The 2026 MLB All-Star Game coincides with the celebration of America's 250th birthday.
And the birthplace of freedom will play host to the big event.
Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred announced in 2019 that Philadelphia would host the 2026 all-star game. And now with the 2025 edition complete — thanks to the Phillies ' Kyle Schwarber hitting three straight "Schwarbombs" in the swing-off to win the game for the National League — attention has shifted to next summer's all-star event.
Here's what you need to know about the 2026 MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia.
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The 2026 MLB All-Star Game will be played on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 , just 10 days after the nation's big 250th birthday bash.
MLB confirmed Philadelphia will host the the 2026 all-star game in a post on X:
Citizens Bank Park will host the 2026 MLB All-Star Game.
This will be the first MLB All-Star Game Citizens Bank Park will host since the park opened in 2004 .
"Philadelphia will be hosting the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2026 for the fifth time, and first since 1996," read MLB's history of the all-star game . "Of those five, four have been hosted by the Phillies , and one by the Philadelphia Athletics , in '43.
"The National League has won each of the three All-Star Games hosted by the Phillies , and the American League won the edition hosted by the AL club, the Athletics," the history snapshot continued. "The last time the Phillies hosted the All-Star game, Bryce Harper and Rhys Hoskins were both 3 years old."
As of right now, MLB has not released ticketing details for the 2026 All-Star Game in Philadelphia, and MLB's ticket purchasing tool on its website doesn't yet indicate any games being played on July 14, 2026.
Third-party ticket suppliers SeatGeek and StubHub also don't yet have access to 2026 MLB All-Star Game tickets.
Tickets to the all-star game may go on sale when renewals are sent to sent ticket holders.
Damon C. Williams is a Philadelphia-based journalist reporting on trending topics across the Mid-Atlantic Region.
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: The 2026 MLB All-Star game is coming to Philadelphia; what to know
