Experience world-class basketball fever at Araneta City
The thrill of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup extends outside the court with equally exciting activities at the City of Firsts.
Show your support to our very own Gilas Pilipinas as they battle out with the world's best and most competitive basketball teams. Catch their much-awaited matches at the FIBA preliminary rounds on August 27 and 29 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Tickets are available at ticketnet.com.ph.
Get your game face on for our beloved team with the help of some Gilas Pilipinas-inspired face paint! Head over to the face painting booth at the Gateway Mall activity area on August 27 and 29 and get your FREE face paint in time for the Gilas Pilipinas matches.
Wear your Pinoy pride with the hottest Gilas Pilipinas apparel. Grab the latest official t-shirts, jerseys, and other merchandise that you can wear during games or take home as a valued souvenir. You can check out at the Gilas Pilipinas merchandise booth at the Gateway Mall activity area from August 26 to 30.
Join the fun and enjoy a spectacular view of the Gilas Pilipinas games, as well as other FIBA matches happening in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan, all at Araneta City! Be at the Quantum Skyview of the New Gateway Mall 2 from August 27 onwards and take part in Cignal TV's special FREE watch party for an exclusively unique FIBA adventure.
FIBA spectators may enjoy good meals before or after the games at newly-opened food choices at the New Gateway Mall 2. Nearby choices for diners include restaurants and food stores at the mall's Coliseum Plaza (Manam, Nono's, Shake Shack), Restaurant Collection (Botejyu, Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory, Abe, Starbucks, a mano, Grace Park), Quantum Skyview (Classic Savory, Burgoo), and Gateway Link (BLK 513, Caramia, Dairy Queen, Llao Llao, Pizza Hut, Subway), as well as Wolfgang's Steakhouse and Dunkin' Bev.
Spacious parking is available at the Parking Garage South Building and at basement levels of Gateway Mall and the New Gateway Mall 2, all conveniently linked to the Big Dome for better access and comfort.
Be part of sports history and enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime FIBA experience like no other only at the City of Firsts!