NBA All-Star 2027: Date, Venue and Weekend Schedule

The NBA’s midseason showcase heads back to the desert. Phoenix hosts NBA All-Star 2027 from Friday, February 19 to Sunday, February 21, 2027, ending with the 76th All-Star Game at Mortgage Matchup Center. Here is the full weekend: what happens on each day, where to watch it, and what is still to be confirmed.

When and where is NBA All-Star 2027?

NBA All-Star 2027 is in Phoenix, Arizona, and the main events are at Mortgage Matchup Center, the Phoenix Suns’ downtown arena at 201 E Jefferson St. If the venue name rings a different bell, you are remembering the right building: it was called Footprint Center when the league announced Phoenix as host in March 2024, and it was renamed Mortgage Matchup Center in October 2025.

This is Phoenix’s fourth time hosting All-Star weekend. The city previously hosted in 1975, 1995 and 2009, so the 2027 edition arrives 18 years after the last desert All-Star. The weekend falls inside the league’s All-Star break, which runs from February 19 through February 24.

Friday, February 19: Rising Stars opens the weekend

Friday belongs to the league’s youngest stars. The Castrol Rising Stars game puts the best rookies and second-year players on the court at Mortgage Matchup Center, reported at 7 p.m. Mountain time. The Celebrity Game is set for 5 p.m. Mountain time the same day, giving fans a double feature to open the weekend.

The wider festival runs all three days. NBA Crossover, the league’s official fan festival, is at the Phoenix Convention Center from Friday through Sunday, alongside All-Star practice, fan experiences and appearances by NBA players and legends across the weekend. Fan-event tickets went on sale in early October, so anyone planning to go to Phoenix should book sooner rather than later.

Saturday, February 20: the contest night

Saturday is traditionally the most watched night of the weekend, and 2027 is built the same way. State Farm All-Star Saturday Night packs in the Skills Challenge, the 3-Point Contest and the Slam Dunk contest at Mortgage Matchup Center. Exact start times are still to be announced.

There is real money talk around this year’s contests. Suns owner Mat Ishbia said on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show that he plans to offer one million dollars to the winners of the slam dunk and 3-point contests, with another million to charity in each event. The 3-point contest already has a storyline: Damian Lillard, coming off a narrow win over Devin Booker, said he wants Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Booker in the field with him.

One event to note on Saturday’s daytime card: the HBCU Classic is set for noon Mountain time. It is a side event rather than part of Saturday Night itself, but it fills the afternoon nicely for fans in town for the weekend.

Sunday, February 21: the All-Star Game

The weekend closes with the 76th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 21 at Mortgage Matchup Center. No tip time has been announced yet, and we will update this page as soon as the league confirms it rather than guessing.

Two things to know about the game itself. First, its format keeps changing: the league has tried new game formats in each of the past four seasons, most recently a three-team USA vs. World tournament, and the 2027 format has not been announced. Second, Sunday is the last night of the All-Star break, so the regular season resumes the following week for the final push toward April.

How to watch All-Star 2027 on TV and streaming

All-Star weekend is an NBC Sports property under the league’s current TV deal. Peacock streams the Castrol Rising Stars game, and NBC and Peacock together present State Farm All-Star Saturday Night and the All-Star Game, according to NBC Sports’ official 2026-27 season release. A Spanish-language presentation of the All-Star Game is also planned on Telemundo and Peacock.

If you are working out what you need for the whole season, not just this weekend, the complete NBC and Peacock season guide lists all 100 games the network package carries, from the October 20 opening-night tripleheader through All-Star weekend.

Where All-Star weekend sits in the 2026-27 season

All-Star weekend lands at a natural pivot point of the season. The NBA trade deadline falls on February 11, a week before the weekend, so rosters are set just in time. The break itself runs February 19 through February 24, and when play resumes the league races toward the end of the regular season on April 11, 2027, followed by the Play-In Tournament.

For the whole picture, the full 2026-27 season calendar puts All-Star in context with every other key date, from opening night and the NBA Cup to the trade deadline and the postseason.

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Conclusion

Phoenix gets its first All-Star weekend in 18 years, and the picture is nearly complete: dates set, venue set, the weekend order set, and NBC and Peacock set to carry it. The only pieces still to fall into place are the exact tip times and the game format, and we will add them here when the league confirms them. For how the weekend fits NBC’s full season of games, the NBC and Peacock season guide has every matchup on the network package.