Upcoming NFL Pro Bowl dates
Dates and live ticket listings appear here as soon as they are on sale. The guide below covers what to know before you buy.
Where the Pro Bowl stands now
The Pro Bowl was the NFL's annual all-star event, and as of October 2026 there is no future game on the schedule. On August 26, 2026, The Athletic reported that the NFL was ending the Pro Bowl as an annual event after the 2026 Pro Bowl Games. Under that report, the league will still select an 88-player Pro Bowl team each season, using the same voting format, so being named a Pro Bowler remains an honor even without a game.
The most recent event, the 2026 Pro Bowl Games, was played on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco as part of Super Bowl LX week. The NFC beat the AFC 66–52 in a 7-on-7 flag football game, its fourth straight win, with Jerry Rice coaching the NFC and Steve Young the AFC.
If the NFL schedules a new all-star event, ticket listings will appear on this page. Until the league announces one, treat any listing for a future Pro Bowl game with caution and confirm the event on the NFL's own site.
How players become Pro Bowlers
Pro Bowl rosters are chosen by three groups, each counting for one-third of the vote:
- Fans, who vote online through NFL.com.
- Players, who vote on their peers.
- Coaches, who vote on players around the league.
The rosters are built by conference, AFC and NFC. The selection itself is the part of the tradition the NFL is reported to be keeping: an 88-player Pro Bowl team named each season under the same voting format, honored without an all-star game.
The stadiums and cities that hosted it
The Pro Bowl changed homes several times, and its host largely defined what attending was like.
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1951–1972, plus 1979): the home of the modern Pro Bowl for its first two decades.
- Aloha Stadium, Honolulu (1980–2009, plus 2011–2014 and 2016): 30 straight years in Hawaii, the era most fans associate with the game.
- Single-year stops: Sun Life Stadium in Miami (2010) and University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (2015).
- Camping World Stadium, Orlando (2017–2020, 2024–2025): the most frequent host of the last decade.
- Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas (2022–2023): an indoor stadium, and the site of the first Pro Bowl Games in 2023.
- Moscone Center, San Francisco (2026): a 4,000-seat ballroom setting inside the Super Bowl host city.
Crowds in the stadium era were large: 56,206 at Allegiant Stadium in 2022, 55,709 in Orlando in 2024 and 54,313 in Orlando in 2025. The 2026 move to a ballroom of about 4,000 seats was the clearest sign that the event was shrinking.
From tackle football to the Pro Bowl Games
For most of its history, the Pro Bowl was a full-contact game. The league changed the format several times as interest in a low-intensity all-star game declined:
- Timing: the game was traditionally held the week after the Super Bowl. In 2010 it moved to the Sunday before the Super Bowl. From 2023 the skills events and the flag game ran in the days just before the Super Bowl, and in 2026 the event was folded into Super Bowl week, held on the Tuesday.
- Teams: AFC against NFC from the 1970 merger through 2013 and again from 2017. From 2014 through 2016, captains drafted mixed rosters instead.
- Pro Bowl Games (2023–2026): tackle football gave way to skills competitions during the week and a 7-on-7 flag football game. In 2023, Peyton and Eli Manning coached the AFC and NFC. The 2025 edition held most skills events at the University of Central Florida's Nicholson Fieldhouse and the flag game at Camping World Stadium, with skills events played between quarters.
The 2021 game was canceled because of COVID-19, although rosters were still named.
What attending was like, and what to watch for
The Pro Bowl was always a different ticket from a regular NFL game. Fans came to see stars from many teams on one field, and the result mattered far less than at any other NFL game. In the Pro Bowl Games era, the skills events and the non-contact flag game made the event lighter still, with the focus on players' personalities as much as on competition.
For buyers, the lesson of the past few years is to confirm the event before paying for travel. The Pro Bowl changed cities, weekdays and formats often, and in 2026 it shrank from a stadium to a ballroom. If the NFL brings back an all-star event in any form, check the date, the venue and the format on the league's site first. Every GoodSeats order is backed by a 100% guarantee.
Eight decades of NFL all-star games
The first NFL All-Star Game was played on January 15, 1939, at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. The all-star game was played through 1942, and after a gap it returned as the Pro Bowl in January 1951, matching the league's two conferences. After the AFL–NFL merger, it became an AFC against NFC game.
- Hawaii years: from 1980 the game settled in Honolulu, where it stayed for three decades.
- Moving around: after 2016 it moved between Orlando, Las Vegas and finally San Francisco.
- A shift in format: the 2023 switch to the Pro Bowl Games ended tackle football in the event.
- The end of a yearly game: the 2026 Pro Bowl Games in San Francisco were the last held before the reported end of the annual event, which would make the NFL the first of the four major U.S. leagues to drop its all-star game.
Frequently asked questions
Is there still an NFL Pro Bowl?
Pro Bowl rosters are still named each season, but The Athletic reported on August 26, 2026, that the NFL is ending the Pro Bowl as an annual event. As of October 2026, no future Pro Bowl game has been scheduled.
When and where was the last Pro Bowl?
The 2026 Pro Bowl Games were played on February 3, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco during Super Bowl LX week. The NFC won the flag football game 66 to 52.
How are Pro Bowl players selected?
Fans, players and coaches each count for one-third of the vote. Fans vote online through NFL.com.
Where was the Pro Bowl usually played?
Aloha Stadium in Honolulu hosted every year from 1980 through 2009 and several times after. In recent years it was held mostly at Camping World Stadium in Orlando and twice at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
What were the Pro Bowl Games?
From 2023 through 2026, the NFL replaced the tackle game with the Pro Bowl Games: skills competitions during the week and a 7-on-7 flag football game between the AFC and NFC.