WrestleMania descends on Philadelphia: Five days of title fights, star showdowns, and fan festivities

For the first time in 25 years, Philadelphia is about to become the epicenter of wrestling’s most important event in the country: WrestleMania.

World Wrestling Entertainment tours the country each year, pitting professional wrestling’s biggest names against each other, culminating in a final showdown in one lucky city. Philadelphia is about to enter the ring for WrestleMania 40, but there’s more to it than world title championship events. There are also fan-awaited marquee matchups, rivalry showdowns, and hall of fame inductions. Plus a weeklong WWE World expo at the Convention Center.

Don’t be alarmed to see pedestrians dressed as Hulk Hogan, John Cena, or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson strolling down Market Street. And for local businesses, there may be a slice of the pie for you. The event is a significant economic boon, reportedly generating over $200 million for host cities.

WWE’s annual event is professional wrestling’s Super Bowl, drawing in more than 50,000 fans from across the globe each night for the championships alone, with last year’s WrestleMania attracting more than 120,000 attendees to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. With multiple events and a weeklong Comic Con-like convention, there will be so much to do and see that it can be hard to keep track of.

Here’s everything you need to know about WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia.

April 6 and April 7 at Lincoln Financial Field

This is the main stage for the four championship matches to see who claims the WWE world titles.

But as is wrestling tradition, there are rumored bouts, like Randy Orton vs. Logan Paul and AJ Styles vs. LA Knight.

Buy tickets online at ticketmaster.com. Tickets are available for Saturday, April 6, and Sunday, April 7, plus a two-day ticket option for both. Current prices start at $200 for one-day and $975 for two-day tickets.

If you’re looking to max out WrestleMania Week in Philadelphia, exclusive packages are available starting at $1,250 via onlocationexp.com.

April 4 through April 8 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center

The fan expo includes roundtable discussions with legends, live podcast recordings, and exhibitions filled with memorabilia from the last 40 years.

Highlights include:

Buy tickets online at fanaticsevents.com. A one-day ticket is $60 for fans 13 and older, $25 for ages 2-12; in the evening, prices drop to $30 for fans 13 and under and $10 for ages 2-12. A five-day ticket gets you into the expo every day starting at $240. Children under 2 get in for free.

April 5, April 6, and April 8 at Wells Fargo Center

These three wrestling exhibitions are WWE’s weekly televised showcases with Friday Night Smackdown, Saturday’s NXT, and Monday Night RAW, where WWE’s story lines and feuds hash out in the ring. Some of the same superstars contending for WWE World Champion titles will be fighting in these showcases, so if you can’t make the big match, these will give you your fill.

If you want to catch the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame induction, you’ll need a ticket to Friday Night Smackdown.

Smackdown, NXT, and RAW all have different tickets to attend with varying prices (at the time of publishing).