2027 Travel
Home Run Derby Monday, July 12. All-Star Game Tuesday, July 13, 2027.
MLB All-Star Week is four events, not one night. The 2027 All-Star Game is July 13 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, and voting in the ballot does not get you a seat. Packages cover tickets to the days you choose, a downtown Chicago hotel, and transfers. Airfare is not included.
Wrigley Field, Chicago
The Home Run Derby is Monday, July 12. The All-Star Game is Tuesday, July 13. Wrigley last hosted in 1990.
It is a small ballpark hosting a very large event, in a neighborhood that was not designed for it, in July. That scarcity is the whole story. The seats that matter go to host-club season-ticket holders first, and the most common mistake, treating the Derby and the Game as one ticket, or thinking a ballot vote gets you in, costs people the trip. Below is how the packages work, how the tickets really flow, and how to build a week around the days you actually care about.
At a glance
How it works
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We match you to the right package and seating, hold the rooms, and tell you honestly what it takes.
Tickets, hotel, and transfers are handled. You show up and enjoy the event.
Packages
Built around the days you choose. Wrigley is small and demand is high, so both tiers are quoted to availability.
Downtown Chicago hotel · Downtown Chicago, positioned for Wrigleyville
Priced on your call quoted to your group and dates
Built around the days you actually care about. Wrigley is small and demand is high, so this is quoted to availability.
Ask about this packageUpgraded downtown hotel · Downtown Chicago
Priced on your call quoted to your group and dates
For the full experience in a ballpark that was not built for a crowd this size. Priced live.
Ask about this packagePrices are per person from the current published rate and are confirmed on your call. Airfare is not included. Final pricing depends on occupancy, hotel, and seating tier.
The fine print, up front
The week
Fly into Chicago and settle in. All-Star Week is already underway: the Futures Game and the early FanFest days give you baseball before the marquee nights.
The Derby at Wrigley Field, the loudest, most casual night of the week, and for many fans the most fun. A separate ticket from the Game, on a separate day.
Included: Hospitality on premium tiers
The Midsummer Classic itself, under the lights at Wrigley. The reason the week exists, in a ballpark that has hosted it three times before and not since 1990.
Included: Hospitality on premium tiers
A relaxed morning, and home. Chicago in July is worth an extra day if you have it: the lakefront, the food, and a regular-season game somewhere in town.
How the tickets really work
The scarcity is the story. Here is what the seating looks like and why the tickets are so hard to get.
The Home Run Derby on Monday and the All-Star Game on Tuesday are separate events on separate days with separate tickets and separate demand. People bundle them in their heads and then build a trip that misses one.
Wrigley Field seats around 41,000, tiny for an event this size, which is why demand is fierce and why host-club season-ticket holders get first call on the best seats.
Standard reserved seating around the historic bowl. Sightlines at Wrigley are intimate by design, close to the field in a way modern parks are not.
Club, suite, and hospitality options are limited given the ballpark's size and are quoted live based on what is available.
Planning
This repeats every year. Casting a ballot for the All-Star rosters typically earns you a discount code for an unrelated regular-season game, not a seat at the All-Star Game. Meanwhile the tickets that matter go to host-club season-ticket holders first, which is why an out-of-market fan finds nothing available and no explanation of why.
Based on how prior years worked; the Cubs and MLB have not yet published the 2027 mechanics. Confirmed July 2026.
FanFest and Play Ball Park, the Futures Game, the Home Run Derby, and the Game itself run across several days. People bundle them together in their heads and then build a trip that misses half of it. Deciding which days you actually care about is the first real decision, and it determines where you should stay.
Downtown Chicago gives you the city and reliable transit up to Wrigleyville; staying near the ballpark puts you in the middle of the scene but in a busy residential neighborhood. Either works with the right transfers, and the transfers matter in July.
Early. Wrigley is small, Chicago in July is busy, and the 2027 ticket plan is not fully published. Locking a downtown hotel and your target days early is how you make sure you are in the building at all.
Confirmed as of July 2026.
Make a week of it
FAQ
No, and this is the single most common misunderstanding. Casting a ballot for the rosters typically earns you an access code for a discounted ticket to an unrelated regular-season game. It is not a path to an All-Star Game seat. The seats that matter go to host-club season-ticket holders first.
No. They are separate events on separate days, Monday and Tuesday, with separate tickets and separate demand. Deciding which nights you care about is the first real decision, and it shapes the whole trip.
Wrigley seats about 41,000, small for an event of this scale, and host-club season-ticket holders get first priority. That is why an out-of-market fan can find nothing available and no explanation of why. A package sources the seats you cannot easily get yourself.
More than the two headline nights. FanFest and Play Ball Park, the Futures Game, and celebrity and legends events run across several days. Building the trip around the days you actually want is the difference between a great week and a rushed one.
Early. Wrigley is small, Chicago in July is busy, and the 2027 ticket plan has not been fully published yet. Locking a downtown hotel and your target days early is the way to be sure you are in the building.
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MLB All-Star Week explained: what's actually happening at Wrigley in 2027. Or see all guides.
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