NFL Hall of Fame game to feature Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers

The NFL revealed the matchup for the 2025 NFL Hall of Fame Game, with the Detroit Lions taking on the Los Angeles Chargers. The game will take place at 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 31 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, with the Enshrinement Ceremony to follow a few days later on August 3 at 12 p.m. 

This year’s Hall of Fame class includes Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Antonio Gates, and Sterling Sharpe. It’s an unusually small enshrinement class, which may make tickets easier to come by.

Tickets to the game can be found here, and will be available to the public on April 28th at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Tickets for the Enshrinement Ceremony are live now and can be purchased here. Prices range from $49 to $255, including fees.

But it won’t just be football happening in Canton that weekend, as the Hall of Fame’s “Concert for Legends” will take place on Sunday evening, featuring Nickelback. Tickets for that can be found here.

If you’re thinking about heading to Canton for the festivities, now would be a great time to start looking at hotel options. Canton isn’t a huge place, so rooms will be limited. Staying in Cleveland is a good alternative, as it’s just a quick one-hour drive away.

Doubleheader Digest

And if you’re looking for what you can do in the days between the Hall of Fame game and the Enshrinement Ceremony, the Cleveland Guardians will start a three-game homestand against the Minnesota Twins on Friday, August 1st. If you haven’t been to Progressive Field, this would be a convenient chance to check out a really solid ballpark. For more information, check out our insider guide to the stadium. And here’s a link to the Guardians’ schedule.

In addition to the Guardians games, Barenaked Ladies will be performing along with Guster and Sugar Ray on August 1 at Blossom Music Center, which is Cleveland’s big outdoor amphitheater. And Vince Gill will be playing at Connor Palace, part of Playhouse Square, on August 2. 

For more events happening in Cleveland that weekend, check out ThisIsCleveland.com, which does a great job covering everything going on in the city.