ARCO GENERAL INFO
ARCO Arena is the top venue for sports, entertainment and special events in the Greater Sacramento area. With over 200 spectator events each year, ARCO Arena is one of the busiest buildings of its kind in the United States.
Over 2 million fans from throughout Northern and Central California visited ARCO Arena last year for events ranging from NBA basketball to the Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus. ARCO has hosted such world-famous acts as the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Garth Brooks, and a growing role call of today’s biggest names in entertainment.
The $40 million, 442,000 square-foot arena opened in 1988. The current configuration seats up to 17,317 and is versatile enough to host anything from ice shows to monster trucks.
ARCO Arena is home to the Sacramento Kings of the NBA and the WNBA’s Sacramento Monarchs. ARCO Arena has twice been host to the NCAA Western Regional Men’s Basketball Tournament. For upcoming events at ARCO Arena, click here.
ARCO Arena One Sports Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95834
Services and Amenities
Hours of Operation: All doors open 1 hour and 30 minutes prior to tip-off.
Advance Tickets: Tickets to upcoming Kings games and other ARCO Arena events are available at the Advance Ticket window, located on the concourse behind sections 223 and 224.
ATMs: Wells Fargo cash machines are available on the main concourse level at the Southeast and Southwest exits (behind sections 110 and 124).
Courtesy Desk: Visit the fully staffed courtesy desk on the concourse level behind section 122 for information about ARCO Arena and the day’s event.
First Aid: First aid services and an emergency medical technician are available at the arena security desk just off the concourse. ARCO Arena is also equipped with a portable defibrillator for emergency cardiac use.
General Parking: The cost for general parking at all Monarchs games is $8.00. General parking at all Sacramento Kings games and all other ARCO Arena events is $10.00.
Listening Aids: Listening devices to aid the hearing impaired are available at the Courtesy Desk.
Lost and Found: During events, the lost and found is located at the Courtesy Desk behind section 122. After an event, unclaimed items will be held at the Security Desk.
Security: ARCO Arena provides 24-hour security at the facility. If you need help, contact any ARCO Arena employee.
Fun Facts – ARCO Arena by the Numbers
$40,000,000
The cost to build ARCO Arena in 1988. The arena was built without taxpayer dollars
17,317
The arena’s capacity for basketball games.
12,000
How many vehicles ARCO Arena’s fully lighted parking lot will hold.
1,200
The number of full- and part-time employees at ARCO Arena during the basketball season.
170,000
We told you the hot dogs are good! ARCO Arena patrons consume over 170,000 hot dogs – and buns – each year.
5,000
The gallons of soda arena visitors buy each year to go with those 170,000 hot dogs and other great food selections at ARCO Arena.
297
The number of public toilets in ARCO Arena. In case you’re wondering, that works out to about one for every 58 fans at a sold-out NBA game.
24 Hours
How long it takes to create an ice rink at ARCO Arena for ice shows and hockey. After arena employees flood the arena’s concrete floor, three huge freezers chill the concrete and turn it into one big, flat ice tray. The finished ice is about three-quarters of an inch think, just right for slapshots and triple Axels.
Over 2 million fans from throughout Northern and Central California visited ARCO Arena last year for events ranging from NBA basketball to the Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus. ARCO has hosted such world-famous acts as the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Garth Brooks, and a growing role call of today’s biggest names in entertainment.
The $40 million, 442,000 square-foot arena opened in 1988. The current configuration seats up to 17,317 and is versatile enough to host anything from ice shows to monster trucks.
ARCO Arena is home to the Sacramento Kings of the NBA and the WNBA’s Sacramento Monarchs. ARCO Arena has twice been host to the NCAA Western Regional Men’s Basketball Tournament. For upcoming events at ARCO Arena, click here.
ARCO Arena One Sports Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95834
Services and Amenities
Hours of Operation: All doors open 1 hour and 30 minutes prior to tip-off.
Advance Tickets: Tickets to upcoming Kings games and other ARCO Arena events are available at the Advance Ticket window, located on the concourse behind sections 223 and 224.
ATMs: Wells Fargo cash machines are available on the main concourse level at the Southeast and Southwest exits (behind sections 110 and 124).
Courtesy Desk: Visit the fully staffed courtesy desk on the concourse level behind section 122 for information about ARCO Arena and the day’s event.
First Aid: First aid services and an emergency medical technician are available at the arena security desk just off the concourse. ARCO Arena is also equipped with a portable defibrillator for emergency cardiac use.
General Parking: The cost for general parking at all Monarchs games is $8.00. General parking at all Sacramento Kings games and all other ARCO Arena events is $10.00.
Listening Aids: Listening devices to aid the hearing impaired are available at the Courtesy Desk.
Lost and Found: During events, the lost and found is located at the Courtesy Desk behind section 122. After an event, unclaimed items will be held at the Security Desk.
Security: ARCO Arena provides 24-hour security at the facility. If you need help, contact any ARCO Arena employee.
Fun Facts – ARCO Arena by the Numbers
$40,000,000
The cost to build ARCO Arena in 1988. The arena was built without taxpayer dollars
17,317
The arena’s capacity for basketball games.
12,000
How many vehicles ARCO Arena’s fully lighted parking lot will hold.
1,200
The number of full- and part-time employees at ARCO Arena during the basketball season.
170,000
We told you the hot dogs are good! ARCO Arena patrons consume over 170,000 hot dogs – and buns – each year.
5,000
The gallons of soda arena visitors buy each year to go with those 170,000 hot dogs and other great food selections at ARCO Arena.
297
The number of public toilets in ARCO Arena. In case you’re wondering, that works out to about one for every 58 fans at a sold-out NBA game.
24 Hours
How long it takes to create an ice rink at ARCO Arena for ice shows and hockey. After arena employees flood the arena’s concrete floor, three huge freezers chill the concrete and turn it into one big, flat ice tray. The finished ice is about three-quarters of an inch think, just right for slapshots and triple Axels.
Kings first-year guard 
