CHICAGO (Jan. 21, 2026) — The Chicago Sky today announced their schedule for the 2026 season. The WNBA is entering its 30th season, while the Sky are participating in their 21st year as a franchise. Attached is a poster calendar for the Sky’s 2026 schedule. More schedule information can be found on the WNBA’s official website.

“It’s an honor to participate in the WNBA’s 30th season amid a time of tremendous growth for the league,” Sky head coach Tyler Marsh said. “We’re especially excited to welcome two more expansion teams to our competitive league, and we’ll be ready to match up against a strong lineup of opponents at home and on the road.”

This is the fourth year in a row the Sky open the season on the road, opening the season May 9 against the expansion franchise Portland Fire. The Sky’s home opener is the fifth game of the year, on May 20 against Dallas at Wintrust Arena.

After hosting the two largest games in franchise history by attendance last season, the Sky are once again playing two games at United Center. The Sky play at the legendary Chicago venue on June 28 against Las Vegas and Aug. 8 against Indiana.

Local and national broadcast games, promotional theme nights at Wintrust Arena and the Sky’s 2026 preseason slate will all be announced at a later date.

Chicago Sky on The U, WCIU

After a successful inaugural season as exclusive broadcasting partners, Weigel Broadcasting Co.’s The U, WCIU will once again be the home of local Sky broadcasts in 2026.

The full slate of nationally and locally televised games this season will be announced at a later date. The U, WCIU, is seen over the air in Chicago on channel 26.

2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game

As previously announced, AT&T WNBA All-Star 2026 is taking place July 23-25 in Chicago. This marks the second time Chicago welcomes the league’s premier midseason event after previously doing so in 2022.

The 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game takes place on Saturday, July 25 at United Center.

See more details at the 2026 AT&T All-Star Game site or Sky’s website.

Expansion Franchises

After adding the Golden State Valkyries last season, the WNBA is welcoming a new team this season: the Toronto Tempo. In addition, the Portland Fire are making their return to the WNBA after previously playing in the WNBA from 2000-02, which brings the league to 15 teams in 2026.

As noted, the Sky and Fire compete in both teams’ season openers on May 9. In total, the two teams play three times, on June 24 and 26 in addition to the opener. The Fire will be coached by Alex Sarama and play inside Moda Center.

The Sky and Tempo play against one another three times on May 27, June 7 and Sept. 22. The Tempo will be coached by Sandy Brondello and play at Coca-Cola Coliseum.

Notable Games and Dates

The Sky open the season a little more than a week earlier than last year, tipping on May 9 (2026) as opposed to May 17 (2025)
The Sky have zero back-to-backs after having two last season
The WNBA will break for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup from Aug. 30 to Sept. 16
The first day of the 2026 WNBA season is May 8 (WNBA Tip-Off Presented by CarMax) and the last day of the season is Sept. 24

2026 Commissioner’s Cup Presented by Coinbase

The WNBA Commissioner’s Cup presented by Coinbase will feature a 49-game schedule from June 1-17. Each team will play one game against every other team in its conference – a total of six games for each of the seven Eastern Conference teams and seven games for each of the eight Western Conference teams. All Cup games except the Championship will count toward regular-season win-loss records.

Eastern Conference teams will play three games each at home and on the road. Western Conference teams will play either four games at home and three on the road, or three at home and four on the road.

The title game will be played on Tuesday, June 30, featuring the Eastern and Western Conference teams with the best record in Commissioner’s Cup play and will be hosted by the conference winner that has the best winning percentage in all regular season games played from opening day through June 17, the final day of Commissioner’s Cup games.

Ticketing Info

Season ticket plans are nearly sold out, get yourself on the waitlist for 2026 here. Call 1-866-SKY-WNBA or email tickets@chicagosky.com for more details.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Time
Saturday, May 9	at Portland	8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 13	at Golden State	9:00 p.m.
Friday, May 15	at Phoenix	9:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 17	at Minnesota	12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20	Dallas	8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 23	Minnesota	12:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 27	Toronto	7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 29	Minnesota	6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 2	at Washington*	7:00 p.m.
Friday, June 5	Connecticut*	6:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 7	at Toronto*	2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 9	Atlanta*	7:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 11	at Indiana*	6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 17	New York*	7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 20	at Dallas	7:00 p.m.
Monday, June 22	at Connecticut	6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 24	Portland	8:00 p.m.
Friday, June 26	Portland	6:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 28	Las Vegas^	3:00 p.m.
Friday, July 3	at Las Vegas	9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 7	at Phoenix	9:00 p.m.
Friday, July 10	at Los Angeles	9:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 12	at Dallas	6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 15	Seattle	11:00 a.m.
Friday, July 17	Los Angeles	6:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 19	at Atlanta	3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 22	at New York	6:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 30	Connecticut	7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 1	Las Vegas	12:00 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 3	Phoenix	7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 5	Los Angeles	8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 8	Indiana^	2:00 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 10	at Seattle	9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 12	at Golden State	9:00 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 16	at Seattle	4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 18	New York	8:00 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 21	Golden State	6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 23	Indiana	6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 25	at Connecticut	6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 29	at New York	12:00 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 17	Washington	7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19	at Atlanta	6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 22	Toronto	7:00 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 24	at Washington	6:30 p.m.

Home games in bold

* Commissioner’s Cup games
^ Games played in United Center

Games by the Numbers

30 weekday games
14 weekend games
Longest road stretch: 4 games, twice (May 9, 13, 15, 17 & July 3, 7, 10, 12)
Longest home stretch: 5 games (July 30, Aug. 1, 3, 5, 8)

Breakdown by Month
May: 8 total, 4 home, 4 away
June: 11 total, 6 home, 5 away
July: 9 total, 3 home, 6 away
August: 12 total, 7 home, 5 away
September: 4 total, 2 home, 2 away

Breakdown by Team

Atlanta: 3 total, 1 home, 2 away
Connecticut: 4 total, 2 home, 2 away
Dallas: 3 total, 1 home, 2 away
Golden State: 3 total, 1 home, 2 away
Indiana: 3 total, 2 home, 1 away
Las Vegas: 3 total, 2 home, 1 away
Los Angeles: 3 total, 2 home, 1 away
Minnesota: 3 total, 2 home, 1 away
New York: 4 total, 2 home, 2 away
Phoenix: 3 total, 1 home, 2 away
Portland: 3 total, 2 home, 1 away
Seattle: 3 total,1 home, 2 away
Toronto: 3 total, 2 home, 1 away
Washington: 3 total, 1 home, 2 away

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