Sports Events

310 events you didn't know to search for

Anime & Manga Events Gaming & Esports Events Concert & Music Events Movie & Film Events Sports Events Comic & Superhero Events Convention & Expo Events Fashion & Streetwear Events Family & Community Events Nation's Best

MTG Friday Night Magic — Artificer San Diego

Coming Soon

169 days away

MTG Friday Night Magic — Artificer San Diego

Dec 19, 2026 5005 Shawline St Suite B, San Dieg…

Artificer San Diego exists because the people who run it believe that competitive Friday Night Magic belongs in a shop that takes the game seriously. Not a corner of a box store, not a back room of a hobby shop that stocks cards as an afterthought -- a dedicated venue where the Standard rotation matters, the draft tables are set up by the time the doors open, and the regulars know each other by deck archetype before they know each other by name. FNM at Artificer runs every Friday evening. Draft format is available -- bring your own deck or crack packs into a pod from scratch. Standard and Commander also run on rotation. All skill levels are welcome. The crowd ranges from players who have been in since Alpha to people who built their first deck last month. Both show up. Both find a table. What makes Artificer different from a casual kitchen table night is the floor staff knows the game. Rules questions get a real answer. Format changes get discussed, not Googled mid-match. The tournament software runs correctly. The shop is a community hub that happens to sell cards, not a retail operation that happens to host events. The field is real, the competition is honest, and the regulars are the kind of people who remember what you played last week. That is what makes FNM worth showing up to every Friday instead of just occasionally. Doors open at 6 PM, first packs crack at 6:30 PM. No RSVP needed. Address: 5005 Shawline St Suite B, San Diego, CA 92111. Check artificersd.com for current format schedule.

Coming Soon

176 days away

MTG Friday Night Magic — Artificer San Diego

Dec 26, 2026 5005 Shawline St Suite B, San Dieg…

Gray Whale Migration — Dana Point Whale Watching 2027

Coming Soon

182 days away

Gray Whale Migration — Dana Point Whale Watching 2027

Jan 1 – Apr 15, 2027 Dana Point Harbor, 34671 Golden La…

The Eastern Pacific gray whale migration passes through the waters off Dana Point from December through April, with peak southbound migration in December-January and northbound return in March-April. Dana Point sits at an ideal position on the Southern California coast for whale watching — the deep-water canyon off Dana Point brings whales close to shore, and the harbor provides launching for the dense fleet of dedicated whale watching vessels based here year-round. The gray whale migration is one of the longest mammal migrations on Earth: from summer feeding grounds in the Arctic Bering and Chukchi Seas to winter calving lagoons in Baja California, Mexico, and back — a round trip of approximately 12,000 miles. The whales transit close to the California coastline in both directions, and the sheer number moving through during peak migration (hundreds of animals per day) makes encounters nearly certain during whale watching trips in January and February. Dana Point Whale Watching and Capt. Dave's Dolphin & Whale Safari are the primary operators, running multiple departures daily from Dana Point Harbor during peak migration season. Capt. Dave's is particularly notable for operating a semi-submarine vessel that allows underwater viewing through hull-mounted windows. Dana Point Harbor is located at 34671 Golden Lantern St in Dana Point. Parking in the harbor lots. Trip durations range from 2 to 3.5 hours depending on operator and conditions. January and February are peak months — book in advance for weekend departures. Bring warm layers regardless of shore temperature.

Coming Soon

10 Gathering

182 days away

Rose Bowl Game 2027

Jan 1, 2027 Rose Bowl Stadium, 1001 Rose Bowl …

The 113th Rose Bowl Game — the Granddaddy of Them All — takes place January 1, 2027 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, presenting the annual collision between the champions of the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences in the oldest bowl game in college football. The Rose Bowl has been played at this stadium since 1923 and is the defining event of Pasadena's annual calendar. The Rose Bowl Game follows the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day — the parade along Colorado Boulevard ends at the stadium, and the game begins in the early afternoon. Attending both is the full Tournament of Roses experience: a New Year's Day that starts with the parade in Old Town Pasadena and ends with 90,000 people in the stadium for the football game. The Rose Bowl Stadium at 1001 Rose Bowl Dr in Pasadena holds over 90,000 spectators and provides an open-air game day experience that enclosed NFL stadiums cannot match. The surrounding Brookside Park fills with pre-game tailgating from early morning. RV camping in the lots for the game is a tradition among regulars. Tickets for the Rose Bowl Game are allocated through the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences, with general public tickets available via the Tournament of Roses website and secondary market. The matchup is determined by conference championship results in December. Metro Gold Line service to the Rose Bowl operates on game day — the train is significantly faster than driving and avoids the parking fees.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Watch Party — Los Angeles 2027

Coming Soon

185 days away

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Watch Party — Los Angeles 2027

Jan 4, 2027 Los Angeles, CA

New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom event at the Tokyo Dome is the Super Bowl of Japanese professional wrestling, held January 4, 2027 — and Los Angeles has one of the strongest NJPW fan bases outside of Japan, organized into viewing communities that gather for the annual broadcast in a shared space rather than watching alone. The Wrestle Kingdom watch party format brings together NJPW fans who follow the promotion's year-round storylines and understand the significance of what they're watching — the Tokyo Dome booking decisions, the championship matches, the debut surprises — in a setting where that knowledge is shared rather than performed for people who need explanation. Los Angeles NJPW watch parties for Wrestle Kingdom have been organized by fan communities at venues including the Loaded gaming bar in Silver Lake and various nerd bars throughout the city. The event streams on NJPW World (the promotion's streaming service) and occasionally on major streaming platforms — the watch party format supplements the stream with commentary, reaction, and community. Specific venue and event details for the 2027 watch party announced by organizing groups in December 2026. Follow NJPW Strong fan communities, r/SquaredCircle, and Los Angeles wrestling communities on social media for announcements. 21+ at bar venues; check the specific event listing. This is a community-organized event — the energy depends entirely on who shows up knowing what they're watching.

Sundance Film Festival 2027 — Boulder, CO

Coming Soon

🌎 Nation's Best 202 days away

Sundance Film Festival 2027 — Boulder, CO

Jan 21 – Jan 31, 2027 Boulder, CO 80302

For the first time in its history, Sundance Film Festival leaves Park City. The 2027 edition lands in Boulder, Colorado — eleven days of independent film premieres, January 21–31. What Sundance does is give independent films their moment. The films that premiere here — often made outside the studio system, often by first-time directors, often about subjects the mainstream industry wouldn't greenlight — go on to define what American film culture talks about for the next year. Past Sundance premieres include some of the most significant films of the past three decades. The festival is where independent cinema takes its place in the culture, where distributors compete to acquire films that will define the awards season, and where filmmakers at the beginning of their careers are suddenly everywhere. Sundance is worth attending even if you only see two or three films. The festival atmosphere — the conversations in line, the post-screening Q&As, the sense of being among people who came specifically to take film seriously — is unlike any other cultural experience in America. The film-going is the occasion; the community is the point. Boulder's arts infrastructure, university energy, and mountain setting give the 2027 edition a character that Park City, for all its charm, couldn't replicate. January in Boulder means cold, snow-likely conditions — serious winter gear is required. The venue network will span Boulder's historic downtown, with film screenings at theaters, university venues, and purpose-built festival spaces. The Sundance website is the authoritative source for pass types and purchase timing — passes sell out quickly after initial presale announcements, which typically begin six months before the festival. Sundance 2027 earns its place on Falkor's Nation's Best list because independent film is where American culture tells its own truth — unsponsored, unfranchised, made by someone with something to say and the stubbornness to say it on their own terms. The move to Boulder is the kind of institutional reinvention that doesn't happen often. Whether you attend or follow the Sundance conversation from home, knowing what premiered there tells you what American cinema is trying to become. Passes and tickets available at festival.sundance.org.

Coming Soon

39 Gathering

🌎 Nation's Best 219 days away

Super Bowl LXI 2027 — Inglewood, CA

Feb 7, 2027 0 SoFi Stadium, 1001 Stadium Drive, …

The Super Bowl has come to Los Angeles before. It has never come to SoFi. That changes February 7, 2027 — at the half-billion-dollar stadium that opened in 2020 and changed what a modern NFL venue can look like: translucent canopy, open-air California design, Hollywood Park campus surrounding it. What Super Bowl week in Los Angeles looks and feels like is unlike any other sporting event on the calendar. The week before the game, Radio Row draws every media personality with a microphone. The NFL Experience fan festival opens to the public at the Convention Center. Celebrity parties are announced and cancelled and announced again. The halftime show rehearsals happen under tight security at the stadium while the surrounding streets fill with brand activations, pop-ups, and spontaneous gatherings of fans who couldn't get tickets but wanted to be near the thing. Los Angeles absorbs the Super Bowl differently than Nashville or Minneapolis — the entertainment industry and sports culture overlap here in a way that produces genuine energy rather than manufactured excitement. Is the Super Bowl worth attending in person? If you have the means and the access, the answer is yes, but the experience is as much about the week as the game. Super Bowl tickets are among the most expensive in sports, and the seat you occupy at game time may matter less than the four days of surrounding events, parties, and city energy that build toward kickoff. For the majority of people who will experience Super Bowl LXI from Los Angeles without attending the game, the city itself becomes a venue. Watch parties at venues across SoCal will be among the most concentrated social events of the year. What to know: Tickets sell through the NFL and Ticketmaster — secondary market prices will be extreme. The SoFi Stadium campus includes a performance venue (YouTube Theater), a casino (Inglewood), and hotel development in progress; the entertainment zone around the stadium is walkable and dense. Metro's C Line (Green) stops at Hawthorne/Lennox, about a 20-minute walk from SoFi. Parking is limited and expensive; transit from LAX is the recommended option for most attendees. The week's best experiences are often free — Radio Row, fan zones, and the energy of the city. Super Bowl LXI is on Falkor's Nation's Best list for one reason: it is the largest single-day American cultural event, and in 2027 it comes to Los Angeles. The convergence of the NFL, Hollywood, the music industry (halftime show), and the national media in one city for one weekend creates a cultural moment that extends far beyond the game. Knowing about it, knowing what week to plan around it, knowing the venue and the city — that is the preparation that turns an ordinary February into the right February.

NHRA Winternationals — Auto Club Raceway at Pomona 2027

Coming Soon

69 Gathering

224 days away

NHRA Winternationals — Auto Club Raceway at Pomona 2027

Feb 12 – Feb 14, 2027 Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, 2780 …

The NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona opens the professional drag racing season in February 2027 — the first national event of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series and one of the most anticipated weekends in motorsport. Pomona in February has been the traditional season opener since 1961, making the Winternationals the oldest continuous national NHRA event on the calendar. The Winternationals draws the full professional lineup: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, along with sportsman classes from the local and regional bracket racing community. The first race of the season carries a specific energy — new sponsorships, car debuts, new team configurations, and the competitive recalibration that comes after an off-season of engine and chassis development. Cool February temperatures in Pomona (60s-70s°F) make this one of the most comfortable race weekends of the calendar — a sharp contrast to the summer nationals where heat becomes a significant variable. The relatively mild conditions allow teams to make multiple passes without thermal management challenges, often producing quick and consistent timeslips early in the season. Auto Club Raceway is at 2780 Fairplex Dr in Pomona, close to the I-10 and I-210 interchange. Grandstand and general admission available. Pit access via pit pass — open to all fans and one of the best ways to experience the event. Thursday qualifying is often the best value of the event: full professional runs, lighter crowds, and lower ticket prices.

Coming Soon

19 Gathering

226 days away

2027 Super Bowl

Feb 14, 2027 From $5,265 SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, CA

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood. February 14th, 2027. The Super Bowl returns to Los Angeles — and for the first time in Super Bowl history, it lands on Valentine's Day, which is a coincidence that says something about the specific relationship the people who buy these tickets have with football. SoFi Stadium is the most architecturally advanced NFL venue in the country. The open design creates a weather envelope that doesn't apply at most NFL games — February in Inglewood at SoFi is a different physical experience than a cold-weather Super Bowl, and the production team builds the event knowing exactly what that room can hold. The halftime show scales to the venue. The audience feels every moment of it. From $5,265 at nfl.com. The price of admission is the price of being in the building — not watching the game, being inside the night when it happens. The commercials, the halftime performance, the final drive of a close game in the fourth quarter surrounded by 70,000 people who are collectively holding their breath — these are experiences that exist only in that room. The game streams everywhere. The room doesn't. If you're going, book now. SoFi Super Bowl tickets move in one direction.

Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflower Bloom 2027

Coming Soon

232 days away

Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflower Bloom 2027

Feb 20 – Apr 15, 2027 Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, 20…

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park's annual wildflower bloom is one of the most spectacular natural events in California — when winter rainfall totals are sufficient, the desert floor explodes in color from late February through April with carpets of desert sunflowers, sand verbena, brittlebush, California poppies, owl's clover, and dozens of other native species that have waited years in seed form for the right conditions. The bloom is not guaranteed — it depends entirely on whether Southern California receives the specific combination of rainfall timing and temperature that triggers mass germination. Bloom prediction begins in January from groups like the Anza-Borrego Foundation and the California Native Plant Society, and in strong years the predictions bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the park over several weeks. The 2027 bloom prediction will be available in January/February 2027. If predictions are favorable, Borrego Springs becomes one of the most heavily visited destinations in Southern California for a 4-6 week window. Wildflower drives along the park's main scenic roads (S22 and S3) provide accessible bloom viewing without hiking. More adventurous routes including the Font's Point Road, Coyote Canyon, and the Borrego Palm Canyon trail add depth for those spending multiple days. Borrego Springs is located approximately 90 miles northeast of San Diego via State Route 79 and SR-78. Cell service is minimal in the park. The town of Borrego Springs has hotels, restaurants, and the Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association visitor center that provides current bloom information.

Coming Soon

🌎 Nation's Best 233 days away

Daytona 500 2027 -- Daytona Beach, FL

Feb 21, 2027 Daytona International Speedway, 18…

The name is not marketing. Two hundred thousand people gather in Daytona Beach every February for what NASCAR calls The Great American Race — and the Daytona International Speedway earns that name. No video, broadcast, or audio recording prepares you for 40 stock cars at full speed. The sound is registered in your chest before it reaches your ears -- a wall of noise that builds, crescendos, and recedes as the field passes. The 2.5-mile tri-oval at Daytona International Speedway has 31-degree banking in the turns, which means the cars are visible above the infield fence at speeds that seem incompatible with control. In the grandstands, watching a 40-car draft approach from the back straightaway is a genuinely kinetic experience. First-time attendees consistently report being stunned by how different racing looks in person versus on television. Is the Daytona 500 worth attending even if you do not follow NASCAR? Yes. The scale and spectacle of the event transcend the sport in the way the Super Bowl transcends football or the Kentucky Derby transcends horse racing. You do not need a favorite driver to understand what is happening in the draft, or to feel the weight of 500 miles building toward the final lap. The Daytona 500 produces unpredictable finishes -- including some of the most dramatic last-lap passes and crashes in motorsport history. First-time tips: bring a permitted soft-side cooler -- concessions are expensive and lines are long during the race. Ear protection is essential, not optional; earplugs significantly improve the experience. Arrive two to three hours before green flag to navigate parking, claim your spot in the grandstands, and watch pre-race activities. Photograph your parking spot and gate number immediately -- the lots are enormous and post-race disorientation is real. The Daytona 500 is on Falkor's Nation's Best list because it is one of those events Americans know by name long before they understand why anyone would care -- and the ones who go never stop talking about it. The volume alone changes something. The volume alone changes something permanent.

Coming Soon

🌎 Nation's Best 255 days away

SXSW 2027 — Austin, TX

Mar 15 – Mar 21, 2027 Austin Convention Center, 500 E Ce…

For nine days in March, Austin becomes the place where the music industry, the film industry, and the technology industry all arrive at the same time and try to find the same parties. SXSW is not a single event. It is a city-sized festival. The Music Conference alone hosts thousands of acts across hundreds of venues — dive bars, converted warehouses, the Austin Convention Center, the open air of Auditorium Shores. Simultaneously, the Film & TV Festival premieres features and series that go on to win Oscars and Emmys. The Interactive and Emerging Technology conference hosts the conversations that define how the industry thinks about what comes next. These three things happen at the same time, in the same zip code. The cross-pollination is not incidental to SXSW — it is the product. The person who sees a breakthrough band at midnight and a groundbreaking documentary at noon and stumbles into a startup pitch at 3pm is not having three separate experiences. They are having the SXSW experience. If you have ever felt like the interesting version of American culture is happening somewhere you're not, SXSW is the coordinates. The festival rewards the person who arrives with no fixed agenda and the flexibility to follow what's interesting. It punishes the person who over-plans and misses the spontaneous set that becomes the most-discussed performance of the year. The unofficial parties and free shows are as important as the official programming — sometimes more. Austin in March is warm but unpredictable — layers are essential, comfortable shoes are mandatory. SXSW runs on a badge system: the Platinum badge accesses everything; the Music badge covers all official showcases. Unofficial events are free and run parallel throughout the city, often featuring the most interesting programming. Book accommodation six to twelve months out — Austin fills completely. The Convention Center is the official hub, but the real SXSW happens on 6th Street, Red River, and in the South Congress corridor. SXSW 2027 earns its place on Falkor's Nation's Best list because it is the single event where American creative culture most fully takes stock of itself. The lineup hasn't been announced yet — and the anticipation before the announcement is itself part of the ritual. Every year artists, filmmakers, and technologists make their American debut at SXSW. Every year something that started in a 200-capacity Austin venue becomes the story everyone is telling by April. The festival is not just where culture happens — it is where culture decides what it is. Badge registration open at sxsw.com/badges/.

Coming Soon

19 Gathering

267 days away

San Diego Padres Opening Day 2027

Mar 27, 2027 Petco Park, 100 Park Blvd, San Die…

San Diego Padres Opening Day 2027 at Petco Park marks the start of Major League Baseball's regular season for the team that has built one of the most exciting rosters in National League history. Opening Day at Petco Park is the civic event that marks San Diego's spring — the moment when the city's primary major league franchise resumes its public presence after the off-season. Petco Park in the East Village neighborhood of downtown San Diego is consistently ranked among the best baseball stadiums in the country — the combination of open sightlines to the city, the historic Western Metal Supply Co. building integrated into the left field corner, the park-like atmosphere of the Park at the Park in left field, and the 42,000-seat bowl design that puts every seat within a reasonable distance of the field. Opening Day at Petco Park sells out consistently — the combination of the holiday atmosphere, the pre-game ceremonies that mark the season's start, and the genuine fan excitement of the first game produces an energy that can't be replicated midseason. The surrounding East Village bars and restaurants run Opening Day specials that extend the celebration well beyond the game itself. Petco Park is at 100 Park Blvd in downtown San Diego, walking distance from the Gaslamp Quarter and accessible via MTS Trolley (Gaslamp Quarter Station or 12th & Imperial Transit Center). Parking in downtown structures or rideshare. Opening Day ticket availability through the Padres website; single-game tickets go on sale in February.

Coming Soon

21 Gathering

270 days away

LA Dodgers Opening Day 2027

Mar 30, 2027 Dodger Stadium, 1000 Vin Scully Av…

Dodger Stadium opens in late March and Los Angeles remembers what it is. The civic ritual: the first home game at Chavez Ravine, the team that defines a city's collective identity resuming play, the moment spring begins in a city that does not technically have seasons but has this. Dodger Stadium opened in 1962 and remains one of the most beautiful baseball settings in the country — the bowl design puts fans close to the action on a hillside overlooking downtown Los Angeles, with the San Gabriel Mountains visible beyond the outfield on clear days. The setting, the history, and the Dodger Blue culture that runs generations deep in Los Angeles make Opening Day here something beyond a sports event. The Dodgers' perennial contender status means Opening Day carries genuine seasonal stakes — the roster they put on the field in late March is competing for a World Series that October. Opening Day is the first real data point. The pre-game ceremonies, the first pitch, the retired numbers acknowledgments — all of it is part of the tradition. Dodger Stadium: 1000 Vin Scully Ave in Chavez Ravine, accessible from the 101 and 110 freeways. The Dodger Stadium Express shuttle from Union Station runs on game days. Parking fills early for Opening Day — shuttle or rideshare strongly recommended. Single-game tickets through the Dodgers website; Opening Day sells out months in advance. April 2027.

Coming Soon

🌎 Nation's Best 276 days away

The Masters 2027 -- Augusta, GA

Apr 5 – Apr 11, 2027 Augusta National Golf Club, 2604 W…

You do not need to follow golf to feel it. The Masters Tournament at Augusta National is one of the most beautiful sporting events on earth — and the traditions the club has protected for 90 years are visible in every detail. Walking Augusta National on tournament days is a sensory experience built over decades of deliberate aesthetics. The grass is an almost impossible shade of green. The azaleas -- cultivated year-round by Augusta National's grounds crew to guarantee peak bloom during tournament week -- frame every fairway in color. Only about 40,000 patrons are admitted per day, far fewer than comparable major sporting events. The grounds feel open, not crushed. Gallery applause rolls across the hills in waves. First-timers consistently describe the same thing: they expected a sports event and found a garden party with golf in it. Is the Masters worth attending? Yes -- even for people who have never watched a round of golf. The identity of the event transcends the sport. The course, the tradition, the controlled beauty of Augusta National in April -- these things do not require a scorecard. The Masters rewards paying attention. If you are the kind of person who values craft, precision, and excellence in any domain, Amen Corner on Sunday afternoon is one of the most moving experiences in American sports. Tickets come through Augusta National's official lottery. The application window opens June 1-20, 2026 for the 2027 tournament; results are sent July 2026. Tournament day odds are roughly 1-in-200; practice round odds are meaningfully better. No phones are allowed during tournament rounds -- Augusta National enforces this strictly, which is also part of what makes the event feel different from anything else you'll attend. Parking is free on-site. Concessions are famously affordable by major-sports standards. Arrive early and walk the course before the crowds fill it. The green jacket represents something the rest of professional sports rarely produces: an outcome so shaped by the demands of a single course that it cannot be replicated anywhere else. Augusta National holds over 90 years of history in its fairways. Each April, that history becomes a present-tense experience. The Masters is on Falkor's Nation's Best list because it earns the word "pilgrimage" -- and means it.

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2027 — Weekend 1

Coming Soon

280 days away

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2027 — Weekend 1

Apr 9 – Apr 11, 2027 Empire Polo Club, 81800 Ave 51, In…

Coachella 2027 returns to the Empire Polo Club in Indio for Weekend 1 — April 9–11, 2027. Coachella is the largest and most influential music festival in the United States, drawing over 100,000 attendees daily across three days to the Colorado Desert for a lineup that defines the year's musical conversation. The Coachella campus spans multiple stages: the Main Stage, the Outdoor Theatre, the Sahara, Mojave, Gobi, Sonora, and the Yuma tent. Headliners play the Main Stage Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Every stage runs simultaneously from mid-afternoon until well after midnight, meaning no single person can see everything — Coachella is as much about the choices you make as the acts themselves. Weekend 1 presale registration opens in December. General admission and VIP passes sell through the presale lottery system; if you miss presale, passes appear on the official resale platform at face value as transfers become available closer to the date. Hotel shuttles from Palm Springs and surrounding desert cities run throughout the weekend. The Empire Polo Club is located at 81800 Avenue 51 in Indio, approximately 2.5 hours from Los Angeles. Desert April weather means hot days and cool nights — layer accordingly. The campground on-site accommodates tens of thousands of attendees and is a festival within the festival for those who choose the full on-site experience.

Coming Soon

282 days away

Long Beach Grand Prix 2027

Apr 11 – Apr 13, 2027 Long Beach Street Circuit, Shoreli…

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach returns in 2027 for its annual run as one of the premiere street circuit races in North America. The Long Beach GP transforms the streets of downtown Long Beach into a 1.968-mile temporary racing circuit, and the event has been a fixture of the IndyCar calendar and international motorsport scene since 1975. The 2027 event runs across a full race weekend in April — practice sessions on Friday, qualifying on Saturday, and the featured IndyCar race on Sunday. The circuit runs through downtown Long Beach, using streets that are open to traffic the rest of the year. The combination of the permanent grandstands at Turn 1 and the temporary seating throughout the circuit gives spectators a wide range of viewing experiences and price points. Beyond the IndyCar main event, the Grand Prix weekend includes support series races (IMSA, Formula Drift, and others that rotate annually), a vendor midway with automotive brands and sponsors, car shows, and the motorsport culture that fills the Long Beach waterfront for the full weekend. The surrounding Shoreline Drive and nearby restaurants and bars run special Grand Prix hours and programming. The circuit is accessible from downtown Long Beach's waterfront. Water Shuttle service from ports in the harbor operates during race weekend. Multiple parking locations within walking distance. Weekend passes and single-day tickets available via the GPLB website.

Coming Soon

🌎 Nation's Best 290 days away

Boston Marathon 2027 -- Boston, MA

Apr 19, 2027 Boylston Street Finish Line, Cople…

The only marathon in America with a qualifying standard. Patriots' Day in Boston, April 2027 — the runners earned their place on this course, and the city knows it. Watching the Boston Marathon as a spectator is one of the great free sporting experiences in America. The course passes through eight cities and towns, meaning you can watch the race at multiple points -- and experienced spectators do exactly that. The Wellesley College Scream Tunnel at Mile 13 is legendary: thousands of students lining the course, the noise so intense runners can hear it a quarter-mile before they arrive. Heartbreak Hill at Miles 20-21 in Newton is where the race changes -- where the field separates and the human drama becomes visible on people's faces. Boylston Street is where everything converges: runners who have been moving for hours, a crowd that has been building since dawn, and a finish line carrying 130 years of the same morning. Is the Boston Marathon worth watching in person? Yes, completely -- even if you have never run a mile in your life. The finish line on Boylston Street is, by consistent report, genuinely moving in a way that surprises people who show up thinking it is a casual sports-watching experience. Something about watching thousands of people reach the end of something they have been working toward for months or years produces an emotional response that requires no prior investment in running. Getting around: drive nothing on marathon day. The MBTA is the only viable option. Take the commuter rail to Wellesley to catch the Scream Tunnel at Mile 13, then ride inbound to Kenmore Square to position near Mile 25 -- this lets you see the race at two points, which is the move veterans recommend. Build extra time into every transition; road closures affect the entire city grid. The Boston Marathon is on Falkor's Nation's Best list because it is one of the few events in American culture that is simultaneously an elite athletic competition and a democratic celebration -- where qualifying runners share the same road as first-time charity runners, and the crowd makes no distinction between them. The only thing the finish line measures is whether you showed up and kept moving.

There's more here for you.

An account shows you sports events matched to your exact taste — not just what's popular.

Find mine Log In

Sports Events

Leaving Falkor