The NFL Pro Bowl event features the league's star players and it has always been played after or just before a Super Bowl. Before the merger, this event used to take place after Championship Games and it was moved to the weekend after a Super Bowl from 1970 to 2009. Starting from 2010 it has been played before the Super Bowl.
While Pro Bowl games used to be played as every other NFL game until 2022, it was switched to non-contact flag football in 2023 due to star players putting low-quality products on ice leading to injury concerns. The annual event went from Pro Bowl Week to Pro Bowl Games after partnering with former five-time MVP Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions.
Stadiums to have hosted the Pro Bowl
As old as the NFL is and as long as the Pro Bowl has been held, it is quite surprising to note that only sixteen different stadiums have ever hosted this annual event, as recorded by Pro Football Network. This is largely in part because a couple of stadiums had rights for the event for a long duration of time and therefore it has greatly limited the need to use more stadiums.
The first stadium to hold the game for a long duration is the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum which was the site of the game from 1951 to 1972. Furthermore, it also hosted the game in 1979. After that, the next major venue for this game was the Aloha Stadium in Halawa, Hawaii which earned the rights to host the Pro Bowl from 1980 to 2009, 2011 to 2014, and then once again in 2016. Thus, only two venues were used for a grand total of 57 Pro Bowls (via Pro Football Network).
According to Pro Football Network, list of stadiums to have hosted the Pro Bowl as of January 2025:
| Year | Stadium |
| 1939 | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles |
| 1940 (January & December) | Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles |
| 1942 January | Polo Grounds, New York |
| 1942 December | Shibe Park, Philadelphia |
| 1951-1972 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles |
| 1973 | Texas Stadium, Dallas |
| 1974 | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City |
| 1975 | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami |
| 1976 | Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans |
| 1977 | Kingdome, Seattle |
| 1978 | Tampa Stadium, Tampa |
| 1979 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles |
| 1980-2009 | Aloha Stadium, Honolulu |
| 2010 | Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens |
| 2011-2014 | Aloha Stadium, Honolulu |
| 2015 | University of Phoenix Stadium, Pheonix |
| 2016 | Aloha Stadium, Honolulu |
| 2017-2020 | Camping World Stadium, Orlando |
| 2022-2023 | Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas |
| 2024 | Camping World Stadium, Orlando |
FAQs on Stadiums that have hosted the Pro Bowl
A. The first Pro Bowl held in 1939 was at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, per Pro Football Network.
A. The Pro Bowl has been held at sixteen different venues as per Pro Football Network.
A. The Aloha Stadium in Halawa, Hawaii has held the Pro Bowl for a record 35 years over three phases as per Pro Football Network.
A. The 2023 Pro Bowl took place in Allegiant Stadium, Nevada, which is the home stadium of the Las Vegas Raiders.
A. The 2024 Pro Bowl will take place in Camping World Stadium, in Orlando, Florida.
