# List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game venues
The venues of the [Major League Baseball All-Star Game](https://www.edgepedia.org/major-league-baseball-all-star-game) are the ballparks that have hosted baseball's annual Midsummer Classic, an exhibition between all-star teams of the [American League](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-league) and [National League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-league) played each July since 1933. The first game was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago; Baseball Almanac gives the date as July 6, 1933,[1](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgmenu.shtml) while MLB's own history page lists it as July 5, 1933.[2](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/history) Since then the game has traveled across the United States and Canada, with hosts chosen by MLB years in advance.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First venue | Comiskey Park, Chicago, 1933 (July 6 per Baseball Almanac; July 5 per MLB.com)[1](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgmenu.shtml) • [2](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/history) |
| Most-hosted ballparks | Wrigley Field is set to join Cleveland Municipal Stadium and the original Yankee Stadium as ballparks to host four All-Star Games[3](https://apnews.com/article/ce8f53e627f739ba1071e750efd1a3d9) |
| Most-hosted city | Chicago has hosted eight times, second only to New York with nine[3](https://apnews.com/article/ce8f53e627f739ba1071e750efd1a3d9) |
| Largest crowd | More than 72,000 fans at Cleveland Stadium in 1981, the largest crowd in All-Star Game history[4](https://www.mlb.com/news/complete-history-of-all-star-game-by-decade-c212350514) |
| 2026 venue | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, marking the 250th anniversary of American independence[5](https://www.mlb.com/news/atlanta-braves-awarded-2025-mlb-all-star-game) |
| 2027 venue | Wrigley Field, Chicago, July 13, 2027; the Cubs' fourth time hosting after 1947, 1962 (second game), and 1990[6](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/future-locations) |
| 2028 venue | Oracle Park, San Francisco; Baseball's 98th Midsummer Classic, awarded to the Giants on August 14, 2026[6](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/future-locations) |
## Recent venues
The most recent games have rotated through ballparks across North America. The 2026 game was played at [Citizens Bank Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/citizens-bank-park) in Philadelphia on July 14, with the American League winning 4-0 and [Cody Bellinger](https://www.edgepedia.org/cody-bellinger) of the Yankees named MVP.[2](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/history) In 2025 the National League won 7-6 in a tiebreaker at [Truist Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/truist-park) in Atlanta, with Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies as MVP; the award to the Braves marked the third time Atlanta hosted the Midsummer Classic.[2](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/history) • [5](https://www.mlb.com/news/atlanta-braves-awarded-2025-mlb-all-star-game) The 2024 game, the 94th Midsummer Classic, was held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, culminating five days of All-Star events in the Arlington Entertainment District.[7](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/eroduvnyojdborhz6jsk.pdf)
**A relocated game.** The 2021 game was originally awarded to Atlanta but was moved to [Coors Field](https://www.edgepedia.org/coors-field) in Denver, where the American League won 5-2 behind MVP Vladimir Guerrero Jr.[2](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/history) • [8](https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-houston-9e734132-bac6-4e9d-82ce-c50713f9c401) No game was played in 2020.[2](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/history)
Earlier in the decade the game visited [Dodger Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/dodger-stadium) (2022), [T-Mobile Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/t-mobile-park) in Seattle (2023), [Progressive Field](https://www.edgepedia.org/progressive-field) in Cleveland (2019), and Nationals Park in Washington (2018).[2](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/history) Seattle's 2023 hosting was only the third time the city had held the event, and it was expected to draw more than 100,000 visitors and generate at least $50 million in economic impact, according to Visit Seattle.[9](https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/07/05/seattle-all-star-week-2023)
## Announced future venues
**2027, Wrigley Field.** Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced on August 1, 2025 that the [Chicago Cubs](https://www.edgepedia.org/chicago-cubs) would host the 2027 All-Star Game and All-Star Week at [Wrigley Field](https://www.edgepedia.org/wrigley-field), scheduled for July 13, 2027.[6](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/future-locations) • [3](https://apnews.com/article/ce8f53e627f739ba1071e750efd1a3d9) It will be the fourth All-Star Game at Wrigley, which previously hosted the 1947, 1962 (second game), and 1990 games; the 1990 game was the park's first after the installation of lights.[6](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/future-locations) • [4](https://www.mlb.com/news/complete-history-of-all-star-game-by-decade-c212350514) The Cubs had first approached the league about hosting eight years earlier, and the city cleared a hurdle in June 2025 by passing an ordinance allowing widened sidewalks along Addison Street and removable bollards around the ballpark.[3](https://apnews.com/article/ce8f53e627f739ba1071e750efd1a3d9)
**2028, Oracle Park.** On August 14, 2026, Manfred announced that the 2028 All-Star Game, presented by [Mastercard](https://www.edgepedia.org/mastercard), and its accompanying All-Star Week events were awarded to the [San Francisco Giants](https://www.edgepedia.org/san-francisco-giants). The 2028 game will be Baseball's 98th Midsummer Classic.[6](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/future-locations) MLB is planning an extended All-Star break between July 9 and July 21, 2028, with the game likely at San Francisco on July 11, so that a six-nation Olympic baseball tournament can be played at Dodger Stadium from July 13-19.[10](https://apnews.com/article/1f7c1b476ec37fd428d838bac1f101aa)
## Hosting patterns
Anniversary dates have shaped the schedule. The 2026 game went to Philadelphia in recognition of the 250th anniversary of American independence, following the precedent of 1976, when [Veterans Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/veterans-stadium) hosted the game in the year of the nation's bicentennial; Philadelphia's earlier venues were Shibe Park, which staged the games of 1943 and 1952, and Veterans Stadium, which hosted 1976 and 1996.[5](https://www.mlb.com/news/atlanta-braves-awarded-2025-mlb-all-star-game) • [11](https://twinstrivia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-Opening-Day-Notes-Storylines.pdf) Chicago's Comiskey Park hosted the first game in 1933 and the game in 1983, and its successor, U.S. Cellular Field, hosted the game in 2003.[2](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/history)
## Records at the venues
The largest crowd in All-Star Game history gathered at Cleveland Stadium in 1981, when more than 72,000 fans attended the game, which was played in August that year because of the players' strike.[4](https://www.mlb.com/news/complete-history-of-all-star-game-by-decade-c212350514) • [2](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/history) The 2003 game at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago was the first with World Series home-field advantage at stake for the victorious league, a stake created that year and later removed.[4](https://www.mlb.com/news/complete-history-of-all-star-game-by-decade-c212350514)
## References
1. [MLB All-Star Game History, Baseball Almanac](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgmenu.shtml)
2. [All-Star Game History, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/history)
3. [Wrigley Field chosen to host 2027 All-Star Game, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/ce8f53e627f739ba1071e750efd1a3d9)
4. [Complete History of All-Star Game by decade, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/news/complete-history-of-all-star-game-by-decade-c212350514)
5. [Atlanta Braves awarded 2025 MLB All-Star Game, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/news/atlanta-braves-awarded-2025-mlb-all-star-game)
6. [Future MLB All-Star Game Locations, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/future-locations)
7. [The 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Comes to Arlington, MLB.com](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/eroduvnyojdborhz6jsk.pdf)
8. [Astros on fire, Axios Houston](https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-houston-9e734132-bac6-4e9d-82ce-c50713f9c401)
9. [Seattle preps for MLB All-Star Week, Axios Seattle](https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/07/05/seattle-all-star-week-2023)
10. [MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred optimistic major leaguers will play in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/1f7c1b476ec37fd428d838bac1f101aa)
11. [2026 Opening Day Notes and Storylines, Minnesota Twins](https://twinstrivia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-Opening-Day-Notes-Storylines.pdf)
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