The Buffalo Bills’ summer tradition in Rochester is officially back on the calendar.
The Bills announced their 2026 training camp schedule Tuesday, including seven open practices at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford and details on how fans can enter the ticket lottery.
Training camp begins Wednesday, July 29, as the Bills prepare for the 2026 NFL season.
This year marks the Bills’ 25th training camp at St. John Fisher. Buffalo signed a three-year extension with the university last year to keep training camp on the campus through 2028.
The 2026 schedule features fewer practices at Fisher than recent years. The Bills held 11 training camp practices at St. John Fisher in 2025 and 12 in 2024.
Buffalo Bills training camp 2026 schedule
All practices begin at 8:30 a.m.
How to get Buffalo Bills training camp tickets
Tickets for Bills training camp are free, but fans must secure them in advance.
Due to limited capacity at St. John Fisher, the Bills will once again hold a public ticket lottery. Fans can request up to four tickets, but entering the lottery does not guarantee admission.
The public lottery opens June 24 and closes June 26.
Fans selected through the lottery will be notified by the Bills and must accept their tickets through Ticketmaster within 72 hours.
Season ticket members will have access to an exclusive presale beginning at 10 a.m. June 24. Season ticket accounts are limited to six total training camp tickets.
Buffalo Bills Return of the Blue & Red practice
The Bills’ annual Return of the Blue & Red practice will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8. The team said details for tickets will be announced at a later date.
It will be the first public event in the new Highmark Stadium.
Why Bills training camp remains at St. John Fisher
The Bills agreed to a three-year extension with St. John Fisher in October, keeping training camp in Pittsford through 2028.
General manager Brandon Beane said at the time that taking the team away for training camp remains important even as fewer NFL teams leave their facilities.
“We really enjoy the setup there. We think it’s important to our team,” Beane said. “Even though it’s a dying breed of teams that like to go away, and we love our facilities here, we feel it provides such an important element of team chemistry, bonding, a real focus for everyone for how to prepare our team for a long season.”
Buffalo Bills preseason schedule
Are Buffalo Bills training camp tickets free?
Yes. Tickets are free but must be obtained in advance through the lottery.
Where is Buffalo Bills training camp held?
St. John Fisher University in Pittsford, New York.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Buffalo Bills announce 2026 training camp schedule: Dates, times, how to get tickets
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