Closed-guest-list gathering bringing together a small group across basketball, media, business and culture over food and wine. No formal agenda, built for proximity and relationship building. Hosted by Rebecca Auguste (The Frynge), Curtis Midkiff (Head of Social Marketing, Sprout Social), Jasper Hagan (Full Court Marketing) and AJ Archibald (Exclusively Media).

Host committee golf outing opening the All-Star build-up, convening sponsors, partners and local business leaders ahead of the weekend.

Curated evening at the city's newest cultural landmark honoring the sponsors, partners and stakeholders who brought All-Star back to Chicago for a second time.

League partnership with Evernorth Health Services and GirlTREK bringing community members and All-Star guests together for a walk, no-cost skin cancer screenings and holistic wellness activities.

Returning wellness and beauty activation opening the weekend, hosted across two West Loop spaces.

League fan festival at the intersection of basketball, entertainment and culture. Partner activations include Ally, American Express, Google Pixel, State Farm, Tissot, Kia, ION, DICK'S, ESPN, Coach, Playa Society, Pro Standard and Xfinity, with player appearances throughout.

Convening of sports, media, technology, business and culture leaders on athlete wellbeing, AI, evolving media models, digital safety and athlete ownership. The clearest signal that the women's sports business community is treating the weekend as a deal-making moment.

Deloitte sports business summit on the future of women's sports, built around bold ideas, influential voices and high-value networking.

Second edition of the mixer, with Kati Fernandez (Chief Content Officer, TOGETHXR), Monica McNutt (ESPN analyst) and Esther Wallace (CEO and founder, Playa Society) in conversation on the growth of the women's game. Powered by Breakingbread Production with Byrd Eye View.

Invite-only happy hour hosted by Distinction Agency with East Village Sports Group, UBS, 125 Ventures, Ashurst, Perkins Coie and TheLi.st, convening athletes, creators, executives and brand partners. One of the higher-intent rooms of the weekend.

Jumpman mixer with Girls Night Out inside the landmark Board of Trade building, with music, curated experiences and a Jordan Brand customization station. RSVP required and does not guarantee admission; entry first come, first served.

Fathers and daughters compete as teammates through a basketball clinic, drills, skills competitions and 2v2 tournaments.

Clubhouse Buckets (Cincinnati) and Off the Dribble (Chicago) team up for a free skills camp and 5-on-5 pickup runs open to all skill levels, plus a beaded bracelet station and recovery station.

Pinterest and TOGETHXR host an interactive styling studio celebrating sport, fashion and 90s basketball nostalgia. Guests bring their own apparel or buy an Everyone Watches Women's Sports tee on site, then customize with heat-press and airbrush. Player appearances throughout Friday.

Sydney Colson and Theresa Plaisance record a live episode in front of an audience. Attendance also guarantees early entry to TOGETHXR House.

Daylong Unrivaled activation with players serving coffee to fans, merchandise and season packages on sale, giveaways and a live DJ.

Double header of live podcast recordings at the city's newest women's sports bar: Flagrant and Funny with Cari Champion and Jemele Hill, followed by Good Game with Sarah Spain.

First All-Star practice ever held at a venue of this kind. The WNBA becomes the first professional sports league to host events at the Obama Presidential Center, staged in the Center's 60,000 sq ft Home Court athletic building.

Third annual Changemaker Day with Ally, AT&T, AWS, CarMax, Deloitte, Google and Nike, in collaboration with the Chicago Sky, Chicago Public Schools and the Girls Opportunity Alliance of the Obama Foundation.

AT&T and the WNBA program a day designed to inspire girls through basketball, leadership and learning, with a fundamentals clinic, panel discussions, a vision board workshop and STEM activities.

Full-day fan festival. Bumble recreates its Orange Carpet photo experience, Rank & Rally runs the retail store, and the NBA and FIBA host the Women's Basketball Without Borders All-Star Camp Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest with youth players from four continents.

Meet and greet with Breanna Stewart plus giveaways and styling moments, built around confidence, creativity and personal expression.

One-day curated marketplace with vintage shopping, streetwear, food and drinks, live performances including Wale, and hoops. A strong crossover room between sport, style and music.

Skylar Diggins and Cassidy Hubbarth in conversation with Sheryl Swoopes on building careers while navigating motherhood.

HerTunnel takeover spotlighting the glam and styling layer of game day, in partnership with NeuxArtists.

Live podcast taping hosted by Sam Jay and Ari Chambers featuring A'ja Wilson, Dwyane Wade, Sue Bird, Alysha Clark and Terri Carmichael Jackson. The weekend's largest ticketed cultural moment outside the arena.

La Crema sponsors a wine night for the first day of All-Star competition with giveaways, grazing boards and bottle specials.

Skills Night at the Sky's home arena, pairing the 3-Point Contest with the new Shooting Stars competition introduced for the league's 30th season.

Local organizing group Hoop Social hosts a live DJ, food, drinks and a playback of the 2025 All-Star Game. One of the strongest community-led rooms of the weekend.

Peloton instructors Jess Sims and Kirsten Ferguson lead a neighborhood run, followed by coffee and conversation at TOGETHXR House.

GQ Sports and Eli Lilly host a conversation on performance, health and community. GQ editor Alyssa Bereznak sits with a women's basketball star, hosted by Holly Rowe with a panel including Andraya Carter and Napheesa Collier.

Third annual panel on the evolution of women's basketball and the future of investment in the game, moderated by Ari Chambers with Dawn Staley, Diana Taurasi and Raven Johnson.

Second day of the Pinterest and TOGETHXR pop-up, with appearances across the weekend from athletes including Cameron Brink and Jordan Chiles.

Celebration of the ABL and WBL legacy hosted by Hall of Famer and former Team USA star Cathy Boswell, with throwback merch personalization including bucket hats.

Sky Foundation flagship program culminates in a live pitch competition where four of twelve participants each receive $20,000 to grow their businesses.

Just Women's Sports takes over a venue steps from the United Center with music, games, giveaways and hourly player meet-and-greets. First 100 guests receive free drinks.

Sydney Colson and Theresa Plaisance host an hour-long skills challenge for fans.

Outdoor dance party on the lakefront running alongside the All-Star Game.

Full All-Star broadcast with drink specials and giveaways from Nike and Maker's Mark.

Live DJ and dancing at a Fulton Market anchor, positioned in the heart of the weekend's hospitality corridor.

DJ Ca$h Era, the Sky's official in-arena DJ, and DJ Kidd Swag host a watch party rolling into an after party, with giveaways, prizes and current NCAA and WNBA player appearances.

Arrivals moment ahead of the game, accessed through WNBA Experiences packages alongside House of Legends meet-and-greets with Sheryl Swoopes and Swin Cash, Dinner with a Legend featuring Allie Quigley, and the pregame reception.

The 30th-season All-Star Game. Team Coop (Paige Bueckers, Breanna Stewart, Angel Reese) faces Team Spoon (Caitlin Clark, A'ja Wilson, Olivia Miles), drafted by honorary GMs Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon. Teams compete for a $100,000 pool split between Angels Athletics and Girls in the Game.

Second annual all-denim party with an all-star lineup, music, activations and photo ops. Dress code driven.

Closing brunch with bottomless mimosas, a live DJ and a live recording of the Life After Ball podcast.

Recovery hang with breakfast sandwiches from Smash Jibarito closing out the weekend.

Recurring invite-only party organized in collaboration with the players union. Historically one of the most prominent private rooms of All-Star weekend and typically never listed publicly.

Fulton Market is the designated business and hospitality hub for the weekend. Founder dinners, brand houses and agency-hosted tables cluster here and surface by word of mouth rather than public listing.