For a few remarkable years, the eyes of the sports world keep returning to one small Southern California city. Inglewood is preparing to host back-to-back global events: Super Bowl LXI in February 2027 and events of the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Here is what the city is building toward and how it is getting ready.
Super Bowl LXI, February 2027
Super Bowl LXI is scheduled for February 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium — the second time the stadium has hosted the NFL's championship, following Super Bowl LVI in 2022. The game will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN, a milestone for both networks, putting Inglewood in front of one of the largest television audiences on earth.
Inglewood at the 2028 Olympics
The 2028 Summer Olympics, hosted by Los Angeles, will lean heavily on Inglewood's new venues. In one of the Games' most surprising decisions, swimming will be staged inside SoFi Stadium, where a temporary pool will be installed and seating set at roughly 38,000 — making it the largest swimming venue in Olympic history. Basketball will be played at the Intuit Dome, the Clippers' arena that opened in 2024. Portions of the opening and closing ceremonies are also planned to be shared between SoFi Stadium and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The revised venue plan, which shifted several events to these existing and nearly new facilities, is expected to save organizers roughly $150 million.
Getting the city ready
Hosting the world requires more than stadiums. Much of Inglewood's current construction is timed, in part, with these events in mind. The reimagined Inglewood Transit Connector — announced in April 2025 and framed by the city as arriving in time for the Olympic Games — will add dedicated bus lanes, three mobility hubs with more than 1,000 parking stalls, and a pedestrian bridge over Florence Avenue connecting downtown to the Metro K Line's Downtown Inglewood Station. The first phase is already under construction.
Hotels, streets and a stronger downtown
New hospitality is arriving too. The 300-room Kali Hotel and Rooftop, Autograph Collection — the only hotel inside the Hollywood Park plan — is expected to open in 2026, giving visitors a place to stay steps from the action. Meanwhile, the Destination Market Street Program and a block-by-block rebuild of Market Street, Manchester Boulevard and Queen Street aim to make sure downtown Inglewood, and not only the stadiums, benefits from the spotlight — with new sidewalks, lighting, landscaping and support for local businesses.
Why it matters
Few cities ever host a Super Bowl or an Olympic Games. Inglewood is preparing to do both within about 18 months of each other, on top of a regular calendar of Rams, Chargers and Clippers games and major concerts. For residents, that means years of visible investment in transit, streets and public space. For visitors, it is an open invitation.
- Feb 14, 2027: Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium
- Summer 2028: Olympic swimming at SoFi Stadium; basketball at Intuit Dome; shared ceremony moments at SoFi and the Coliseum
- In between: Transit Connector Phase 1, the Kali Hotel and Downtown/Market Street upgrades
The road to LA28 runs right through Inglewood — and the city is building for it in real time.