Beginning at 3 p.m., the area surrounding SAP Center will transform into a fan festival featuring player and special guest interviews, community\u00a0activations, family-friendly entertainment, local food vendors, giveaways and more as fans come together to celebrate the start of a new Sharks season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As part of the Turn It All Teal campaign, Sharks supporters are encouraged to wear teal and help transform the Bay Area ahead of Opening Weekend. Whether attending the game or not, fans can join the celebration at the free festival surrounding SAP Center and learn more at\u00a0TurnItAllTeal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fans attending the games are encouraged to arrive early and be in their seats by 6:45 p.m. to help welcome the Sharks back to SAP Center with special pregame presentations and in-arena entertainment on both Oct. 1 and Oct. 3. Opening Night on Oct. 1 will also feature player introductions prior to puck drop. With demand for Opening Weekend continuing to build, fans are encouraged to\u00a0secure their seats<\/a>\u00a0early.<\/p>\n As part of the organization’s continued efforts to elevate the fan experience, the Sharks will\u00a0debut a new goal song<\/a>\u00a0for the 2026-27 season. Following a comprehensive offseason review, those in attendance for Opening Weekend will get their first opportunity to hear it when the Sharks score their first regular-season goal.<\/p>\n Opening Night Schedule\u00a0<\/p>\n 3:00 p.m. \u2013 Street Festival Opens\u00a0 The free street festival outside of SAP Center from 3 \u2013 6 p.m. will include:\u00a0<\/p>\n Street Festival Activations<\/p>\n * NBC Sports California<\/a>\u00a0 Food trucks, including:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n * Mister Softee<\/a>\u00a0 Sharks Street Team games\u00a0 The street festival will be hosted by Sharks in-arena personalities and will feature giveaways, interactive contests and appearances throughout the afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n All fans in attendance at the game on October 1 will receive a Sharks\u00a0WillMack concert tee, presented by Ticketmaster, featuring\u00a0Will Smith\u00a0and\u00a0Macklin Celebrini\u00a0and everyone in attendance is encouraged to wear teal to help kickoff the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beginning at 3 p.m., the area surrounding SAP Center will transform into a fan festival featuring player and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":474471,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[88,90,89],"class_list":["post-474470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n3:00 p.m. \u2013 Teal Carpet Opens to Fans\u00a0
\n3:00-4:45 p.m. \u2013 Sharks Player Teal Carpet Arrivals\u00a0
\n4:20-5:30 p.m. \u2013 Team and Special Guest Interviews on Main Stage\u00a0
\n5:30 p.m. \u2013 Sharks365 Member SAP Center Doors Open\u00a0\u00a0
\n5:45 p.m. \u2013 General Admission SAP Center Doors Open\u00a0
\n6:00 p.m. \u2013 Street Festival Concludes\u00a0
\n6:45 p.m. \u2013 Fans Encouraged to be Seated Before Sharks In-Arena Pregame Show Begins<\/p>\n
\n* PWHL San Jose<\/a>\u00a0
\n* Sharks Ice<\/a>\u00a0
\n* San Jose Barracuda<\/a>\u00a0
\n* Golden State Warriors<\/a>\u00a0
\n* Coca-Cola<\/a>\u00a0
\n* NorCal Rumble<\/a>\u00a0
\n* San Jose Earthquakes<\/a><\/p>\n
\n* Stinky Noodle<\/a>\u00a0
\n* 3 Hermanos Taqueria<\/a>\u00a0
\n* House of Tiffins<\/a><\/p>\n
\nFace painting and balloon artists\u00a0
\nFamily craft and activity area\u00a0
\nNorCal Rumble Sport Court\u00a0
\nSharks Carousel Figure Photo Opportunity\u00a0
\nLocal Color Art Cube spray-paint activation\u00a0
\nSan Jose Earthquakes soccer activation\u00a0
\nInflatable attractions\u00a0
\nShark-themed bounce house\u00a0
\nMechanical Shark ride\u00a0
\nSoft play area for children ages five and under<\/p>\n