SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — It was the first NBA All-Star weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area in a quarter of a century. The festivities this year — which took place from Feb. 14-16 — were local for the first time since 2000 when Oakland was the host city.
The numbers are in on how much of an economic impact NBA All-Star weekend in February had on San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said Thursday that the three-day event recorded a $328 million impact on the city’s economy.
Lurie said 84% of the 142,881 attendees said they would recommend their friends to come back to the San Francisco Bay Area. Events were also held in the East Bay as Oakland Arena was the host venue for the Ruffles All-Star Celebrity Game and the NBA HBCU Classic.
Overall, NBA All-Star 2025 generated $429.3 million in total event value for the entire San Francisco Bay Area economy, the NBA announced in a press release Thursday. The event brought in attendees from around the U.S. and world: 40 states and 44 countries.
More than 1,700 local jobs were “created, supported, or expanded due to NBA All-Star 2025 in the San Francisco Bay Area,” the league said.
“These events help us spread the work about San Francisco’s rise,” Lurie said in a social media video with a view of San Francisco in the background. “Let’s go San Francisco.”
The NBA All-Star Game is one of the major sporting events coming to the Bay Area within the next 18 months. Super Bowl 60 is set to take place in February 2026, and the FIFA World Cup will hold matches at Levi’s Stadium next summer.
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