All-Star Game 2026: Know Before You Go and Everything In-between

With the World Cup Fever leaving the city, Jaylen Brown a Sixer, and the Flyers failed offer sheet of Leo Carlsson…the focus has shifted back towards the MLB All-Star Game activities hosted by yours truly, Philadelphia.

We are just hours away from the launch of MLB All-Star Week that should have something for everyone who loves baseball. Each day will represent an opportunity to take the in the festivities one way or another. The Phillies and MLB were kind enough to showcase both highlights of offerings at Citizen’s Bank Park for the All-Star Game itself, as well as a sneak preview of the All-Star Game Village at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

If you are coming from out of town and need some suggestions for things to do at Citizen’s Bank Park and Philadelphia, check out these guides:

What To Do in Philadelphia
What to know about CBP

Friday: HBCU Swingman Classic presented by USA Baseball

Student-athletes from Division-I programs at Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) in Philadelphia will be able to perform and show off their skills to scouts at Citizens Bank Park. This will be televised live on MLB Network and MLB.com. Tickets are just $28 dollars each and are still available.

Saturday- Tuesday: Capitol One All-Star Village

Hosted at the Philadelphia Convention Center, it is an extraordinary showcase of Philadelphia and baseball. Located in a giant, seemingly endless, exhibit hall you will find dozens of activities for all-ages, unique baseball food bites, art showcase, and so much more. Each area of the Village presents a different neighborhood of Philly: from Old City to Center City to Fishtown to South Philly and Fairmount. Each Village displays its own unique vibe. You can see a full list and map here: https://www.mlb.com/all-star/all-star-village/attractions

Some highlights:

Old City:

• All-Star Clubhouse – a full mock-up of a major league clubhouse with jerseys of all the players and chances to talk with former players and Hall of Famers.
• Autograph Stages

Center City:

• Art of Baseball – look at and have chances to purchase art from artists from the MLB family.
• World’s Largest Baseball – signed by Hall of Famers and legends of the game. You’ll get to take a photo with it and meet some of those players throughout the weekend.
• Play Ball Diamond – get a chance to take the field and get lessons on fundamentals of the game.

Fishtown:

• MLB Arcade – will feature dozens of screens to test your mettle in MLB: The Show, as well as step into a VR batting cage for a Homerun Derby Challenge.
• KONAMI – step into the world of eBaseball™: MLB PRO SPIRIT for a fun, hands-on baseball experience where you’ll be able to play casual, quick moments and feel the thrill of the big leagues in person.

South Philly:

• Deer Park Diamond – participate in baseball and softball clinics hosted by Capital One All-Star Village coaches. Special guest coaches include MLB Legends and former Olympians.
• Homerun Derby – Step into a real batting cage to see if you can hit a baseball over a fence.
• Ballpark Bites – an amazing showcase of specialty food offerings from all around the league.

Fairmount:

• Home Run Robber – get to put on a velcro suit, jump and stick on a wall for a home run robbing photo.
• Rookie Leagues – Younger fans can test their skills on a mini Diamond, tailgate toss, batting cages, throwing challenges.

There are also a ton of opportunities for giveaways, classic ballpark eats, photo ops, and legends appearances. Having walked the Village, seen all the activities being offering I was really blown away. Anyone that has tickets is going to have a blast. Tickets are still available.

Saturday: 2026 MLB Draft presented by Nippon Express

The All-Star break wouldn’t be complete without the MLB entry draft. We got a brief tour of the showroom and it looks fantastic. Draft begins at 1:00pm ET and will be on NBC/Peacock with additional coverage on MLB Network and mlb.com. Your Philadelphia Phillies first selection will be at #36 overall.

Sunday: All-Star Sunday

MLB All-Star Future’s Game presented by Nike

As with tradition, another chance to showcase the future of MLB talent will take place with the Futures Game. So many stars have come out of this game to make a huge MLB impact including current Phillies like Bryce Harper, Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott, Justin Crawford, Aaron Nola, Kyle Schwarber…just to name a few. This year the Phillies are sending Gage Wood (SP) and Wen Hui Pan (RP). The game will be at 12:00PM ET at Citizen’s Bank park. Yes, tickets are still available.

MLBx: All-Star 3-on-3 presented by Ito En

New this year, replacing the traditional Celebrity Softball Game, is the 3-on-3 skills competition. For those not familiar with this 3-on-3, here is an explainer from mlb.com:

“it’s a 3-on-3, high-energy, co-ed competition where players need to bash homers at the plate and rob them in the field. Each player will have one two-minute at-bat during a three-inning game, while the opposing team will set up their three players in the outfield. Teams earn a point for each home run and a point for each catch. Bonus points can be earned by hitting balls through a center-field target placed above the outfield fence or calling for a hot streak of five swings where offensive and defensive points count double. At the end of a game, the team with the most points wins.”

The four team captains are Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino…and Andruw Jones (boo). They will each be joined by a AUSL All-Star and one celebrity athlete (two announced so far are the Eagles’ Devonta Smith and Terrell Owens. It should be a lot of fun based on the preview we saw at CBP. Tickets are available!

Monday: T-Mobile Home Run Derby

For me, the Home Run Derby is the true highlight of the All-Star Weekend festivities. Mashing taters never gets old and to see the distance these guys put on the ball is awe-inspiring. Of the eight hitters to participate, seven have been announced: Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Jac Caglianone, Junior Caminero, Wilsson Contreras, Ben Rice, and Jordan Walker. That is some serious power that is sure to be entertaining. There will be three rounds to determine the winner. This will be broadcast exclusively on Netflix at 8pm ET, live from Citizen’s Bank Park.

Tuesday: MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard

(and a Red Carpet Pre-Show if you are interested in that)

All of these activities and events culminate in an eventual All-Star Game. The sold-out event will be at Citizen’s Bank Park starting at 8pm ET on FOX. Coverage begins at 7pm ET. You can see rosters for the American and National League teams here. Of your Phillies, Brandon Marsh will be a starting outfielder, his first ASG appearance of his career. He’ll be joined by other first-timers in Jhoan Duran and Jesus Luzardo. Cristopher Sanchez was named to his second All-Star team. Rounding out reserves are Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber.

There will be plenty festivities surrounding the park prior to the game as well as great food options that only Citizen’s Bank Park can bring you. New for this game is the fan-voted Betsy’s Banana Puddin’ Sundae which is vanilla soft-serve topped with peanut brittle, hot fudge, strawberry sauce, toasted marshmallow, and red/white/blue sprinkles. Also for those fans still disappointed that The Schmitter hasn’t been available for purchase at CBP the last few years, it will be back for the ASG and the rest of the season in Pass & Stow.

Some tickets are still available.