Three Vikings home games are on the calendar between Thanksgiving weekend and Christmas week, and two of them are easy to plan around right now: the Falcons on Sunday, Nov. 29, and the Panthers on Sunday, Dec. 6. The big one is the Lions on Sunday, Dec. 20, a night game that lands five days before Christmas. If you are coming in from out of town, 300 Clifton is a quiet, historic place to sleep a short distance from U.S. Bank Stadium and the downtown crowd.
Vikings Home Games at U.S. Bank Stadium: Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and Dec. 20
The Vikings’ own 2026 schedule preview lists the following home dates at U.S. Bank Stadium:
- Falcons, Sunday, Nov. 29: noon kickoff, the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
- Panthers, Sunday, Dec. 6: 3:25 p.m. kickoff.
- Lions, Sunday, Dec. 20: 7:20 p.m. kickoff, listed on NBC as a Sunday night game.
Two more home games, against Washington (Week 16) and Chicago (Week 18), were still listed without dates when the schedule preview was published, so check vikings.com before you book around them. Singles can move too: the Vikings’ tickets page says game tickets are digital and sold online, and at last check it described the stadium as sold out with a waitlist, so sort out your seats before you sort out your room.
The Dec. 20 Compression Night: Lions Under the Lights, Plus a Christmas Show
Dec. 20 is the date to watch. The Lions game kicks off at 7:20 p.m. at U.S. Bank Stadium, and the same Sunday evening for KING + COUNTRY brings A Drummer Boy Christmas to Target Center at 7 p.m. Two big downtown crowds on one night, in the last full week before Christmas, means hotel rooms tighten early. Book the room first and sort the rest out after.
Getting to the Stadium Without Driving
U.S. Bank Stadium’s directions and parking page says the METRO Blue and Green Lines serve U.S. Bank Stadium Station, and Metro Transit keeps a dedicated stadium page. Service changes happen, so look at the rider alerts on the Metro Transit homepage and plan your route in the trip planner before game day. Leaving the car parked at the mansion and riding in is the easy way to do a night game.
Why 300 Clifton for a Game Weekend
300 Clifton is the historic Eugene J. Carpenter Mansion in Loring Park, a National Register property with Georgian architecture, carved fireplaces and English gardens. After a cold December game, the four-season garden hot tub is a better postgame plan than a crowded bar, and the movie room with heated recliners is right there for a quiet night in. Pick a room from the Crystal Mansion to the garden-side rooms and book direct.
Planning a bigger football weekend? We covered an earlier home game in our Vikings Monday Night Football guide, and the same logic applies: book early, ride in, and save the driving for the way home.
Make a Weekend of It
Our neighbors make the stay bigger. The Pillsbury Club is a short ride away in the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion, Minneapolis Trolley Tours runs holiday light rides in December, and if you are staying longer than a weekend, Oaklands on 9th offers furnished month-to-month studios downtown.
Ready to book? Reserve your night at 300 Clifton before the game-day rooms are gone.
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