Birmingham, Alabama Sports Tickets, Schedules & Live Events

Birmingham's live sports calendar runs through Legacy Arena at the BJCC (the city's renovated 17,000-seat indoor arena that re-opened in 2022 and hosts major sporting events), Protective Stadium (the new 47,100-capacity stadium that hosts UAB Blazers football and has entered the rotation for marquee neutral-site college football games), and the surrounding Alabama sports ecosystem. Birmingham sits two hours from Atlanta and three hours from Nashville, serving as an Alabama-Mississippi regional anchor for live sports. Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers SEC football drive the state's biggest event attendance — Alabama football under Nick Saban built one of the greatest dynasties in college sports history, and the program's legacy keeps demand for Crimson Tide tickets at elite levels. The Iron Bowl (the annual Alabama-Auburn rivalry game) is one of the most-watched college sports events of the year, filling whichever stadium hosts it to capacity and beyond. The Magic City Classic in late October fills Birmingham with HBCU football — the Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State game is one of the largest HBCU football events in the country. The Birmingham Stallions of the USFL/UFL have won multiple spring football championships, establishing the city as a spring football stronghold.