Sacramento Kings
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
- Capacity
- 17,608
- Roof
- Indoor
- Surface
- Hardwood (Maple)
- Opened
- 2016
- Tickets
- $20+
- Parking
- $10+
- Beer
- $12+
- Food
- $7+
- Est. total
- $49+
Against the other 29 NBA arenas, Golden 1 Center is the 9th cheapest game day: 9th for tickets, joint 4th for parking and joint 12th for food and drink, compared on market ticket medians and published lot and menu prices in US dollars. See the full ranking.
Prices are estimates. See our methodology.
What to Expect
Golden 1 Center is the crown jewel of downtown Sacramento, anchoring the DOCO (Downtown Commons) entertainment district. Opened in 2016, it's one of the newest and most technologically advanced arenas in the NBA. Sacramento is known as America's Farm-to-Fork Capital, and the arena's food program reflects that with local, seasonal ingredients from Central Valley farms. The Kings fan base is one of the most loyal in the NBA. This city fought hard to keep its team, and the energy at Golden 1 Center shows it.
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Park in the Downtown Plaza West garage at 3rd and L Street. Tell the attendant you are going to the movies and you will not get charged the Golden 1 Center event rate. This is the worst kept secret in Sacramento.
Any seat is a good seat at Golden 1 Center. If you are on a budget go for an upper level sideline seat. The sight lines are great and it is one of the best arenas in the NBA even up top.
They have a cardboard cutout example of the allowed bag size at the entrance. Check the website before you go because they will make you go back to your car if your bag is too large.
Weekend Gold Line construction is ongoing for the light rail modernisation — check the schedule before a weekend game.
RUSH by Sire Spirits and ASSEMBLY by Crown Royal share one private 360-degree central bar between them.
Roseville Transit's Game Day Express runs non-stop to Kings games from Roseville.
Buy parking in advance through SacPark; garages open two hours before the event.
The arena states that club lounge availability varies by event, and describes access via floor tickets for concerts and special events. Do not assume a Kings floor seat opens RUSH or ASSEMBLY — check the specific game.
Parking is the City of Sacramento's, bought through SacPark rather than the arena.
Three named pedestrian walkways lead in; light rail stops within a block of all of them.
Know Before You Go
Essential details checked against official venue information.
- Bag policy
Backpacks are prohibited, and other bags must not exceed 8 x 6 x 1 inches.
Applies to: Sacramento Kings games
- Medical bags must be searched and tagged by a security supervisor. Baby bags up to 16 x 16 x 8 inches, plastic bottles, and formula are permitted.
- Gate opening
Golden 1 Center doors open 90 minutes before tipoff for Sacramento Kings games.
Applies to: Sacramento Kings games
- Venue payments
Golden 1 Center is cashless and accepts major chip cards, contactless tap-to-pay, and payment-enabled mobile or wearable devices.
Applies to: Sacramento Kings games
- The arena does not offer cash-to-card kiosks.
- Re-entry
Golden 1 Center normally prohibits re-entry, but guests with a personal emergency or a prohibited item to return must first arrange an exception with a Security Supervisor or Manager through Guest Services.
Applies to: Sacramento Kings games
Guides for Golden 1 Center
- Game Day Guide
7 steps from arrival to tip-off, and 21 venue rules checked against official sources.
- Parking Guide
2 lots and garages with distances and entry routes, from $10.
- Pregame Guide
4 bars, patios and plazas near Golden 1 Center to fill the hours before doors.
- Food & Drinks
15 concession stands and 48 items researched from the venue's own menus, cheapest food $7 and drink $5.
- Seating Guide
8 seating areas at Golden 1 Center, with the level names printed on the ticket.
- Getting There
Driving routes plus every car-free way in — the cheapest is Sacramento Regional Transit Light Rail, $2.50.
- Cost Calculator
Build a total for your own party using Golden 1 Center's stored figures.
How We Checked This Page
Every section below names the source it was read from and the day it was read. Where we could not reach a published figure, the page says so rather than presenting an estimate as a checked fact.
- Venue facts
Wikipedia / Official Venue Page
- Venue policies
Current Golden 1 Center FAQ, accessibility, parking, prohibited-items, and dining pages plus official Sacramento Kings support and app guidance reviewed for Kings game-day policies.
Not yet checked against a published source
These figures are estimates. Most venues no longer publish the numbers behind them — concession and ticket pricing moved to dynamic marketplaces — so we hold them as estimates rather than dating them as verified.
- Ticket prices — Secondary market averages (SeatGeek/StubHub)
- Parking prices — Never checked against a published rate: the venue's parking page, read 2026-09-05, publishes none — the garages open two hours before tipoff and passes are sold through the city's SacPark site, with no figure on the page. The 2026-07-27 figures were compiled from third-party listings (was: "Golden 1 Center 2026: no on-site parking; SacPark prepaid downtown garages $15-$30 by tier, some flat $15 prepaid, drive-up $5-$10 higher").
- Food prices — Team Marketing Report Fan Cost Index + venue research
- Drink prices — Team Marketing Report Fan Cost Index + venue research
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