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The 76ers and Flyers' New South Philadelphia Arena Opens

Starts 12/31/2030

South Philadelphia Sports Complex, 3601 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148

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The teams' own announcement gives a year rather than a day: the arena is "Scheduled to open in 2030" on "the historic Spectrum grounds in South Philadelphia", so it sits at the end of that year.^[1]

Start: Dec 31, 203050% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

The 76ers and Flyers' New South Philadelphia Arena Opens

A privately funded arena on the old Spectrum grounds in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, shared by the 76ers, the Flyers and the city's incoming WNBA team, replacing Xfinity Mobile Arena next door. Construction is expected to start in early 2027 and take about three years.

On September 08, 2026 the Philadelphia 76ers and Philadelphia Flyers unveiled the first exterior renderings of the proposed new arena on "the historic Spectrum grounds in South Philadelphia", which will also be home to Philadelphia's WNBA team^[1]
It is "scheduled to open in 2030", targeted ahead of the 2030 inaugural season of the city's WNBA expansion team and the respective NBA and NHL seasons; the release gives no construction start date, so the pin's early-2027 start and three-year build are not in the wiki^[1]
Comcast will own the naming rights, with the arena to be formally named later^[1]
It is billed as "Philadelphia's largest fully privately funded project in the city's history", anticipated to create nearly 15,000 jobs and generate nearly $6 billion in economic activity over the next 10 years, with hundreds of millions in new tax revenue going to the School District of Philadelphia and the city^[1]
Populous and architect Moody Nolan were selected to design it; the architecture "draws inspiration from the shape of the Spectrum, which hosted the Flyers and the 76ers for nearly three decades", with an exterior of "stacked, cantilevered bands that break down the scale of a typical arena"^[1]
Outside: fan plazas, over half an acre of outdoor space, flexible fan areas, options for food-and-beverage pavilions, and a broad arrival stair echoing landmarks such as the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art^[1]
The renderings reflect fan feedback, and fan surveys, focus groups, community engagement and public review "will continue throughout the design and approval process" - the arena is still described as proposed^[1]
Josh Harris of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment: "Philly fans deserve the best arena in the world, and we are excited to partner with Comcast to deliver just that"; Comcast chairman Brian Roberts: "To build our future where Ed Snider and the Spectrum made history makes this project truly special"^[1]

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nhl.com/flyers/news/philadelphia-76ers-philadelphia-flyers-unveil-first-look-at-new-arena-designed-to-shape-the-future-of-philadelphia-sports-and-entertainment
nhl.com· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Dec 31, 2030 ✓· 100% of score
The teams' own announcement gives a year rather than a day: the arena is "Scheduled to open in 2030" on "the historic Spectrum grounds in South Philadelphia", so it sits at the end of that year.

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