Super Bowl LXI will be played on Sunday 14 February 2027 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, deciding the champion of the NFL’s 2026 season. It will be the second Super Bowl held at SoFi Stadium, after Super Bowl LVI in 2022, and the ninth hosted in the Greater Los Angeles area. In the United States the game is scheduled to be broadcast by ESPN and simulcast on ABC — the first Super Bowl produced by ESPN — with streaming on Disney+ and the ESPN app as announced by the networks. The two teams will not be known until the conference championship games on 31 January 2027, and the halftime show headliner had not been officially confirmed at the time of writing.

A Super Bowl in Los Angeles on Valentine’s Day, during Presidents’ Day weekend, is going to be one of the most in-demand sporting events of 2027. Whether you hope to be in the stadium, are planning a trip to Los Angeles for Super Bowl week, or simply want to host the best possible watch party, this guide covers the confirmed facts, clearly labels what is still to be confirmed, and explains how tickets for an event like this actually work.

Super Bowl LXI at a Glance

Details marked TBC will be updated in this guide as the NFL and the networks confirm them.

The Venue: SoFi Stadium

SoFi Stadium, which opened in 2020, is the home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers and sits in Inglewood, a few miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It is known for its sweeping translucent canopy, which covers the stadium bowl while remaining open at the sides, and for its enormous wraparound video board suspended above the field. For football, its capacity is in the region of 70,000, expandable for major events.

For visitors, the location cuts both ways. You are close to LAX and to the west side of Los Angeles — Santa Monica, Venice and Manhattan Beach are all within reasonable reach — but Inglewood is not downtown, and Super Bowl week events will be spread across the Los Angeles area. The networks have already announced fan and broadcast activity around Santa Monica Beach during game week, and the NFL’s own fan festival and media events are typically confirmed closer to the game. If you are travelling, choose a hotel based on the events you actually plan to attend, and expect road closures and heavy traffic around the stadium on game day itself. Public transport, official shuttles and rideshare zones are the sensible ways to reach SoFi on 14 February.

The Halftime Show: What Is Confirmed and What Is Not

The halftime show is the most searched part of any Super Bowl — and for LXI it is also the part where you should be most careful about rumours. At the time of writing in October 2026, the NFL had not issued an official announcement naming the halftime headliner for Super Bowl LXI in this guide’s sources, so the performer is listed here as to be confirmed. Speculation naming various pop stars circulates every year, and wishlist articles are not confirmation.

What you can rely on is the pattern: the headliner is normally announced months in advance through the NFL and its halftime show partners, the performance lasts roughly 12–14 minutes in an extended half-time break, and guest appearances are usually kept secret until the night. When the official announcement is made, this section will be updated with the confirmed name, and not before. If you see a definitive name elsewhere before an NFL announcement, check whether the report quotes the league or the artist directly.

How Super Bowl Tickets Actually Work

This is the section to read twice, because Super Bowl tickets do not work like normal game tickets. The NFL controls the supply: a large share of seats goes to the two participating teams, the other NFL clubs, the host committee, sponsors and media, and only a limited portion reaches the general public. The teams are decided just two weeks before the game, so the open market only really forms in late January 2027.

Where the Tickets Actually Go

It helps to see the rough split. Based on the distribution pattern reported for recent Super Bowls, only a small slice of the stadium ever reaches ordinary fans:

These are approximate figures based on previous editions, and the NFL does not publish an exact split for LXI. The practical lesson is the same either way: the participating teams control the largest single block, and they distribute most of it to their own season-ticket holders, sponsors and partners. That is why the general public’s realistic supply is the resale market and official hospitality — and why prices behave the way the next section describes.

For the public, the realistic routes are: official ticket and hospitality packages sold through the NFL’s official hospitality partner, which bundle a verified ticket with pre-game hospitality at premium prices; verified resale marketplaces, where prices are set by sellers and move with demand — for a Los Angeles Super Bowl they are expected to be among the most expensive of the year, and no honest guide can promise you a price months in advance; and official lotteries or fan programmes run by the participating teams for their own supporters once the matchup is set. Face-value tickets through general public sale are extremely limited, and anyone offering guaranteed cheap Super Bowl tickets in October 2026 should be treated as a scam risk. Read our guide to buying concert and event tickets safely online before spending anything, use only verified platforms, and never pay by bank transfer or gift cards.

A safer and increasingly popular alternative is to go to Los Angeles for Super Bowl week without a game ticket: the fan festival, media row, brand activations and watch parties across the city provide most of the atmosphere at a fraction of the cost, and the game itself is designed first and foremost as a television event.

Check the All-In Price, Not the Headline Price

Whatever route you use, compare the final checkout total, not the listed seat price. Service and delivery fees on resale marketplaces commonly add around 25–30% on top. On a $7,000 ticket, a 28% fee is roughly $1,960 extra — nearly $9,000 before you have booked a flight or a hotel room. Where a platform lets you display prices with fees included, switch that setting on from the start, and treat any listing that hides its fees until the last checkout step with extra suspicion.

How Much Are Super Bowl 2027 Tickets?

No honest guide can quote you a fixed price months ahead — resale prices move daily — but you deserve real numbers to plan with. The ranges below are resale listings observed at the time of writing in October 2026; they will rise and fall as the season develops, and they are not guaranteed prices for February.

Across all listings, the median asking price sat at roughly $8,400 at the time of writing, with average listings around $9,000. Set that against face value: the small number of tickets originally sold through team allocations for recent Super Bowls carried face values in the region of $950–$1,500. The gap between face value and resale is the single biggest fact about Super Bowl ticketing.

Hospitality sits above resale. Official ticket-and-hospitality packages, and travel bundles that add a hotel, have been listed for LXI from around $7,050 at the entry level up to $23,000 and beyond for premium categories — figures seen on package listings at the time of writing, and worth checking against what the package actually includes. For a fuller breakdown of flights, hotels and food on top of the ticket, see our guide to how much it costs to attend the Super Bowl.

When Is the Best Time to Buy?

Super Bowl resale prices follow a pattern that has repeated across recent editions, based on price-tracking data for previous Super Bowls. Average prices sat at roughly $7,200 around ten or more weeks out, then spiked to around $11,000 once the two teams were confirmed — for LXI that moment is the evening of Sunday 31 January 2027, when thousands of fans of the winning teams start searching at once. Prices then usually cool as kickoff approaches: around $5,700 at three to five days out, and roughly $4,200 on game day itself in the tracked data for recent editions.

The usual advice follows from that curve: if you are buying for yourself and can handle the uncertainty, the three-to-five-days-before-kickoff window has historically been the sweet spot. The important exception is groups. Adjacent seats together become scarce late, so if you need three or four seats in a row, buying around a week out is the safer compromise between price and choice. These are patterns from previous years, not promises — a Los Angeles game on Valentine’s weekend could behave differently. Our general guide to the best time to buy event tickets explains the same timing logic for concerts and festivals.

Watching on TV and Planning a Watch Party

In the United States, Super Bowl LXI is scheduled on ESPN with a simulcast on ABC, and streaming on Disney+ and the ESPN app, according to the networks’ announcements — a landmark edition, as it is ESPN’s first Super Bowl production and ABC’s first since 2006. International broadcasters vary by country and are confirmed by the NFL closer to the game; check your local NFL broadcaster for February 2027. Kickoff for recent Super Bowls has been around 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time; the official kickoff time for LXI should be treated as TBC until the NFL publishes the game-day schedule.

For a watch party, the planning rules are simple: confirm your screen and sound a week early (the halftime show deserves proper speakers), plan food around a long broadcast of roughly four hours including pre-game and halftime, and remember the date — Sunday 14 February is Valentine’s Day, which affects restaurant bookings and, frankly, household negotiations. Book anything you need early.

Super Bowl Week in Los Angeles: The Trip Without a Game Ticket

You do not need a $5,000 seat to have a Super Bowl week. The NFL turns the host city into a festival for the best part of a week, and most of it is free or cheap. The league’s official fan festival — interactive games, player appearances, the Vince Lombardi Trophy on display — runs in the days before the game, with the venue confirmed closer to February. Media Row, where hundreds of broadcasters interview players and coaches through the week, is the sport’s biggest open-air studio, and the networks have already announced broadcast and fan activity around Santa Monica Beach during game week.

A sensible no-ticket week looks like this: arrive Wednesday or Thursday, spend one day at the fan festival and one around Santa Monica and Venice, keep Friday for the city itself, and book a proper watch venue for Sunday — sports bars and fan zones across Los Angeles run ticketed viewing events, and they sell out. Two date warnings: 14 February is Valentine’s Day and the following Monday is Presidents’ Day, so hotels and restaurants are under double pressure. Book both earlier than feels necessary. If you are building the trip from scratch, our step-by-step guide to planning a trip around a major event covers the order to book everything in.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is Super Bowl LXI in 2027?

Super Bowl LXI will be played on Sunday 14 February 2027. It concludes the NFL’s 2026 season, with the conference championship games that decide the two teams scheduled for Sunday 31 January 2027.

Where is Super Bowl LXI being held?

At SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, home of the Rams and Chargers. It is the stadium’s second Super Bowl after Super Bowl LVI in 2022 and the ninth in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Who is performing the Super Bowl LXI halftime show?

The headliner had not been officially confirmed by the NFL at the time of writing (October 2026), so it is listed as TBC in this guide. Rumours and wishlists are not announcements; this page will be updated when the NFL confirms the performer.

How can I buy Super Bowl LXI tickets?

Mainly through the NFL’s official hospitality packages and through verified resale marketplaces once the teams are known in late January 2027. Public face-value supply is very limited, prices on resale are set by demand and are not guaranteed, and offers of cheap tickets well in advance are a common scam — use only verified sellers.

How much do Super Bowl LXI tickets cost?

On resale, expect a get-in price in the region of $4,900–$5,100 based on listings observed in October 2026, a median around $8,400, and club seats near the 50-yard line from $15,000 upwards. Face-value tickets through team allocations were in the region of $950–$1,500 for recent Super Bowls, but very few reach the public. All resale prices move with demand and are not guaranteed.

When do Super Bowl LXI tickets go on sale?

There is no single public on-sale date. Official hospitality packages are sold through the NFL’s hospitality partner in advance, while most resale listings only form once the two teams are decided on 31 January 2027. Team allocations go to the participating clubs’ own supporters first. Anyone advertising general public face-value sales months ahead should be treated as a scam risk.

Is it cheaper to wait until game week to buy?

Based on price tracking from recent Super Bowls, usually yes for solo buyers and pairs: prices tend to spike when the teams are confirmed, then ease in the final three to five days as sellers cut prices. The trade-off is choice — groups needing seats together should buy earlier, and there is no guarantee any given year follows the pattern.

What channel is Super Bowl LXI on?

In the United States, ESPN will produce the game with a simulcast on ABC, and streaming on Disney+ and the ESPN app, as announced by the networks. International channels differ by country and are confirmed closer to the game.

Conclusion

Super Bowl LXI is locked in for Sunday 14 February 2027 at SoFi Stadium, with ESPN and ABC carrying the game in the US. What is not locked in yet — the teams, the halftime headliner and final kickoff details — is clearly marked TBC above and will be updated as the NFL confirms it. If you want to attend, plan your Los Angeles trip early, target official packages or verified resale only, and be ready to act in the two weeks between the championship games and kickoff.

For the rest of your 2027 calendar, read our Coachella 2027 guide for April and our CES 2027 guide for January’s other huge US event, or browse more championships and tournaments in our Sports category.