WNBA Finals tickets: Golden State Valkyries-Atlanta Dream matchup setting records ahead of Game 1

As the WNBA reaches a crescendo to its historic 30th season, the 2026 WNBA Finals get underway on Saturday with Game 1 at Chase Center in the Bay Area. With the Golden State Valkyries in the Finals in only their second year in existence, "Ballhalla" will be rocking for the matchup with the Atlanta Dream, if ticket sales are any indication.

Get-in prices for Games 1 and 2 in San Francisco have hovered around $200 a ticket, according to Gametime . That's well above the previous record from last year: per Gametime, one day out from Game 1 of the Finals between the Phoenix Mercury and Las Vegas Aces, the get-in price was $48. On Friday, the get-in for this weekend's Game 1 was $204.

It's no huge surprise that Games 1 and 2 at Chase Center are setting records, since the Valkyries have done that ever since they entered the league as an expansion team last year, selling out every home game at the 18,000-seat arena. They led the league in both average and total attendance in 2026.

The Dream, meanwhile, had their Finals Games 3 and 4 moved to State Farm Arena (capacity 17,000) after the team, WNBA and NBA came together to resolve conflicts that would've forced them to play at their usual home, Gateway Center Arena (capacity 3,500). The Dream will officially move to State Farm Arena for the 2027 season, and had played all their first-round and semifinal games at the larger venue.

Tickets for Games 3 and 4 in Atlanta are $85 and $95, respectively, to get in the door. Game 3, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, was moved up one day because of a concert at State Farm, while Game 4, on Saturday, Oct. 24, was moved up a few hours with the Atlanta Hawks opening their home slate against the Houston Rockets later that night. A plan for a potential Game 6, which would conflict with another Hawks home game, was not announced.