The 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony is scheduled to take place on Monday, September 22, 2025. The event will be held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France. The ceremony typically starts in the evening, with previous timings around 7:45 pm local time, but for 2025, red carpet coverage is set for 2 p.m. ET and the ceremony itself is expected to start at 3 p.m. ET (which is around 9 p.m. local Paris time).
This awards event honors the best football players of the 2024-25 season and includes awards for men’s and women’s categories along with various special trophies such as the Kopa Trophy for the best young player, the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper, and others.