Bay Area bars opening early to air the Valkyries in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals

Bars, restaurants, and gathering spots across the Bay Area are opening early Thursday morning in anticipation of crowds hoping to watch Game 6 of the WNBA Finals, where the Golden State Valkyries will take on the Atlanta Dream. The game will be played in Atlanta at 12:30 p.m. Eastern, 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time.

Here are some of the Bay Area locations that have said they plan to be open and showing the game Thursday morning:

San Francisco

• Thrive City (Official Watch Party), free to attend
• Rikki’s Sports Bar
• Hi Tops Sports Bar
• Mother
• Al Pastor Papi
• Victory Hall

Oakland

• El Barrio
• Oakland Athletic Club
• Xingones
• Kingfish Pub
• Golden Ratio
• The Lumpia Company
• Understory
• Nido’s Backyard

San Jose

• Spark Social San Jose
• Nirvana Soul Coffee, Downtown San Jose
• Jack’s Bar

Alameda

• Park Station

Antioch

• Monica’s Riverview

Game 6 will air on USA Network, E! and SYFY. It will also be shown on Peacock. The game tips off early due to scheduling conflicts with the NBA and WNBA

The Valkyries are leading in the series 3-2, if they win Thursday’s game, they will become the league champions. If they lose Thursday’s game, both teams will head back to San Francisco for Game 7 on Oct. 31.