Golden State Valkyries hold San Francisco parade after first WNBA title
The gist
The Golden State Valkyries parade their first WNBA championship along San Francisco's Embarcadero on Wednesday.
The second-year team won the title without an All-WNBA player on its roster.
How it unfolded
- Oct 31, 2026The Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in Game 7 of the WNBA Finals at Chase Center, winning their first championship; Gabby Williams scored 30 points and was named Finals MVP.
- Nov 1, 2026The team announced a championship parade for Wednesday, Nov. 4; San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie confirmed it would start at the Ferry Building at noon and travel along the Embarcadero to Second and King around 2 p.m.
- Nov 4, 2026The parade runs from 12 to 2 p.m., with fans able to line up from 9 a.m. on the bay side from Mission Street to 2nd Street. Muni's F and N lines are suspended 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., some street closures begin just after midnight, and BART is running extra, longer trains with added staff and security.