Gainbridge Fieldhouse and Ticket Outlets Announce 2026 IHSAA Finals Dates, Pricing, Windows

The IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals will be staged at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday, February 28, 2026, with Session #1 for classes 1A and 2A starting at 10:30 AM and Session #2 for classes 3A and 4A at 6:00 PM, listings on Ticketmaster and the venue’s suite page show. Gainbridge’s suite-holder event page repeats the Feb. 28 date and notes, “This event is included in the 2025-26 Full and Gold Half SeasonSuite Packages.”

Ticketmaster’s Gainbridge Fieldhouse calendar also lists a busy slate around the state finals week: Pacers home games include Indiana Pacers vs. Charlotte Hornets on Thursday, February 26 at 7:00 PM; Indiana Pacers vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, March 1 at 5:00 PM; and Indiana Pacers vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, March 25 at 7:00 PM. Ticketmaster shows other public events at the arena, such as Elevation Worship & Steven Furtick on Friday, February 27 at 7:00 PM and PBR: Unleash the Beast on Sunday, March 22 at 1:45 PM.

Gainbridge’s suite material maps several marquee events into season-suite packages and operational notes for suite holders. The suite page lists multiple game-package assignments verbatim: “Indiana Pacers vs. Miami HEAT, Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., This event is included in the 2025-26 Full and Blue Half SeasonSuite Packages,” and “Indiana Pacers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 8:00 p.m., This event is included in the 2025-26 Full and Gold Half SeasonSuite Packages.” The page instructs suite holders, “As always, if you know you do not want your suite open for an event, please contact your Premium Experience Manager and we will keep it closed for you,” and points users to a Suite Handbook for more detail.

The venue materials also flag accessibility and sightline issues for premium ticketholders: the suite page carries the advisory, “Obstructed Suites: 33-38. Due to the production set-up, suites 33-38 will be obstructed for this event. If you are interested in purchasing tickets or access to a premium location, please reach out to your Premium Experience Manager.” The excerpt does not name which specific event triggers that obstruction notice; the language appears on the same suite page that lists the IHSAA girls finals but does not explicitly tie the obstruction to Feb. 28.

Crucially for coaches, parents and athletic directors budgeting travel, the materials provided to reporters include references to Standing Room Only allocations and SRO pricing but do not publish dollar amounts or public on-sale windows for IHSAA sessions. The suite page states, “You will find all upcoming event information and SRO pricing listed below for the events included in your suite package,” yet the supplied excerpts contain no numeric SRO prices. Ticketmaster’s venue block lists Gainbridge Fieldhouse at 125 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, IN 46204 and provides the box office phone 317-917-2727 with typical hours Monday-Friday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

One earlier notice had asserted, “With the IHSAA state finals calendar locked in for late March,” a claim that conflicts with the explicit Feb. 28 girls finals dates now visible on venue and ticketing pages. The published listings leave open two immediate practical tasks: confirmation of standing-room pricing and public on-sale windows, and clarification from Gainbridge about which event(s) cause suites 33-38 to be listed as obstructed.