Welcome to Santa Clara!
The Bay Area is hosting Super Bowl LX, one of the year’s biggest sporting events anywhere on planet Earth. The big game is Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. PST.
If you’re coming from out of town, welcome! We’ve got everything you’ll need to know about the region and all the events that come with such a big event.
If you’re a Bay Area resident, you know that the 49ers play in Silicon Valley — not in San Francisco! But if you’re an obsessed football fan or a local who’s just here for the entertainment, we’ve got you covered, too.
We’re updating this story with all the latest news ahead of the Feb. 8 game. Bookmark this page, and check back often.
Here’s what you need to know about Super Bowl LX:
Logistics
Expect detours: Super Bowl prep reshapes traffic in Santa Clara: What roads are closing, and when
Getting to the big game: The ultimate Super Bowl LX transportation guide
Taking public transit: VTA anticipates a record-breaking number of riders for Super Bowl LX, but it will come at a $3.8 million cost
South Bay’s turn in the sun?: With the Super Bowl, World Cup and March Madness approaching, will San Jose escape San Francisco’s shadow?
In the ‘clean zone’: Santa Clara to restrict street vendors, illegal merchandise sales in ‘clean zone’ around Levi’s Stadium
A fight over the soccer fields: A battle between soccer parents and the NFL erupted during Super Bowl 50. A decade later, Santa Clara is trying to ensure that won’t happen again.
Kicking off the festivities: Super Bowl LX week will once again be centered in San Francisco, but San Jose will kick off the fanfare
How much for a place to sleep?: The real cost of staying in the Bay Area for the Super Bowl
Meet you at the Square: San Jose’s first Entertainment Zone opening for Super Bowl weekend
Another spot to celebrate: Los Gatos approves entertainment zones for Super Bowl
Visitor center meets merch shop: Welcome to the Locker Room, downtown San Jose’s ‘one-stop concierge’
How much to go to the game?!: At $8,230 each, ticket prices for Super Bowl LX are second-highest ever
Detour: Here’s where traffic could snarl across the Bay Area for the Super Bowl
Government
“An everyday problem”: Human trafficking is real. Bay Area sex workers and cops say the Super Bowl surge is a myth.
Ongoing strategy: Why Bay Area homeless sweeps no longer hinge on big events like the Super Bowl
Lost income: When the Super Bowl comes to town, an NFL ‘clean zone’ will kick out a beloved hot dog vendor from his longtime post
Who is Tommy O’Hare?: Meet the ‘sports czar’ who is helping San Jose take advantage of the Super Bowl, March Madness and World Cup coming to Silicon Valley in 2026
Who is Zaileen Janmohamed?: Meet the ‘rockstar CEO’ leading Bay Area’s unprecedented Super Bowl-World Cup back-to-back
Raising big funds: Major corporate donors helping to fund San Jose events around Super Bowl, World Cup
‘Where the Mission Meets the Moment’: Santa Clara unveils new logo, slogan ahead of Super Bowl LX, FIFA World Cup
At full staff: Santa Clara raises the Super Bowl LX flag as it prepares to welcome the world in 2026
A hefty price tag: Santa Clara says Super Bowl LX will cost $6.3 million as it negotiates agreements to shift the financial risk
Say your piece: Santa Clara is setting up ‘free speech zones’ for the Super Bowl. Here’s what you need to know
He’s staying home: President Donald Trump says he won’t attend Super Bowl
Will ICE be there?: DHS confirms Super Bowl security role amid fears of ICE enforcement — but details remain unclear
City ordinance: Santa Clara enacts policy blocking ICE from accessing city-owned properties ahead of Super Bowl LX
Beyond the big game: San Jose aims for lasting impact from Super Bowl, World Cup games
Entertainment
Out and about: Super Bowl LX guide: What to do within 10 miles of Levi’s Stadium
Bay Area royalty: E-40, Too $hort help kick off Super Bowl in quintessentially Bay Area fashion
Before kickoff: Dozens of ways to enjoy the Super Bowl 60 festivities ahead of the game
Off to a dazzling start: San Jose delivers a bright finish to Super Bowl Opening Night
A way “to get in the game”: Super Bowl Experience gives fans the chance to get up close with the NFL
See the pictures: Photos: NFL fans flock to the Super Bowl LX fan experience in San Francisco
Tune in: Super Bowl Concert Guide: 14 cool shows to see before the big game
Appearing at SJ City Hall: Grammy-winning singer Kehlani, a Bay Area native, is tapped for a Super Bowl week concert outside San Jose City Hall
Appearing at Fort Mason: Multiplatinum pop star set to headline big Super Bowl concert
Appearing at the Cow Palace: Shaquille O’Neal announces his big Bay Area plans for Super Bowl week
Also appearing at the Cow Palace: Lineup announced for Sports Illustrated Super Bowl concert party
Legends After Dark: Fans mingle with NFL alumni at downtown San Jose benefit
They rocked!: Super Bowl concerts: Benson Boone, Noah Kahan, Fall Out Boy perform in S.F.
Famous faces: Celeb Super Bowl sightings: Bad Bunny, Travis Kelce’s funky sweater, more
Appearing at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium: Benson Boone set to perform Super Bowl concert in San Francisco
Delicious!: ‘Top Chef’ and ‘Chopped’ stars to tailgate at this Bay Area Super Bowl LX bash
Yum!: On Super Bowl Sunday, Guy Fieri will host a huge Flavortown Tailgate party
Appearing at the “expansive stadium campus”: Platinum-selling pop star headlines Super Bowl LX Tailgate Concert
Pre-game concert: Legendary Bay Area rock act to perform Super Bowl Sunday concert at Levi’s
Let’s meet here: Bay Area sports bars for viewing Super Bowl LX
Catch the game while making new friends: Super Bowl Sunday: Bay Area’s big watch parties
What to make for your party: 3 Super Bowl recipes from esteemed Northern California chefs
“The Star-Spangled Banner”: Award-winning pop star to sing national anthem at Super Bowl
On the biggest stage: Bad Bunny to perform Super Bowl LX Halftime Show
“Grateful”: What does Bad Bunny have to say about his Super Bowl Halftime Show?
No, it wasn’t him: That Bad Bunny coffee shop sighting in San Jose? It was AI
“Who?”: Kid Rock-led lineup for alternative Halftime Show disappoints fans
What we’re really watching for: This year’s Super Bowl commercials feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebrities galore
About that one ad …: Guy Fieri’s dramatic transformation on full display in newly released Super Bowl commercial
Who’s the best?: Top 10 Super Bowl Halftime Shows of all time: From Bono to Bey to Bruce
The cutest competitors: Team Oldies vs. Team Goldies: Seniors dogs to join the fun at this year’s ‘Puppy Bowl’
Not interested at all?: 8 things to do on Super Bowl Sunday that have zero to do with football
The football
Who wants trivia?: Everything you wanted to know about the Super Bowl
Do you remember?: Super Bowl history lesson: Our Top 5 games, teams, upsets and much more
A fresh look: Pro Bowl moves to Bay Area ahead of Super Bowl LX
Picking their favorites: Bay Area giraffe says Super Bowl LX winner is …
Your AFC champions: the New England Patriots: Patriots earn Super Bowl LX berth by beating Broncos in snowy Denver
Your NFC champions: the Seattle Seahawks: Former 49ers backup Sam Darnold reaches Super Bowl LX as Seahawks beat Rams
The 49ers’ view?: McDonald: First thoughts on Patriots, Seahawks and Super Bowl XL — from the 49ers’ perspective
In Dieter’s view: Nightmare at Levi’s: Seahawks-Patriots is a worst-case scenario Super Bowl for the 49ers
Tale of the tape: Super Bowl LX: How Seahawks, Patriots measure up
Brains, brawn and blood: The secret sauce that powered NFL Coach of the Year Mike Vrabel’s Patriots to Santa Clara
What are the odds?: Prop bets on Seahawks’ Kenneth Walker III draw heavy action ahead of Super Bowl
“A full-circle moment”: Drake Maye’s back at another Levi’s Stadium Super Bowl, this time as a player
“We all wanted that to be us”: 49ers’ Brock Purdy addresses rival team winning Super Bowl in Levi’s Stadium
Pink vs. green: Bay Area flag football, NFL stars light up Super Bowl LX at glow-in-the-dark Toyota Glow-Up Classic
Concerns over EMFs: NFLPA heard power plant concerns from players, ‘monitoring’ 49ers’ research
Battles by the Bay: Super Bowl LX: Two previous Bay Area matchups weren’t close
Who will win?: Kurtenbach: My Super Bowl prediction — 49ers fans probably won’t like it
49ers on the air: 49ers’ Fred Warner, Kyle Shanahan to feature on NBC’s Super Bowl pregame show
On the island: NBC bringing Super Bowl pregame show to Alcatraz Island
Watching from the stands: Inman: 10 things to watch for as 49ers host Super Bowl LX festivities
Remembering the past: Inman: 10 takeaways from ‘Rise of the 49ers’ screening with legends
The next dynasty?: When will the rise of the 49ers’ next dynasty come, after three-decade wait?
