem4616]

What's all this about tickets for the squares and having to pay for them - I'm a snowbird and havn't seen anything about this - is this every day or is it just a special show ??? Can't see vendors being happy to exclude people or deter customers - what if you just want to eat at a restaurant e.g. McColls, Marguaretaville where are the entrance points ...more specific details please !!


Whoa, no one has to pay for any tickets to the squares

they are doing this to maintain social distancing....everyone that has a TV ID# can get a ticket from the box office (1st come, 1st served) limited to 2 tickets to control the crowd numbers....u bring your own chairs and no BYOB...the area that previously was used for dancing has been fenced off...rest of the square is open as usual

you can eat at any restaurant, you can shop at any retail store...u can walk around, but
you can't put a chair on the sidewalks apparently

[Boilerman]

Unfortunately it doesn't work.

I got tickets this morning. System was slow but it worked

[EdFNJ]

I hope people don't abuse the system such that they either shut it down or severely restrict the audience. Yes, but sadly those residing in "The Village of Entitled" which is just west of "The VIllage of MeMeMe" are always running around here somewhere. ;)

[EdFNJ]

you can eat at any restaurant, you can shop at any retail store...u can walk around, but
you can't put a chair on the sidewalks apparently Just maybe because it will block the walkways where people actually, ummmm, WALK, and force people to walk into the street and get hit by some drunk in a golf cart. Can you imagine all those who didn't get tickets saying "HEY, I'll just put my lounge chair on the sidewalk." Don't make it more than it is. As it is, you can be sure that some folks will turn this into a fiasco yelling TYRANNY! I CAN'T SIT ON THE SIDEWALK! THE FIRST AMENDMENT SAYS FREEDOM OF SEATS!

[Boilerman]

I actually got online this morning and was able to get the allowed 2 passes for 2 different shows.
The system was so jammed and slow. When I went back in within 20 min all shows were sold out. They only show 1 week in advance

I just got on just now (10:40 am) and tickets for most shows are still available. And the system is no longer slow

[KRM0614]

:faint: I'm amazed nobody mentioned the insert in today's DAILY SUN. Oh well maybe someone will mention it when people start posting about not getting any information. :icon_wink:
Not everyone gets the Sun. The villages should provide information for activities without having to pay for a marketing newspaper which doesn’t really represent news other than what houses are for sale, Contractors, ads and junk.

[Bogie Shooter]

Not everyone gets the Sun. The villages should provide information for activities without having to pay for a marketing newspaper which doesn’t really represent news other than what houses are for sale, Contractors, ads and junk.

They have provided, you need to look.
See post #5: look under events...."

[jimjamuser]

I'll go there just to see the disaster that it will be, have no desire to get a ticket but would like to see the clown show.
That would be the equivalent of stopping a car on a busy road for the curiosity of watching a car accident or a train wreck. People do things like that, .....but ??????

[jimjamuser]

I hope people don't abuse the system such that they either shut it down or severely restrict the audience.
After the unfortunate events that have recently occurred in D.C., Gov. DeSantis may be re-thinking the opening and returning to "normal" of the state. Then The Villiages would probably take their cue from that and begin scaling back on any crowd gatherings outdoors or indoors due to a need for caution. There is a good chance that it will NOT happen that way, also. It could go either way?

[Medtrans]

My understanding is that the tickets are free but limited to the number of people they choose to allow. Getting them is a pain, and you may need to show your ID card. I’m not sure. It may help to restrict the number of people there who don’t live in The Villages. Let’s hope that by next summer we all have been vaccinated and the squares will be back to business as usual.

It wasn’t a pain. Ordered online and printed. Free. Limit of 2 per event.

[Medtrans]

TUnfortunately it doesn't work.


Do you mean ordering tickets doesn’t work? It did for me. You couldn’t get on and order until 8:30. I believe you can only order thru the 12th so if right now.

[Billk2148]

The message says no tickets they haven't updated the site. I got mine this morning

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[CWGUY]

Not everyone gets the Sun. The villages should provide information for activities without having to pay for a marketing newspaper which doesn’t really represent news other than what houses are for sale, Contractors, ads and junk.

:confused: Sorry I'm a little confused again. With (guessing) 60,000 plus houses here how would you like them to provide information? Do you want a phone call or is it o.k. if they just send someone to your house? They use the Newspaper (which you don't like and I'm not guessing on that one) and they have a web site. You say the "Sun" is a marketing newspaper which doesn’t really represent news other than what houses are for sale, Contractors, ads and junk. YOU LEFT OUT IT ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR ACTIVITIES. :oops:

[newgirl]

:oops: Their sidewalk..... they get to make the rules. Maybe they hope most will follow the rules. Wouldn't that be nice? :popcorn:

I believe the sidewalks are public property so unless there is already a law against sitting in the sidewalk then legally they can not stop it ( or should say, should not be able to stop it)

[newgirl]

I went to the entertainment web site at 8:30 am and was able to get the tickets online with no problem. When I looked at it again at about 3pm and may shows we're sold out

[LiverpoolWalrus]

Could someone post a link to the Daily Sun's article about the squares reopening, if that's even possible? If not, does anyone know how many tickets they're releasing for each show (in total, not per person)?

Also:
1. Any thoughts on how/if they will enforce "no dancing" (even line-dancing?!?)?
2. Whether the bleachers will be available for seating.
3. I read on the tickets website that the area reserved for dancing will be blocked off. Why not let people put their chairs there?

Sorry for all the questions, but shows on the squares are one of the top two or three reasons why I bought in the Villages last January (mere weeks before they shut everything down!!! - I guess timing is not my strong suit.)

[Two Bills]

Could someone post a link to the Daily Sun's article about the squares reopening, if that's even possible? If not, does anyone know how many tickets they're releasing for each show (in total, not per person)?

Also:
1. Any thoughts on how/if they will enforce "no dancing" (even line-dancing?!?)?
2. Whether the bleachers will be available for seating.
3. I read on the tickets website that the area reserved for dancing will be blocked off. Why not let people put their chairs there?

Sorry for all the questions, but shows on the squares are one of the top two or three reasons why I bought in the Villages last January (mere weeks before they shut everything down!!! - I guess timing is not my strong suit.)

Could be, that people will not be able to dance if area covered in chairs?
Just a thought!:icon_wink:

[CWGUY]

Could someone post a link to the Daily Sun's article about the squares reopening, if that's even possible? If not, does anyone know how many tickets they're releasing for each show (in total, not per person)?

Also:
1. Any thoughts on how/if they will enforce "no dancing" (even line-dancing?!?)?
2. Whether the bleachers will be available for seating.
3. I read on the tickets website that the area reserved for dancing will be blocked off. Why not let people put their chairs there?

Sorry for all the questions, but shows on the squares are one of the top two or three reasons why I bought in the Villages last January (mere weeks before they shut everything down!!! - I guess timing is not my strong suit.)

:ho: Square Reopening - The Villages Entertainment : The Villages Entertainment (https://www.thevillagesentertainment.com/square-reopening/) From the ENTERTAINMENT DEPT.

[dewilson58]

1. Any thoughts on how/if they will enforce "no dancing" (even line-dancing?!?)?



Last night there were 50 people line dancing at Lake Sumter.
Also, there was a line dancing class going on.......and it would be safe to say, first class.


And as bonus information........City Fire was shoulder to shoulder in the outside bar.

[EdFNJ]

Last night there were 50 people line dancing at Lake Sumter.
Also, there was a line dancing class going on.......and it would be safe to say, first class.


And as bonus information........City Fire was shoulder to shoulder in the outside bar. One would think people would learn from the current events. One would also think Uncle Ronnie might wake up from his dreamworld and see the daisies that are going to start being pushed up.

[LuvtheVillages]

3. I read on the tickets website that the area reserved for dancing will be blocked off. Why not let people put their chairs there?


I looked all over the ticket website and did not see this information.

I did see that there will be a fence around the entire square, with a single entry/exit point. It is the way they will control entry to the square to ticket holders only. Once you are in, you can set up your chair, and dance if you like.

[Bogie Shooter]

I went to the entertainment web site at 8:30 am and was able to get the tickets online with no problem. When I looked at it again at about 3pm and may shows we're sold out

Hopefully by May we will have a vaccine................

[PaulinTV]

I believe the sidewalks are public property so unless there is already a law against sitting in the sidewalk then legally they can not stop it ( or should say, should not be able to stop it)

If someone is walking on the sidewalk (which is what they are for I assume - hence the name) carrying chairs to get to the entrance to the square, to enjoy the entertainment, I would assume that no one would be selfish enough to make me divert into the street, in traffic, to get around them. Maybe they shouldn't need to stop it....just suggesting.

[LiverpoolWalrus]

3. I read on the tickets website that the area reserved for dancing will be blocked off. Why not let people put their chairs there?


I looked all over the ticket website and did not see this information.



I guess anything is possible now that I've reached senior age, but I could have sworn I read somewhere that the dance area would be blocked off. I apologize if this is incorrect.

[CWGUY]

If someone is walking on the sidewalk (which is what they are for I assume - hence the name) carrying chairs to get to the entrance to the square, to enjoy the entertainment, I would assume that no one would be selfish enough to make me divert into the street, in traffic, to get around them. Maybe they shouldn't need to stop it....just suggesting.

:) Paul I am sorry to say you may be wrong on that one. Selfish is the middle name of some. I've seen it many times. I've had it happen to me. You certainly can walk on the side walk. They don't want people sitting or standing there not because they will slow you down..... I would think it's about controlling the SIZE of the crowd.

In the 4 page insert that was in the Daily Sun on Thursday is a ton of information. The best part was the small print little disclaimer at the very bottom of page one. If everyone would read it and follow it along with the rules this would work a lot better. As for the rules..... they list several under the heading -

"Know before you go - For your safety we've made a few changes..." None of this should be difficult IMHO.

If someone can't understand I would think they need to consider asking for a refund of their tuition.

Go... Follow the rules... Enjoy... Be safe... :ho:

[Kilmacowen]

Are the passes for residents only?

[LuvtheVillages]

:ohdear: I think you may be a little confused or I am.
1. The title of this thread is - "passes for the squares"
2. Entertainment Dept. Web Site states you can get passes for the squares 7 days in advance of the date wanted.
3. You state May's shows are not available. Are you really trying to get tickets to the squares for May 2021..... 8 months from now?

:icon_wink: What's wrong with this picture? :popcorn:

I believe it was a typo. He meant "many" shows are not availabe.

[swooner]

was anyone able to get thru on line to get passes for the squares I tried several times and system shows errors... I then hit the HELP button and got system overloaded .... did anyone go to the ticket offices and what was it like?

NEVER MIND... I WAS A DAY EARLY
Can’t wait to see how attendance at the squares will be monitored. Would bet than anyone who wants to get in will get in.

[rnhoops1]

I went to the ticket office. No line went at 11:00

[Mleeja]

Here is a question I haven’t seen debated yet. This applies more to SS and LSL. Will we be able to park and set in our golf carts to listen to the music?

[Northwoods]

Are the passes for residents only?

I would hope not. The squares are not owned by The Villages residents (although some think they are).
I would think if you have access to the website or if you stand in line you can buy tickets. At least I hope that's true.

[pauld315]

My understanding is that the tickets are free but limited to the number of people they choose to allow. Getting them is a pain, and you may need to show your ID card. I’m not sure. It may help to restrict the number of people there who don’t live in The Villages. Let’s hope that by next summer we all have been vaccinated and the squares will be back to business as usual.

No ID needed, the entertainment is partially paid for with tax dollars and the square is public

[trekker954]

So they say that "standing and sitting on the sidewalks" will not be allowed. Gonna be fun to see how they try to enforce that.

it DOESN'T say SIDEWALKS, it says sidewalls. There is a big difference.

[Dana1963]

3. I read on the tickets website that the area reserved for dancing will be blocked off. Why not let people put their chairs there?


I looked all over the ticket website and did not see this information.

I did see that there will be a fence around the entire square, with a single entry/exit point. It is the way they will control entry to the square to ticket holders only. Once you are in, you can set up your chair, and dance if you like.
3. I read on the tickets website that the area reserved for dancing will be blocked off. Why not let people put their chairs there?
If the area for dancing was not blocked off there would be no room for dancing THATS WHY YOU CANNOT SIT THERE.

[LiverpoolWalrus]

3. I read on the tickets website that the area reserved for dancing will be blocked off. Why not let people put their chairs there?
If the area for dancing was not blocked off there would be no room for dancing THATS WHY YOU CANNOT SIT THERE.

Sorry. I interpreted it to mean the dance area would be blocked off to everyone, sitters and dancers alike. I could understand making it off limits to dancers as social distancing will be nearly impossible. So if dancers were blocked out, why not allow people to put chairs there?

But it’s moot. Dancers there and chairs not there.