{"id":240245,"date":"2026-07-10T14:47:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/240245\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T14:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:47:21","slug":"mlb-all-star-village-opens-saturday-at-pennsylvania-convention-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/240245\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB All-Star Village Opens Saturday at Pennsylvania Convention Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Capital One All-Star Village opens Saturday, July 11, 2026, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia<\/a>. It runs through Tuesday as part of the 2026 MLB All-Star<\/a> Week festivities.<\/p>\n

The ticketed attraction takes up 500,000 square feet of convention floor space. Two baseball diamonds anchor the area. Virtual reality stations are spread across the floor. Video gaming areas fill several corners, and autograph stages sit near photo spots.<\/p>\n

“500,000 ft. they’re able to eat, they’re able to play, they’re able to buy merchandise,” said Robert Field, Senior Manager of Global Events for MLB<\/a>, to 6ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visitors can test pitching velocity. Swing for the fences. Steal bases. Panel discussions happen throughout the day, and live music fills the air between contests. Baseball stars will show up all week.<\/p>\n

Food vendors will serve ballpark favorites from around the country. A “9th inning Sombrero” from Houston comes loaded with chips and dips.<\/p>\n

“It’s made for four people; you get a bunch of chips and dips in the middle. It’s supposed to be fun for the entire family,” said Jim Wolf of Aramark to 6ABC.<\/p>\n

Former Phillies players Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, and Ryan Howard will host their podcast at the venue on Tuesday. All three played on the 2008 World Series championship team.<\/p>\n

“We have Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard doing their podcast here on Tuesday,” Field said.<\/p>\n

The MLB Draft stage sits down the hall from the main festival space. Commissioner Rob Manfred will announce picks throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n

“The commissioner will come out; he’ll say the pick is in, and life will change for some great athletes,” Field said.<\/p>\n

Hours run 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Monday and Tuesday hours are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

Adult tickets cost $35. Children 12 and under pay $30. Seniors 65 and over get in for $20, and military members pay the same discounted rate.<\/p>\n

The Benjamin Franklin Bridge will close to vehicles from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday for a 100-year birthday celebration. Fans should plan ahead for travel into Center City.<\/p>\n

Entry requires clear bags or small clutches. Medical bags are allowed. So are diaper bags under security protocols for All-Star Week.<\/p>\n

The North Broad Street entrance serves as the main gateway. This location puts attendees within walking distance of transit hubs and downtown hotels.<\/p>\n

All-Star Week events pack the schedule. A red carpet show at Independence Hall happens early in the week, and the 96th MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park wraps things up Tuesday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Capital One All-Star Village opens Saturday, July 11, 2026, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. It…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1423,12647,28,30,29,69],"class_list":["post-240245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-all-star-game","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-philadelphia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}