Royals Caravan to travel south to locations in Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas

The Royals will visit fans in Warrensburg, Jefferson City and Springfield, Mo.; Fayetteville and Springdale, Ark.; and Pittsburg, Kan., on the annual Royals Caravan presented by Fox Sports Kansas City.  A number of current Royals players and front office officials, as well as Royals legends, will take part in the annual Caravan event with trips to Midwestern towns throughout January.

This Caravan trip will include 2010 Royals Player of the Year, infielder Billy Butler, infielder Kila Ka’aihue, and Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Jeff Montgomery.  A tentative schedule of Caravan events is listed below and at royals.com/caravan.

Prior to the trip, the club will host the marquee off-season event, Royals FanFest, taking place on January 21-22 at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kan.  The best place for fans to meet their favorite Royals, FanFest features appearances from more than 40 current, former and future players, interactive games for fans of all ages, main stage programming and much more.  Additional details can be found at royals.com/fanfest.

2011 Royals Caravan presented by Fox Sports Kansas City

South Caravan Trip, Day #1:           Sunday, January 23 (Warrensburg, Jefferson City, Springfield, Mo.)

11:30-12:30 p.m.:       Meet & Greet at Fitters Pizza and Pub – 131 W Pine St. in Warrensburg (Hosted by KOKO Radio)

3-4 p.m.:                       Meet & Greet at Hy-Vee – 3721 W Truman Blvd in Jefferson City (Hosted by KLIK Radio)

7-8 p.m.:                       Meet & Greet at Coyote’s Adobe Café – 1742 South Glenstone in Springfield

South Caravan Trip, Day #2:           Monday, January 24 (Fayetteville, Springdale, Ark., Pittsburg, Kan.)

10:15 a.m.:                   School Assembly at Asbell Elementary School – 1500 North Sang Ave. in Fayetteville

11:30-1:30 p.m.:         Luncheon at Holiday Inn – 1500 South 48th St. in Springdale (Hosted by NW Arkansas Naturals and Springdale Rotary Club)

                                        Luncheon tickets are $15, which includes a buffet lunch.

                                        For tickets, contact the NWA Naturals at 479-927-4900.

4-5 p.m.:                       Meet & Greet at Meadowbrook Mall – 202 E Centennial Dr. in Pittsburg (Hosted by KKOW Radio and Cox Communications)