The Chicago Cubs’ return to contention in 2025 has made home games a hot ticket at Wrigley Field, and to no one’s surprise, the team’s success on the field means another sizable ticket price increase in 2026.
Season tickets for Cubs games will go up from 5-8%, the team announced Thursday in its renewal letter to season ticket holders, with an average increase of 6%.
Meanwhile, season ticket holders who renew through 2028 will be guaranteed tickets to the 2027 All-Star Game, Home Run Derby and all other All-Star events at Wrigley, with a maximum ticket increase of 3% in 2027 and 2028.
Cale Vennum, senior vice president of Marquee Sports & Entertainment, said the All-Star Game is a “once in a lifetime event” where demand will likely make it difficult to get in without the guarantee of a season ticket package.
“I would imagine there would be very, very limited tickets available on a single game basis,” he said. “The demand for this game, we expect it to be through the roof.”
Those who don’t renew for the entire three years and prefer to go year-to-year might have access to the All-Star Game and events, Vennum said, but there aren’t any guarantees. MLB controls most of the tickets for big events and Wrigley is one of the smaller venues.
If the 2027 All-Star Game is postponed due to a labor stoppage, the game played on the North Side would likely be delayed until 2029, sources said.
“If for any reason the games need to be rescheduled for a later year, we would honor our commitment to the season ticket holders,” Vennum added.
The Cubs already have among the priciest tickets in baseball and demand has surged this season with a team that spent nearly four months in first place until being passed by the Milwaukee Brewers. They began Thursday ranked sixth in average attendance at 37,479 per game. Bleacher tickets for 2026 will likely be around the highest range of the increase — about 8%.
“The bleachers have been sold out for almost every game this season,” Vennum said. “It’s certainly been the place to be.”
A postseason ticket renewal means paying for tickets for all possible home games, with the option of refunds or a credit toward next year for any games not played. The deadline to place a deposit for postseason tickets is Sept. 17.
The Cubs are still in good position for a wild-card spot with a 99% chance, according to fangraphs.com.
If the Cubs finish as the top wild-card team, they would host all the first-round wild-card games in a best-of-three series. If they are the second or third wild-card team, they would play their first-round games on the road and have to hope to get to the best-of-five division series.