Atlanta Dream moves home games to State Farm Arena next season
Atlanta Dream relocates to State Farm Arena for upcoming season operations.
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WNBA Finals 2026
Atlanta Dream versus Golden State Valkyries championship series with venue adjustments and scheduling changes to accommodate arena capacity constraints.
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2026-10-14 to 2026-10-28 · UTC publication dates
Coverage begins 14 Oct, 01:07 UTC
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What happened
Golden State Valkyries reschedule concert to accommodate WNBA Finals
The Golden State Valkyries, who share ownership and Chase Center arena with the NBA's Golden State Warriors, moved a Doja Cat concert to a contingency date to accommodate the WNBA Finals schedule.
Atlanta Hawks move regular season opener start time to accommodate WNBA Finals
The NBA's Atlanta Hawks agreed to move their home opener against the Houston Rockets from 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on October 24 to accommodate the WNBA Finals Game 4 being played at State Farm Arena at 1 p.m. that same day.
State Farm Arena seating capacity comparison with Valkyries venue
State Farm Arena has a capacity of 17,044 seats, comparable to Chase Center's 18,064 seats where the Golden State Valkyries play. This represents a significant expansion from the Dream's usual 3,500-seat Gateway Center Arena.
WNBA Finals best-of-seven series begins October 17 in San Francisco
The WNBA Finals between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries begins on Saturday, October 17 in San Francisco, with Golden State hosting Games 1 and 2 before the series shifts to Atlanta. Games 3 and 4 are scheduled for October 21 and 24 in Atlanta, with a potential Game 6 scheduled for October 29.
WNBA moves Finals Games 3 and 4 to State Farm Arena in Atlanta
The WNBA announced on Tuesday that Games 3 and 4 of the Finals between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries will be moved from Gateway Center Arena (3,500 seats) to State Farm Arena (17,000 seats). Game 3 was moved from Thursday, October 22 to Wednesday, October 21 at 8 p.m. ET. Game 4 remains on Saturday, October 24 but the start time was moved from 3:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. ET to avoid conflicts with a Sombr concert and the Hawks' season opener.
Atlanta Dream announces relocation to State Farm Arena for next season
The Atlanta Dream announced during the semifinals that they will play all 25 of their home games in the next season at State Farm Arena, moving from their previous venue at Gateway Center Arena.
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Hawks, Valkyries adjust schedules to accommodate Finals games
Hawks and Valkyries reschedule events around WNBA Finals dates in their markets.
Finals shift Games 3 and 4 to Atlanta's State Farm Arena
WNBA Finals Games 3-4 moved to Atlanta's State Farm Arena from original venue.