At a Glance
- Super Bowl LX will be played on February 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California
- Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, will host the game for the second time
- NBC and Peacock will carry the broadcast
- Why it matters: Fans can start planning travel and viewing parties for the NFL’s biggest event
The NFL’s championship spectacle is heading west. After last year’s one-sided affair in New Orleans, the league confirmed that Super Bowl LX will land in the Bay Area in 2026, returning to a venue that first hosted the event a decade earlier.
When and where
- Date: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026
- Location: Santa Clara, California
- Stadium: Levi’s Stadium
The 49ers’ home opened in 2014 and previously hosted Super Bowl 50, when the Denver Broncos topped the Carolina Panthers. The broader Bay Area also staged the game in 1985 at Stanford Stadium.
How to watch
The telecast will air on NBC and stream live on Peacock, giving viewers multiple ways to catch every play.
Updated playoff picture
Wild-card weekend delivered five close contests:
- Rams edged Carolina
- Chicago rallied past Green Bay
- Buffalo survived a thriller
- San Francisco upset Philadelphia
- New England advanced at home
Those outcomes set the bracket that will determine which two teams meet in Santa Clara next February.
Key takeaways
- Levi’s Stadium becomes a two-time Super Bowl host
- The Bay Area will have held the event twice in 41 years
- NBC’s coverage plan includes both broadcast and streaming options
- Fans now have a firm date-Feb. 8, 2026-to book hotels and flights
