The time of the game is just as important as the day in some cases when it comes to visitors to Door County during Green Bay Packers game weekends. The NFL announced the 2026 schedule Thursday, kicking off travel planning for football fans looking to see their favorite team play.

The Packers will have their first home game Thursday, Sept. 24, before welcoming the Chicago Bears on Oct. 11 and the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 18. Those two games coincide with a pair of the biggest weekends on the calendar in Door County, with Egg Harbor Pumpkin Patch taking place Oct. 9-11 and Sister Bay Fall Fest occurring Oct. 16-18.

While some years they do not mind the Packers being out of town during those weekends, Destination Door County Interim CEO Jon Jarosh said they may have caught a break with neither game being a noon start.

Jarosh added that the bye week in Week 11 is good news for deer hunters, who sometimes opt for the tree stand instead of Lambeau Field during gun season. He is also hopeful that the timing works in their favor for fans to check out some of the holiday events taking place in Door County during the Packers’ two December home games.