Watch the Stars on Main Street at Hall of Fame Parade of Legends Saturday, July 25
(COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.) – When history comes to Cooperstown next weekend, the legends will be there to celebrate.
The Hall of Fame Parade of Legends returns to Cooperstown at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 25. The parade, featuring the returning Hall of Famers and the Class of 2026, originates at the intersection of Lake Street and Chestnut Street, then proceeds down Chestnut Street toward Main Street and onto Main Street before concluding at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
The Parade of Legends will feature more than four dozen returning Hall of Famers as well as Class of 2026 members Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent. Ford C. Frick Award winner Joe Buck, BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner Paul Hoynes and Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award winner Bill White will also be featured.
Expected to last about 75 minutes, the Parade of Legends will also include the New York Marching Band and Cooperstown Youth Baseball teams. The parade will be streamed live at mlb.com.
The Parade of Legends is just part of the July 24-27 Induction Weekend in Cooperstown as Beltrán, Jones and Kent are inducted as the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. The Induction Ceremony takes place at 1:30 p.m. on July 26 on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center, one mile south of the Hall of Fame on Susquehanna Avenue. Admission to the Induction Ceremony is free.
The 2026 Induction Ceremony will be televised live exclusively on MLB Network and broadcast nationally on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum maintains the following Hall of Fame Weekend hours: Friday, July 24: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 25: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Plaque Gallery closes at 4:30 p.m.); Sunday, July 26: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Monday, July 27: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. For Hall of Fame Members, doors open at 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. As always, Hall of Fame Members receive free admission. Interested parties may enroll in the Membership Program in advance at baseballhall.org/join or at the Museum.
HALL OF FAME WEEKEND 2026
The eyes of the baseball world will be focused on Cooperstown July 24-27, with the legends of the game in town to see history unfold during Hall of Fame Weekend.