LLWS 2026 Game Times by Time Zone – Eastern, Central, Pacific & More
All 2026 Little League World Series games are listed in Eastern Time on the official schedule. That works fine if you live in New York or Washington. It does not work as well if you are watching from Los Angeles, Chicago, Honolulu, or anywhere outside the Eastern time zone.
This tool converts every game into your local time. The interactive tool below covers all 38 games – pool play, elimination rounds, both championship semifinals, and the final on August 30. Select your time zone once and the full schedule updates instantly.
Why Eastern Time creates confusion for most fans
The official LLWS schedule lists all times in Eastern Time – standard practice for events held on the East Coast. For a tournament that draws families from all 50 states, that creates a real planning problem.
A parent in Seattle needs to know that a Thursday evening game starts at 4:00 PM local time, not 7:00 PM ET. A grandparent in Chicago wants to know the Championship Game is at 2:00 PM, not 3:00 PM ET. The official schedule does not give them that. This tool does.
Championship Weekend – The 3 Games Everyone Plans Around
These are the times most fans care about most. Here is what Championship weekend looks like across every US zone.
Saturday, August 29 – International Championship – 12:30 PM ET – ABC:
| Time Zone | Start Time |
|---|---|
| Eastern | 12:30 PM |
| Central | 11:30 AM |
| Mountain | 10:30 AM |
| Pacific | 9:30 AM |
| Alaska | 8:30 AM |
| Hawaii | 6:30 AM |
Saturday, August 29 – US Championship – 3:30 PM ET – ABC:
| Time Zone | Start Time |
|---|---|
| Eastern | 3:30 PM |
| Central | 2:30 PM |
| Mountain | 1:30 PM |
| Pacific | 12:30 PM |
| Alaska | 11:30 AM |
| Hawaii | 9:30 AM |
Sunday, August 30 – World Series Championship – 3:00 PM ET – ABC:
| Time Zone | Start Time |
|---|---|
| Eastern | 3:00 PM |
| Central | 2:00 PM |
| Mountain | 1:00 PM |
| Pacific | 12:00 PM noon |
| Alaska | 11:00 AM |
| Hawaii | 9:00 AM |
Daily Game Times During Pool Play
From August 19 through August 26, four games run each day on a consistent schedule. Once you know your offset, planning the whole week takes about 30 seconds.
| ET Slot | Central | Mountain | Pacific | Hawaii |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
West Coast fans actually get the best deal here. Four games running from 10:00 AM through roughly 7:00 PM PT – no late nights, no early mornings on most days. Visit here for the official pitch counter tool for LLWS 2026.
August 23 Is Different
This is the one day when the regular pattern breaks. The schedule was restructured to make room for the MLB Little League Classic at 7:10 PM ET. US games go earlier than normal, International games follow, and the evening belongs to the Braves and Brewers at Historic Bowman Field.
| Game | ET | CT | MT | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 17 (US) | 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| Game 18 (Intl) | 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| Game 19 (US/ABC) | 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| Game 20 (Intl) | 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| MLB Classic | 7:10 PM | 6:10 PM | 5:10 PM | 4:10 PM |
The 9:00 AM ET first game is the earliest start of the entire tournament. Pacific fans need to be up at 6:00 AM to catch it live.
A Quick Note on Daylight Saving Time
All LLWS 2026 games take place in August – the entire US is on daylight saving time. Eastern Daylight Time is UTC-4, not UTC-5. Every conversion in this tool uses summer time. Keep that in mind if you are converting manually.
Conclusion
The tool at the top of this page converts all 38 games to your local zone in one click. Championship Game is August 30 at 3:00 PM ET on ABC – noon on the West Coast, 9:00 AM in Hawaii, 8:00 PM in London. Visit here to know how far Williamsport is from your home.
