The WNBA All-Star Game is coming to the Bay.

The WNBA and Golden State Valkyries announced on Tuesday they would host the 2027 contest at a press conference from Chase Center. The annual skills contest will be held Friday, July 30, followed by the All-Star Game at Chase Center on July 31.

“It’s emotional,” Valkyries president Jess Smith said at a press conference on Tuesday at Chase Center. “We don’t take for granted. This opportunity to have a chance to be a part of the WNBA’s growth, it’s part of what we knew was possible from Day 1 with this organization. We have embodied the Bay’s energy in every decision that we’ve made, along with the community and our fans and our players.”

The Valkyries will be the first expansion club to host an All-Star Game. The NBA’s Golden State Warriors also hosted their All-Star Game in 2025, giving Chase Center a marquee event twice in three years.

Warriors and Valkyries owner Joe Lacob said that he believed the Valkyries were ahead of schedule on his championship in five years projection.

“It's just we're clicking,” he said on Tuesday. “I've been involved in starting 70 different companies over my 35 last 35 years. I was in the venture capital industry. This is one of the greatest startups I've ever been involved in.”

The Valkyries lead the WNBA in attendance at 18,064 fans per game.

“I remember looking around that night and thinking to myself, ‘This place is going to be special,’ and in less than two seasons, the Valkyries family has proven just how special it can be,” WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said “The Bay Area community hasn’t simply welcomed the Valkyries; this community has embraced the Valks as their team.”

This year’s All-Star Game was in Chicago and Gabby Williams was a starter while Janelle Salaun partook in the league’s three-point competition. Kayla Thornton was the team’s first All-Star in 2025.

According to Front Office Sports, Chicago was the lone franchise to bid on hosting the event this year and the league asked Indiana to host it last year. Chicago hosted the game twice in five years, and Las Vegas has also hosted three out of four All-Star Games before 2024.

Smith said the Valkyries have been eyeing this game for some time, though.

“From the moment that this team and community started to come together, it was a dream of just like when would we and how would we and if we did it, it had to be an epic fashion to make sure we're serving our fans,” Smith said. “But really, this last year, you know, in approaching the league and really making a go for it and talking about who this region is and who our fans are and what we can do. So it's been in the works for a while.”

Smith added that Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase invited her to the locker room last week to tell the players the news.

“They're excited,” Smith said. “They're focused right now because they should be. You heard the goals, right? We have Minnesota tomorrow, but I think the special thing about this team and the leadership that Ohema and Natalie have offered is we're connected all the way through. The three of us really think about player experience and fan experience and what we're doing, and this is important for both.”