The 2026 WNBA All-Star Weekend is less than two weeks away—and tickets for the 3-Point Contest and Shooting Stars (formerly the Skills Challenge) are more expensive than the actual All-Star Game.
The get-in ticket price for the WNBA 3-Point Contest and Shooting Stars on Friday, July 24 is $110, a tick above the $105 get-in price for the WNBA All-Star Game the following day, according to TicketData.
A key reason for the slightly more expensive Friday night is the venue. The contests will be played at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena, which fits about 10,500 fans, while the All-Star Game the following night will be played at the United Center, which can hold more than 20,000.
But the $100+ get-in price for Friday night is still significantly more expensive than in previous years, including at last year’s WNBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis. The get-in price was $25 at the same point in the calendar, and fell to $12 on gameday. Gainbridge Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of more than 17,200, was not sold out for the Friday events last year, drawing an attendance of about 15,000.
The last time the WNBA All-Star weekend was in Chicago was in 2022, but there’s no way to compare it with this year’s Friday contest tickets. That year, the public was not allowed access to All-Star Friday, which was held inside McCormick Place, a convention center across Wintrust Arena. It was an invite-only event, and commissioner Cathy Engelbert said security concerns were the main reason for keeping the event private.
