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title: "Wizards Set Home Opener Giveaways, Halftime Show in Washington"
url: https://www.herewashingtondc.com/2026/10/16/wizards-home-opener-bucks-capital-one-arena-giveaways/
date: 2026-10-16T05:39:37-04:00
modified: 2026-10-16T05:39:37-04:00
author: "Ivy C. Bishop"
categories: ["Sports"]
site: "HERE Washington DC"
attribution: "HERE Washington DC"
---

# Wizards Set Home Opener Giveaways, Halftime Show in Washington

*Source: [HERE Washington DC](https://www.herewashingtondc.com/2026/10/16/wizards-home-opener-bucks-capital-one-arena-giveaways/) — October 16, 2026 by Ivy C. Bishop*

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Wizards will greet fans with free rally towels and a halftime concert when they open their home schedule against the Milwaukee Bucks at Capital One Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Tipoff is at 7 p.m. and doors open at 5:30. The first 15,000 people through the gates get a towel, and rapper Waka Flocka Flame performs at the break. The night also launches a seven-game Wednesday series at the arena.

More giveaways are lined up, including a Trae Young bobblehead on Nov. 16, a cherry blossom sweatshirt designed by Will Riley on Jan. 17 and an AJ Dybantsa rookie bobblehead on March 6.

Fans will see a very different roster from the one that went 17-65 and finished last in the East a season ago. Washington drafted Dybantsa first overall and signed Young to a four-year, $212 million deal.

The opener starts a busy first week, with Toronto visiting on Oct. 23 before the team heads to Chicago the next night.