San Francisco will throw a parade for the WNBA champion Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Here is what you need to know.

Route and times

  • Start: Noon, at the Ferry Building.
  • Route: South along the Embarcadero, ending at Second and King streets near Oracle Park at about 2 p.m., SFGate reported.
  • Getting a spot: Fans can start lining the route at 9 a.m.
  • Before the parade: NBC Bay Area reported that the day starts with a private ceremony in Oakland.

Players, coaches and staff will be joined by city officials and "Bay Area legends," according to the mayor's office, the SF Standard reported. "In just two years, the Golden State Valkyries have taken the sports world by storm," Mayor Daniel Lurie said. The city also confirmed that San Francisco will host the 2027 WNBA All-Star Game, according to the Standard.

Street closures

According to city officials, as reported by NBC Bay Area, these streets close from midnight to 4 p.m. on Nov. 4:

  • The Embarcadero, both directions, and King Street between Third Street and Broadway.
  • Mission, Howard, Folsom, Harrison and Bryant streets between Main Street and the Embarcadero.
  • Brannan Street between Second Street and the Embarcadero, with local access kept to Delancey Street.

Driverless cars will also be restricted from midnight to 6 p.m. in parts of the Financial District and near the route, NBC Bay Area reported. The full list is on the mayor's office website.

Getting there

  • BART will run extra trains and add staff and security. Use Embarcadero Station for the start of the route or Montgomery Street Station to be closer to the end, NBC Bay Area said.
  • Muni: The F and N lines will be suspended from about 9:30 a.m., SFGate reported. Other bus routes near the Embarcadero will be detoured. The T Third Street line stops near Fourth and King.
  • Caltrain stops at Fourth and King, a short walk from the end of the route.
  • AC Transit Transbay buses arrive at the Salesforce Transit Center near Mission and Fremont streets.

NBC Bay Area will start live coverage at 9:30 a.m.