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The Altoona Curve, Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, announced home game times and fireworks dates for the 2027 season on Thursday.
The Curve did note that game times are subject to change.
The 2027 season will once again feature 6 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.
Opening day is slated for Tuesday, April 6, when the Curve host the RubberDucks.
The 2027 schedule with home game times is available on the team's website.
The first post-game fireworks show of the season will take place on Friday, May 14 when the Curve host the Harrisburg Senators at 6 p.m.
The month of May features two fireworks shows, with more slated for the summer months with four shows during the month of June, seven in July and five in August.
Altoona will be home on the Fourth of July for the first time since 2024, and PNG Field will showcase a Double Fireworks Show with a special 7:05 p.m. first pitch show. There will be three Fireworks shows across the July 1-4 holiday weekend.
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 at 11 a.m.
Education days will also take place on Wednesday, May 12, against the Harrisburg Senators at 11 a.m. and on Wednesday May 26 at 11 a.m. against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
Early-season Saturday games will once again be played in the late afternoon with special 4 p.m. first pitches on Saturday, April 10 against the Akron RubberDucks, Saturday April 24 against the Flying Squirrels and on Saturday, May 15, against the Senators.
For the first time since 2017, the Curve will host two Summer Camp Days with special noon starting times on Wednesday, June 23 against the Chesapeake Baysox and Thursday, July 29 against the Erie SeaWolves.