2025 sports calendar: 50 bucket list events you can attend next year

The start of the new year brings another opportunity to attend some of the biggest and most historic sporting events from all over the world.

This past year was filled with once-in-a-lifetime experiences, from Game 1 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees to the gold medal match of the men’s basketball tournament at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

What will 2025 have in store for the ticket-buying sports fan in 2025? Let’s take a look at all the bucket list games, tournaments, and events you can attend next year:

January

• Rose Bowl — Pasadena, CA — Jan. 1
• Australian Open — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Jan. 12 – 26
• UFC 311 — Inglewood, CA — Jan. 18
• CFP championship game — Atlanta, GA — Jan. 20

February

• WWE Royal Rumble —  Indianapolis, IN — Feb. 1
• NFL Pro Bowl — Orlando, FL — Feb. 2
• Super Bowl LIX — New Orleans, LA — Feb. 9
• Daytona 500 — Daytona Beach, FL — Feb. 13 – 16
• NBA All-Star Game — San Francisco, CA — Feb. 16
• SheBelieves Cup — Multiple locations — Feb. 20 – 26

March

• Grand Prix of St. Petersburg — St. Petersburg, FL — March 8 – 10
• CONCACAF Nations League final — Inglewood, CA — March 25

April

• Women’s CBK Final Four — Tampa, FL — April 3 – 6
• Men’s CBK Final Four — San Antonio, TX — April 4 – 7
• 2025 NFL Draft — Green Bay, WI — April 24 – 26
• Masters — Augusta, Georgia — April 7 – 13
• Grand Prix of Long Beach — Long Beach, CA — April 11 – 13
• WWE Wrestlemania 41 — Las Vegas, NV — April 19 – 20

May

• Kentucky Derby — Louisville, KY — May 3
• PGA Championship — Charlotte, NC — May 15 – 18
• FA Cup final — London, England — May 17
• Indianapolis 500 — Indianapolis, IN — May 23 – 25
• Women’s Champions League final — Lisbon, Portugal — May 24
• Champions League final — Munich, Germany — May 31

June

• French Open — Paris, France — May 25 – June 8
• Belmont Stakes — Elmont, NY — June 4 – June 8
• NBA Finals — Mutliple locations — June 5 – June 22
• UEFA Nations League final — Location TBD — June 8
• 24 Hours of Le Mans — Le Mans, France — June 11 – June 15
• US Open (Golf) — Oakmont, PA — June 12 – 15
• College World Series — Omaha, NE — June 13 – June 23
• Stanley Cup Finals — Multiple locations — June 13 – 15

July

• CONCACAF Gold Cup final — Houston, TX — July 6
• Club World Cup final — East Rutherford, NJ — July 13
• Wimbledon — London, England — June 30 – July 13
• Tour de France — Multiple locations — July 5 – 27
• MLB All-Star — Atlanta, GA — July 13 – 16
• The Open Championship — Portrush, Northern Ireland — July 17 – 20
• WNBA All-Star Game — Indianapolis, IN — July 19
• Women’s Euros final — Switzerland — July 27

August

• SummerSlam — East Rutherford, NJ — August 2 – 3
• Little League World Series — Williamsport, PA — August 13 – 24
• US Open (Tennis) — Queens, NY — August 25 – Sept. 7
• Big Machine Music City Grand Prix — Nashville, TN — August 30 – 31

September

• Ryder Cup — Farmingdale, NY — Sept. 25 – 28

October

• WNBA Finals — Multiple locations — Oct. TBD – Oct. 17
• World Series — Multiple locations — Oct. 27 – Nov. 1
• Las Vegas Grand Prix — Las Vegas, NV — Nov. 20 – 22

December

• MLS Cup — Location TBD — Dec. TBD
• NBA/NFL Christmas Day —  Multiple locations — Dec. 25