San Francisco to Host 2027 WNBA All-Star Game at Chase Center
A major sports event is on its way to Ballhalla: San Francisco will host the 2027 WNBA All-Star Game at Chase Center, the league announced Tuesday.
Festivities will be held July 30 and July 31, 2027, capped on the last night by the All-Star Game at Chase Center, the home of the Golden State Valkyries — a team that has surpassed high expectations.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert thanked Valkyries fans and team owner, Joe Lacob, at a press conference at Chase Center shortly after the announcement.
“Golden State has shown what can happen when you bring together a passionate fan base, a dedicated ownership group — thank you, Joe — and an organization with a clear vision and a strong commitment from local leaders who believe in the power of women’s sports,” Engelbert said. “We all know women’s sports is not easy.”
Hot off their victory against the Dallas Wings on Monday night, the violet-clad players became the first expansion team — or a newly founded franchise — to make the playoffs in each of its two seasons.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who professed his love of the team at Tuesday’s press conference, tied the rapid rise of the Golden State Valkyries to the city’s broader “comeback,” and said that the team has helped make the city ready to welcome visitors from around the world.
“We’re a city on the rise,” Lurie said. “The confidence of the WNBA and the commissioner allowing us to host their marquee event is something that we’re going to be ready for.”
Over the last 18 months, the region has played host to the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, Super Bowl LX and several FIFA World Cup games. While the receipts from the World Cup are still being tallied, the Super Bowl generated more than $720 million in revenue, breaking economic records, said Zaileen Janmohamed, CEO and president of the Bay Area Host Committee, which helps the nine counties prepare for major events.
“It just shows what leagues and governing bodies are looking for when they’re selecting a city or a region to host an event,” Janmohamed said.
The news followed last week’s announcement that the 2028 MLB All-Star Game will be held at Oracle Park.
That contest takes place days before the 2028 Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles, where baseball returns for the first time since 2020.
Lacob, who also owns the Golden State Warriors, shouted out the franchise’s dedicated local fanbase.
“Next year, we intend to show out as well as we can, and to put on a tremendous event for our city,” he said. “Our fans are incredible, and they will be ready. It should just be an enormous opportunity to show the world how great the WNBA is.”