The NBA has released the Toronto Raptors 2026–27 schedule, and this one has a shape worth paying attention to: the Raptors open at home, January is enormous, and the single biggest night at Scotiabank Arena in years lands on a Sunday in the middle of it.
Here's the full breakdown of home dates, the games that tend to tighten up first, and how to plan around them.
Quick Picks
- Preseason at home: Tue Oct 13 vs New York — 7:00 pm
- Season & home opener: Wed Oct 21 vs Chicago — 7:30 pm
- New Year's Day: Fri Jan 1 vs LA Clippers — 7:30 pm
- Kyle Lowry jersey retirement: Sun Jan 10 vs Philadelphia — 6:00 pm
- Final home game: Wed Apr 7 vs Brooklyn — 7:30 pm
The full slate, with live listings on each matchup page, is on the Raptors schedule hub.
Toronto Opens at Home
Unlike last season's road start, the Raptors begin 2026–27 at Scotiabank Arena: Wednesday, October 21 against Chicago, 7:30 pm. It is both the season opener and the home opener, which is a rarer combination than it sounds and usually means opening-night pricing on a mid-week game.
Before that, there's a preseason home date on Tuesday, October 13 against New York. Worth flagging clearly: that October 13 game is preseason, not a regular-season game. It is a genuinely good-value way to see the building — just don't plan your season around it thinking it's game one.
October is light on home dates — only three, with Orlando visiting twice in three days (Oct 28 and Oct 30).
November: Eight Home Dates
The calendar opens up fast. November brings eight games to Scotiabank Arena, including a Knicks pair three days apart:
- Mon Nov 9 vs Memphis — 7:30 pm
- Wed Nov 11 vs Boston — 7:00 pm
- Sun Nov 15 vs New York — 6:00 pm
- Tue Nov 17 vs New York — 7:30 pm
- Wed Nov 18 vs Washington — 7:30 pm
- Mon Nov 23 vs Milwaukee — 7:30 pm
- Fri Nov 27 vs Brooklyn — 7:30 pm
- Sun Nov 29 vs Denver — 6:00 pm
Value note: two Knicks games inside a week splits demand across both. The Tuesday date is usually the softer of the pair.
December: A Long Gap, Then a Busy Stretch
After November 29, the Raptors don't play at home again until December 16 — a 17-day gap that covers a road swing and the NBA Cup knockout window. Then five home dates in two weeks:
- Wed Dec 16 vs San Antonio — 7:30 pm
- Fri Dec 18 vs Golden State — 7:30 pm
- Sun Dec 20 vs Houston — 3:30 pm
- Mon Dec 28 vs New Orleans — 7:30 pm
- Wed Dec 30 vs Washington — 7:30 pm
The Friday-night Golden State game is typically the most in-demand date of the month.
January: Twelve Home Games
This is the month to plan around. Twelve of Toronto's 40 confirmed home dates fall in January, and three of them are promotional nights:
- Fri Jan 1 vs LA Clippers — 7:30 pm, New Year's Day
- Sun Jan 3 vs LA Lakers — 7:00 pm
- Thu Jan 7 vs Minnesota — 7:30 pm · GROAT Night: Celebrate the Journey (t-shirt giveaway)
- Fri Jan 8 vs Utah — 7:30 pm · GROAT Night: Celebrate the Chip (bobblehead giveaway)
- Sun Jan 10 vs Philadelphia — 6:00 pm · Kyle Lowry Jersey Retirement Night
- Tue Jan 12 vs Detroit — 7:30 pm
- Wed Jan 13 vs Phoenix — 7:30 pm
- Fri Jan 15 vs Miami — 7:30 pm
- Tue Jan 19 vs Chicago — 7:00 pm
- Wed Jan 27 vs Dallas — 7:30 pm
- Fri Jan 29 vs Cleveland — 7:00 pm
- Sun Jan 31 vs Boston — 6:00 pm
January 7–10 is the weekend. Two giveaway nights back to back, then Kyle Lowry's number going into the rafters on the Sunday. That Philadelphia game will be the hardest ticket of the season — if you want to be in the building, treat it differently from every other date on this list and buy early. Full details are in our 2026–27 specialty nights guide.
February and March: The Road Months
Home dates thin out sharply. February has four, March has four against eleven road games — the longest sustained stretch away from Scotiabank Arena all season.
- Sat Feb 6 vs Milwaukee — 7:30 pm
- Sun Feb 7 vs Charlotte — 6:00 pm
- Fri Feb 12 vs Cleveland — 7:30 pm
- Fri Feb 26 vs Atlanta — 7:30 pm
- Fri Mar 5 vs Portland — 7:30 pm
- Wed Mar 10 vs Oklahoma City — 7:30 pm
- Sun Mar 14 vs Detroit — 5:00 pm
- Fri Mar 19 vs Sacramento — 7:30 pm
With so few home dates competing for attention, these tend to hold their price better than a typical mid-week game.
April: Four to Close It Out
- Fri Apr 2 vs Atlanta — 8:30 pm
- Sun Apr 4 vs Indiana — 3:30 pm
- Tue Apr 6 vs Philadelphia — 7:30 pm
- Wed Apr 7 vs Brooklyn — 7:30 pm, final home game
The regular season finishes on the road in Brooklyn on April 11. If the Raptors are chasing a playoff or play-in spot, those early-April home games get a lot more expensive very quickly.
Two Games Still To Be Confirmed
Forty home dates are locked in, not forty-one. As usual, a couple of games are left open pending NBA Cup knockout results — which is why there's a gap in early December. Those dates fill in once the tournament resolves, and the schedule hub updates automatically when they do.
If you're building a multi-game plan, anchor it on the confirmed dates and leave room for a late addition.
How to Buy
Every Raptors ticket on Tickets 4 Fans comes from a verified season seat holder — someone who sits in those seats all year and can't make that particular night. No scalpers, no bots, and no fees added at checkout. The price you see is the price you pay, in CAD, settled directly with the seller by Interac e-Transfer.
A few things that actually help:
- Buy early for the January 7–10 weekend. The Lowry night especially — inventory on games like that does not improve as they approach.
- Buy late for the quiet mid-week dates. Sellers would rather move a seat at a discount than leave it empty, and prices often soften in the last 48 hours.
- Watch the clustered games. Two Knicks dates in November and two Orlando dates in October split demand — the second one is usually the better buy.
- Check seat view photos. Many listings include a photo taken from the actual seat.
Standard listings close before game day. If you're a decide-that-morning type, Last Minute Deals ($5/month) is how you get same-day alerts when season seat holders release seats they can't use.