Major League Baseball has confirmed the 2027 Field of Dreams game: the Kansas City Royals host the Boston Red Sox in Dyersville, Iowa on Thursday 12 August 2027, airing exclusively on NBC Sports.
The matchup and the date are the announcement. The question people actually type into a search box is about tickets, and that part has not been announced — which makes it worth explaining now rather than in a year, because the answer has historically surprised people.
What has been confirmed
| Teams | Kansas City Royals (home) v Boston Red Sox |
| Date | Thursday 12 August 2027 |
| Venue | Field of Dreams site, Dyersville, Iowa |
| Broadcast | Exclusively on NBC Sports |
| Rest of the series | Friday off, then Saturday and Sunday at Kauffman Stadium |
| Tickets | Not announced |
The ticket answer nobody puts in the headline
There is no general sale for this game in the way there is for a normal fixture, and there never has been. The venue beside the film site is a temporary ballpark rather than a permanent stadium, and it holds a small fraction of what a major league park holds. When demand is national and capacity is that small, a queue does not work.
So MLB has run a ballot. And the detail that catches people out: in previous years, registration was open to Iowa residents only.
Nothing has been said yet about how 2027 will work, and it would be wrong to state that the same restriction will apply. But if you are planning a trip around this from outside Iowa, that is the possibility to plan against, not a general on-sale date.
What to watch for, and roughly when
- An official ticket announcement from MLB, which is the only thing that settles eligibility. Anything before that is guesswork.
- Whether a ballot opens, and who may enter it. This is the single fact that decides whether the trip is possible for you.
- Hospitality and travel packages, which have existed alongside the ballot in past years and are a separate route with a separate price.
A year is a long lead time for a baseball fixture, and that is deliberate: it gives Dyersville, a town of a few thousand people, time to prepare for a national television event.
Why the Royals are at home
Because it is their series. The Field of Dreams game is not a neutral exhibition — it is a regular-season fixture relocated, which is why the two clubs go on to play the rest of the set at Kauffman Stadium that weekend. The result counts in exactly the same way as any other game.
That is also why the schedule is built the way it is: Thursday in Iowa, Friday to travel, then Saturday and Sunday in Kansas City.
The honest summary
Date and teams: settled. Broadcast: settled. Tickets: not settled, and the historical answer is more restrictive than most people expect. If you came here to book something, the accurate advice is that there is nothing to book yet, and that when there is, where you live may matter more than how fast you click.
The matchup, the date of Thursday 12 August 2027, the Dyersville venue, the Royals’ designation as home team, the exclusive NBC Sports broadcast and the following weekend series at Kauffman Stadium were taken from MLB’s announcement as reported by MLB.com, Bleacher Report and Royals Review on 14 August 2026. No ticket process for the 2027 game had been announced at the time of writing; the description of previous ballots being limited to Iowa residents refers to how earlier editions were run and is not a statement about how 2027 will operate. This page will be updated when MLB publishes the ticket process.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
When is the 2027 Field of Dreams game?
Thursday 12 August 2027, at the Field of Dreams site in Dyersville, Iowa.
Who is playing?
The Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox. The Royals are the home team.
How can I get tickets?
You cannot yet. No ticket process for 2027 has been announced. In previous years MLB ran a ballot in which registration was limited to Iowa residents, so anybody planning around this should wait for the official process rather than assume general sale.
Where can I watch it?
The game is set to air exclusively on NBC Sports.
What happens after the game?
The two teams have a day off on the Friday, then resume the series at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on the Saturday and Sunday.
Why is the crowd so small?
The ballpark built beside the film site is a temporary, purpose-built venue rather than a permanent stadium, so capacity is a fraction of a normal major league park. That scarcity is the reason a ballot exists at all.
