{"id":947402,"date":"2026-10-26T22:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/947402\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T22:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:06:12","slug":"why-is-2026-wnba-finals-game-6-in-the-afternoon-timing-location-for-valkyries-vs-dream-at-state-farm-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/947402\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is 2026 WNBA Finals Game 6 in the afternoon? Timing, location for Valkyries vs. Dream at State Farm Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, the WNBA announced that Game 6 of the 2026 Finals between the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream would be moving locations and starting times.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading to learn more about the updates, as well how to watch the rest of the WNBA Finals series.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"WNBA Finals Game 6 moved to State Farm Arena, will be played in early afternoon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/wnba\/news\/wnba-game-6-finals-moved-to-state-farm-arena-will-be-played-in-early-afternoon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"2026 WNBA Finals - Golden State Valkyries v Atlanta Dream\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793052371_26_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the third game of the 2026 Finals series between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries that has relocated to the State Farm Arena, following Games 3 and 4. <\/p>\n<p>    When is Golden State Valkyries vs Atlanta Dream WNBA Finals Game 6?<\/p>\n<p>Game 6 will tip-off at 12:30pm ET on Thursday, Oct. 29. The game was originally scheduled for 8:00pm ET.<\/p>\n<p>Where is Valkyries vs Dream Game 6 being played?<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta Dream will host the Golden State Valkyries at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA. <\/p>\n<p>State Farm Arena seats around 17,000. The Gateway Center Arena, where the game was going to be held, has a capacity of 3,500 fans. <\/p>\n<p>Both Games 3 and 4 of the Finals were also moved from the Gateway Center to the State Farm Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Why is 2026 WNBA Finals Game 6 being played in the afternoon?<\/p>\n<p>Game 6 of the 2026 WNBA Finals will be played at 12:30pm ET in the afternoon in order to accommodate the move to hold the game at the State Farm Arena, instead of the smaller Gateway Center Arena. <\/p>\n<p>The NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks have a game scheduled for Thursday evening at the State Farm Arena \u2014 their scheduled 7pm tip-off has now been moved to 8pm ET. <\/p>\n<p>What time does Valkyries vs Dream WNBA Finals Game 6 start?<\/p>\n<p>Game 6 will tip-off at 12:30pm ET\/9:30am PT on Thursday, Oct. 29. <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"2026 WNBA Playoffs: Full schedule, bracket, matchups, dates, preview\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/wnba\/news\/2026-wnba-playoffs-full-schedule-bracket-matchups-dates-preview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"WNBA: Indiana Fever at Golden State Valkyries\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793052372_920_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Finals between the Atlanta Dream and Las Vegas Aces begin on Saturday, October 17. <\/p>\n<p>    2026 WNBA Finals full schedule: Valkyries vs DreamWNBA Finals:<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Oct. 17<\/p>\n<p>Game 1: Golden State Valkyries 68, Atlanta Dream 64 <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/watch\/wnba\/highlights-valkyries-stifle-dreams-shot-production-in-game-1-of-finals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">(HIGHLIGHTS)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday, Oct. 19<\/p>\n<p>Game 2: Atlanta Dream 79, Golden State Valkyries 65 <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/watch\/wnba\/highlights-atlanta-dream-blessed-by-angel-reese-in-game-2-vs-valkyries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">(HIGHLIGHTS)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, Oct. 21<\/p>\n<p>Game 3: Atlanta Dream 97, Golden State Valkyries 71 <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/watch\/wnba\/highlights-angel-reese-atlanta-dream-rout-valkyries-in-divisive-game-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">(HIGHLIGHTS)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Oct. 24<\/p>\n<p>Game 4: Golden State Valkyries 67, Atlanta Dream 62 <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/watch\/wnba\/highlights-golden-state-valkyries-tie-up-wnba-finals-with-game-4-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">(HIGHLIGHTS)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday, Oct. 26<\/p>\n<p>Game 5: 8 p.m. ET, USA\/Peacock<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Oct. 29<\/p>\n<p>Game 6: 12:30 p.m. ET, USA\/Peacock<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Oct. 31<\/p>\n<p>Game 7* (if needed): 8pm ET, USA\/PeacockHow to watch 2026 WNBA Finals: TV channel\/ streaming info<\/p>\n<p>NBC and Peacock will stream multiple games during the Semifinals and Finals series.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, for Games 2-3 and 5-7 of the Finals, Peacock will simulstream USA\u2019s network coverage produced by Versant\u2019s USA Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Both Games 5 and 6 (and 7, if needed) will be available to watch on USA and streaming on Peacock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Monday, the WNBA announced that Game 6 of the 2026 Finals between the Golden State Valkyries and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":947403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":["post-947402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=947402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/947403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=947402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=947402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=947402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}