NBA All-Star 2027 is in Phoenix from Friday, Feb. 19 to Sunday, Feb. 21, 2027, at the Suns’ arena downtown. If you want the whole weekend, book Friday through Sunday nights and pick your base before anything else. That’s the plan that fits the schedule. Major League Vacations’ All-Star page says most travelers do 3 to 4 nights covering Friday through Sunday.
That order matters. A one-night trip built around Sunday skips NBA Rising Stars and All-Star Saturday Night. A base picked late, or far from the arena, turns every event night into a transfer you didn’t plan. And MLB’s schedule release puts the start of 2027 Spring Training on the same Friday, so the Valley can draw baseball visitors on top of All-Star crowds.
The NBA All-Star 2027 Schedule in Phoenix
According to the NBA’s All-Star 2027 announcement, Phoenix was selected to host NBA All-Star 2027, and the league set the weekend for Feb. 19-21. The release says the 76th NBA All-Star Game will take place at the Suns’ home arena on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2027. It’s the city’s fourth All-Star: Phoenix hosted in 1975 and 1995, then again in 2009.
The same release sets the nights. On-court events tip off Friday, Feb. 19 at the arena with NBA Rising Stars, which the release calls an annual showcase for top rookies and second-year players. Saturday, Feb. 20 is All-Star Saturday Night, with a skills challenge, a three-point contest and a slam dunk contest. The game caps the weekend on Sunday. The release also says the league will host events for fans of all ages at venues throughout Phoenix. Those include All-Star practice and a celebrity game. An All-Star fan fest is on the list too.
That arena is the Suns’ downtown home, which Major League Vacations’ pages call Mortgage Matchup Center. The NBA’s 2024 announcement used its former name, Footprint Center. Because the release lists no event times, you should confirm times and ticketing for each event with the NBA before you book flights you can’t change.
Spring Training Opens the Same Friday
The baseball calendar overlaps the same dates. MLB’s 2027 Spring Training schedule release says 2027 Spring Training will officially begin on Friday, February 19th, with all 30 clubs in action across Arizona’s Cactus League and Florida’s Grapefruit League.
So the Cactus League opener lands on the same Friday as Rising Stars, and the Valley is likely to see baseball visitors alongside All-Star crowds. As a general rule, that’s a reason to lock rooms and ground transport earlier rather than later. Major League Vacations’ All-Star page says later inquiries shift toward outer Phoenix, Scottsdale resorts with daily transfers, or the airport corridor. The page also says group bookings need early confirmation, because matched rooms compress quickly across both downtown and Scottsdale.
Comparing Downtown Phoenix, Old Town Scottsdale and Tempe
The base decides how every event night feels. Major League Vacations’ All-Star page sorts the metro into three areas, and each one trades something for something else.
| Base | Fits | Tradeoff | Confirm first |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Phoenix. | Fans who want the arena on foot and the fan events nearby. The page lists walkable arena access and nightlife, and says downtown keeps the arena walkable from select hotels. | Rooms closest to the arena can go first on a host weekend. | Check the hotel’s walk to the arena. |
| Old Town Scottsdale. | Groups who want restaurants and the off-court scene. The page lists more restaurant and event density, plus a short ride in, and calls it the area “where many of the brand and celebrity events tend to land.” | A transfer to the arena on each event night. | Set the ride plan for every night. |
| Tempe and the resort districts. | Groups who need more rooms or a resort stay. The page lists broader room availability. | A longer ride on event nights. | Confirm transfers before you book rooms. |
Major League Vacations’ page says travelers split between downtown Phoenix, close to the host arena and game-day events, and Scottsdale. It also says it can base you in either, or blend nights between both. If the group can’t agree on one answer, that blend is worth asking about.
How Many Nights the Weekend Needs
Major League Vacations’ All-Star page says most travelers do 3 to 4 nights covering Friday through Sunday. The same page says its multi-night minimums anchor on the Friday through Sunday slate, so it builds trips that bracket the full weekend, including the practice and celebrity events.
Three shapes cover the weekend.
- Sunday-focused: arrive Saturday and fly home Monday, Feb. 22, with the game in between. It’s the shortest stay. It also skips Rising Stars and All-Star Saturday Night.
- The full weekend: arrive Thursday or Friday and stay through Sunday night. That should cover Rising Stars, All-Star Saturday Night and the game.
- The extended trip: add a fourth night, or more, for the Valley itself. Major League Vacations’ page says February in Phoenix is golf and outdoor weather, and that it slots the non-basketball days around the events you want to attend.
One more note from the same page: dinner reservations should go in early, because high-demand restaurants book out fast.
Which Plan Fits Your Group
Choose downtown Phoenix and the full weekend if you want every on-court event and a walk instead of a ride. Friday through Sunday nights should cover all three event days, and you won’t be timing a transfer around a tip-off.
Choose Old Town Scottsdale, with transfers planned for each night, if the evenings out matter as much as the games. A blend can work too: nights downtown for the events you care about, nights in Scottsdale for everything else.
Choose Tempe and the resort districts if the group is large or the planning started late. Rooms should be easier to match there. Set the transfers up first, before anyone books a flight.
Each of these gives something up. Downtown trades restaurant density for the walk. Scottsdale trades a nightly ride for dining and events. Tempe trades distance for room supply. A Sunday-only trip trades two of the three nights for a shorter stay. No base wins on every count, so pick the one that matches what your group will remember.
What a Package Can Handle
Major League Vacations’ page for NBA All-Star Weekend travel packages describes a planned trip with tickets, Phoenix hotels, transfers and the weekend’s events mapped out. The page says it lines up tickets across the nights you care about, hotels in the right part of the metro, and transfers that survive event traffic.
That page also says the host city builds out a wider fan calendar around the official events, and that the schedule shifts year to year, so it confirms the fan calendar as your dates settle.
Phoenix Suns travel packages cover a different trip. For fans who’d rather catch a regular-season Suns game at the same arena, that page lists tickets, hotel, airfare and custom travel planning for Suns home games and road trips.
For a first All-Star trip, the night-by-night basics sit in Major League Vacations’ All-Star Weekend tips for first-timers.
For another dated NBA event on the calendar, there’s a separate guide to booking an NBA Cup trip around the dates.
Frequently Asked Questions About NBA All-Star 2027
Where is NBA All-Star 2027?
Phoenix. The NBA’s announcement set the weekend for Feb. 19-21, 2027, with the 76th All-Star Game at the Suns’ home arena downtown on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2027. Major League Vacations’ pages call that arena Mortgage Matchup Center; the NBA’s 2024 announcement used its former name, Footprint Center. Fan events are planned at venues around the city.
What day is the 2027 NBA All-Star Game?
Sunday, Feb. 21, 2027, per the NBA’s announcement. The same release puts NBA Rising Stars on Friday, Feb. 19 and All-Star Saturday Night on Saturday, Feb. 20, with a skills challenge, a three-point contest and a slam dunk contest. The release lists no event times, so confirm times and ticketing for each event with the NBA before you book flights you can’t change.
Should I stay in downtown Phoenix or Scottsdale for All-Star Weekend?
Both work, for different reasons. Major League Vacations’ All-Star page says downtown Phoenix keeps the arena walkable from select hotels, while Scottsdale offers more restaurant and event density but adds a transfer to the arena. If you want the shortest path to every event, pick downtown. If dining and the off-court scene matter more, pick Scottsdale. The page says it can also blend nights between both.
Does spring training start the same weekend as NBA All-Star 2027?
Yes. MLB’s release says 2027 Spring Training will officially begin on Friday, February 19th, with all 30 clubs in action across Arizona’s Cactus League and Florida’s Grapefruit League. That’s the same Friday the NBA has Rising Stars in Phoenix. As a general rule, you should book rooms and transfers early when a baseball calendar and a basketball weekend open in the same metro on the same day.
Plan Your NBA All-Star 2027 Trip
Major League Vacations builds custom sports travel packages for fans, families, groups and companies, with ticket, hotel, flight and transfer options.
Pick the nights first. Then pick the base. Then set the transfers between that base and the arena for each event night. Confirm event times and ticketing with the NBA before you commit to flights you can’t change. Bigger groups should settle rooms and rides first.
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