<P> The game usually occurs on either the second or third Tuesday in July , and is meant to mark a symbolic halfway - point in the MLB season ( though not the mathematical halfway - point which , for most seasons , is usually found within the previous calendar week ) . Both of the major leagues share an All - Star break , with no regular - season games scheduled on the day before or two days after the All - Star Game itself . Some additional events and festivities associated with the game take place each year close to and during this break in the regular season . </P>
when is the mlb all star game played
on either the second or third Tuesday in July