Oklahoma City Thunder
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
- Capacity
- 18,203
- Roof
- Indoor
- Surface
- Hardwood (Maple)
- Opened
- 2002
- Tickets
- $20+
- Parking
- $8+
- Beer
- $10+
- Food
- $6+
- Est. total
- $44+
Against the other 29 NBA arenas, Paycom Center is the joint 14th cheapest game day: 15th for tickets, joint 2nd for parking and joint 3rd 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
Paycom Center sits in downtown Oklahoma City, a short walk from the Bricktown entertainment district. The Thunder have one of the most passionate fanbases in the NBA, 'Loud City' in the upper deck is legendary for its noise level. OKC's arena experience punches way above its weight as a small market. The pregame scene centers on the Bricktown bars, restaurants, and the Oklahoma City Riverwalk. Plan to arrive 60-90 minutes early to soak in the Bricktown atmosphere.
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You get that friendly fun atmosphere throughout the entire arena. If you get courtside seats make sure you take advantage of the included dinner at the restaurant. You really can not go wrong at a Thunder game.
For a weeknight game there is usually no reason to buy tickets weeks in advance. I have gone to plenty of games where I just drive downtown and buy last-minute seats walking up to the arena. Prices drop a lot.
Doors open 1.5 hours before tip. Get to the arena early and have your tickets pulled up on your phone. The fans are very respectful - just cheer for your team and don't be a jerk and you will have a great time.
Do not bring a basketball to be signed — a full-size ball explicitly fails the policy.
Uber and Lyft pick up and drop off at Second and Harvey, on the west side of the arena.
Loud City is the arena's own branding for its upper sections — Love's Loud City Balcony and Love's Loud City Mezzanine — so a listing using that name is an upper-deck ticket.
The arena manages no parking at all, so downtown and Bricktown lots are the whole of the answer.
The Mezzanine sits below the Balcony; for a few dollars more it is a real step closer to the floor.
Downtown parking is handled through the city's Parking OKC and Downtown OKC resources rather than the arena.
A shuttle runs from Will Rogers World Airport, which makes a fly-in game viable.
Know Before You Go
Essential details checked against official venue information.
- Bag policy
Permitted bags must be smaller than 6 x 9 x 2 inches, including clear bags, and every bag is searched at entry.
Applies to: Oklahoma City Thunder games
- Items brought for autographs must also fit within 6 x 9 x 2 inches; full-size basketballs, binders, and unworn adult shoes do not meet the rule.
- Gate opening
Arena doors are scheduled to open 90 minutes before each Thunder home game.
Applies to: Oklahoma City Thunder games
- Check the specific event page or call 405-602-8700 if an event notice changes the timing.
- Venue payments
Paycom Center is cashless and accepts cards throughout the arena.
Applies to: Oklahoma City Thunder games
- Reverse ATMs by the northeast entrance at Section 106, the northwest entrance by Michelob Ultra Club, and Sections 311/312 convert $20 to $500 in cash to a prepaid Mastercard without an activation fee.
- Re-entry
Once a guest exits Paycom Center, re-entry is prohibited.
Applies to: Oklahoma City Thunder games
Guides for Paycom Center
- Game Day Guide
7 steps from arrival to tip-off, and 22 venue rules checked against official sources.
- Parking Guide
2 lots and garages with distances and entry routes, from $8.
- Pregame Guide
4 bars, patios and plazas near Paycom Center to fill the hours before doors.
- Food & Drinks
32 concession stands and 245 items researched from the venue's own menus, cheapest food $6 and drink $5.
- Seating Guide
6 seating areas at Paycom Center, with the level names printed on the ticket.
- Getting There
Driving routes plus every car-free way in — the cheapest is OKC Streetcar (Downtown / Bricktown Loop), free.
- Cost Calculator
Build a total for your own party using Paycom 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
- Drink prices
Paycom Center 2026: beer $9.50-$15 depending on pour and brand
- Venue policies
Current Paycom Center and Oklahoma City Thunder accessibility, security, ticketing, parking, and concessions guidance reviewed for Thunder 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 page gives lots and transit and no rate. The 2026-07-27 figures were compiled from third-party listings (was: "Paycom Center 2026: $10-$20 by type and location").
- Food prices — Team Marketing Report Fan Cost Index + venue research
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