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The Bay Area will be the first region ever to host the NBA All-Star Game, FIFA World Cup, and the Super Bowl in consecutive years.
The Bay Area Host Committee projects the economic impact of the Super Bowl on the Bay Area to be between $450 million and $630 million.
The Bay Area Host Committee projects a combined economic impact of approximately $1.4 billion from hosting the NBA All-Star Game, the Super Bowl, and the FIFA World Cup.
The Bay Area is scheduled to host the NBA All-Star game in February 2025, the Super Bowl in February 2026, and the FIFA World Cup in Summer 2026.
Zaylene Jamuhamed estimates that 98% of Olympic and Paralympic athletes are not famous, high-earning stars like Lindsey Vonn or Sue Bird.
The Bay Area Host Committee's board is unique because it includes the presidents of all the region's professional sports teams, a collaborative structure Zaylene Jamuhamed believes does not exist in any other market.
The Bay Area Host Committee does not share in any revenues from the Super Bowl, as its primary purpose is to generate economic, community, and visibility benefits for the region.
The Bay Area Host Committee raised approximately $1 million in seed funding from the region's professional sports teams to begin operations.
The political complexity of coordinating across the Bay Area's nine distinct counties is a primary reason why a central sports commission had not previously been established.
The Bay Area Host Committee decided to bid for the 2026 Super Bowl in March 2023, with only six to eight weeks to prepare the submission.
The Bay Area has 29 separate transportation agencies, creating a significant coordination challenge for the Bay Area Host Committee when planning major events.
As part of its legacy initiative for the Super Bowl, the Bay Area Host Committee plans to build or refurbish a new place for sports in each of the nine counties of the Bay Area.