A visiting astromech could be forgiven for studying a soccer pitch as though it were a landing diagram. Two goals, a great deal of open space, and a ball that stubbornly refuses to stay where the navigation system expects it. San Jose Earthquakes Star Wars Night 2027 offers our imaginary observer an evening to reconsider its calculations at PayPal Park on May 8. Gates open at 3:00pm, with kickoff at 5:00pm Pacific time and the game expected to end around 7:00pm.

The Earthquakes have extended an open invitation to costumed fan groups for the event at 1123 Coleman Avenue in San Jose. No interplanetary coordinates are required. A date, a street address, and a willingness to accept that the ball has its own itinerary will suffice for planning purposes. Let the droid keep its diagram; there is something rather appealing about a terrestrial evening that can produce so much navigational uncertainty.