CURVE, PA – The Altoona Curve, Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, are excited to announce home game times and fireworks dates for the 2027 season, presented by Stuckey Automotive. Game times are subject to change.
The 2027 season will once again feature 6:00 p.m. start times for many of the team’s home games with 19 post-game fireworks shows slated throughout the 69-game home schedule. Altoona is again slated to play 138 games in the Eastern League regular season and will host seven of 11 possible opponents at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Click here to see the 2027 schedule with home game times.
The first post-game fireworks show of the season will take place on Friday, May 14 when the Curve host the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) at 6:00 p.m. The month of May features two fireworks shows, with more action packed into the summer months with four shows during the month of June, seven in July, and five in August.
Altoona will be home on July 4th for the first time since 2024, and PNG Field will proudly showcase a Double Fireworks Show with a special 7:05 p.m. first pitch for our largest spectacle of the year! There will be three Fireworks shows across the July 1-4 holiday weekend.
A full schedule of post-game fireworks shows at PNG Field is listed below, with those in bold representing 6:30 p.m. first pitch times.
Fri. May 14 vs. Harrisburg at 6:00 p.m.
Sat. May 29 vs. New Hampshire at 6:00 p.m.
Tues. June 8 vs. Hartford at 6:30 p.m.
Sat. June 12 vs. Hartford at 6:30 p.m.
Thurs. June 24 vs. Chesapeake at 6:30 p.m.
Sun. June 27 vs. Chesapeake at 6:00 p.m.
Thurs. July 1 vs. Harrisburg at 6:30 p.m.
Fri. July 2 vs. Harrisburg at 6:30 p.m.
Sun. July 4 vs. Harrisburg at 7:05 p.m. (Double Show!)**Fri. July 16 vs. Richmond at 6:30 p.m.**
Sat. July 17 vs. Richmond at 6:30 p.m.
Tues. July 27 vs. Erie at 6:30 p.m.
Sat. July 31 vs. Erie at 6:30 p.m.
Sun. August 1 vs. Erie at 6:00 p.m.
Tues. August 10 vs. Akron at 6:00 p.m.
Sat. August 14 vs. Akron at 6:00 p.m.
Sun. August 15 vs. Akron at 6:00 p.m.
Sat. August 28 vs. Chesapeake at 6:00 p.m.
Sat. September 11 vs. Erie at 6:00 p.m.
Popular Education Day Games are back in 2027 with three mid-week day games that are perfect for field trips and lunch breaks! The first Education Day of the year is Thursday, April 22 when the Curve host the Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) at 11:00 a.m. Education days will also take place on Wednesday, May 12 against the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) at 11:00 a.m. and on Wednesday May 26 at 11:00 a.m. against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays).
Early-season Saturday games will once again be played in the late afternoon with special 4:00 p.m. first pitches on Saturday, April 10 against the Akron RubberDucks (Cleveland Guardians), Saturday April 24 against the Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants), and on Saturday, May 15 against the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals).
For the first time since 2017, the Curve will host TWO Summer Camp Days with special 12:00 p.m. start times on Wednesday, June 23 against the Chesapeake Baysox (Baltimore Orioles) and Thursday, July 29 against the Erie SeaWolves (Detroit Tigers).
Opening Day of the 2027 Altoona Curve season, presented by Stuckey Automotive, is slated for Tuesday, April 6, when the Curve host the Akron RubberDucks. Full Season Memberships and Mini Plans are on sale now! For additional information, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99. CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office. Additionally, the Stockyard Team Store is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during every home game and online 24/7/365.