Lincoln Financial Field will host WrestleMania 40

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, PHL Sports and WWE are proud to announce that Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will host WWE’s pop culture extravaganza, WrestleMania 40, Saturday 6 and Sunday April. April 7, 2024.

“The Philadelphia Eagles are thrilled to partner with WWE as WrestleMania makes its highly anticipated return to Philadelphia in 2024,” said Eagles President and PHL Sports Chairman Don Smolenski. “We are thrilled to help bring the industry’s most iconic event to a global audience and look forward to providing WWE fans in attendance with a first-class experience at Lincoln Financial Field.”

WrestleMania is more than a two-day event; it’s a week-long party. In addition to WrestleMania, other events will include Friday Night SmackDown, the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony and Monday Night Raw at the Wells Fargo Center, as well as other fan events at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. In addition, WWE will also host several community outreach events, including hospital visits and Be a STAR bullying prevention rallies, designed to give back to the local area.

Over the past decade, WrestleMania has generated over $1.25 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have hosted the event.

“We are proud to welcome WWE fans from around the world to Philadelphia to be part of the historic 40th WrestleMania in 2024,” said Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. “The week-long series of events will help shine a light on our great city while generating a major impact on our local economy.”

“Philadelphia is thrilled to host WrestleMania for the first time in 25 years,” said Gregg Caren, president and CEO of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. “The combination of passionate Philadelphia fans joining forces with WWE’s global fanbase will create incredible electricity throughout the city for events at Lincoln Financial Field, Wells Fargo Center and the Pennsylvania Convention Center.”

“On behalf of WWE, we are thrilled to bring WrestleMania back to the City of Brotherly Love,” said John Saboor, WWE Executive Vice President of Special Events. “We thank all of our local partners who helped make this long-awaited comeback a reality.”

Additional information about WrestleMania at Lincoln Financial Field will be announced soon.