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Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA · Capacity: 16,867

About Smoothie King Center

Home of the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans, located adjacent to the Caesars Superdome. The 16,867-seat arena hosts NBA games, concerts, and events. Zion Williamson brings nightly highlight-reel dunks and celebrity courtside sightings.

Capacity: 16,867

Home Teams: New Orleans Pelicans

Smoothie King Center Fan Arrival Playbook

Use this venue page as your event-day operations brief. 5 tracked events and 5 linked sightings are currently associated with Smoothie King Center.

  • Pre-Entry Timing: Aim for a 60-90 minute arrival buffer for smoother security and seat/section transitions.
  • Anchor Event: 2025 New Orleans Hockey Playoff Showcase (June 27, 2025).
  • Celeb Signal Context: Lil Wayne, Anthony Mackie, LeBron James and others were tracked in linked venue sightings.
  • Post-Event Path: Continue into New Orleans and New Orleans hotspots for food, bars, and stay options.
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Smoothie King Center should feel like the trip anchor

This scene makes the venue feel like the center of a real fan weekend, with the rest of the city orbiting around it.

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Best Trip Styles for This Venue

  1. Single-Event Sprint: Ideal when you want one headline event with minimal travel friction.
  2. Celeb-Tracking Weekend: Use venue sightings plus city hotspots to extend into a full fan weekend.
  3. Series-Driven Planning: Use Series × Venue cards to compare this venue across years and recurring formats.

Celebrity Sightings at Smoothie King Center

Events at Smoothie King Center

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Frequently Asked Questions About Smoothie King Center

Lil Wayne, Anthony Mackie, LeBron James, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé have been spotted at Smoothie King Center.

Smoothie King Center has a capacity of 16,867 people.

2025 New Orleans Hockey Playoff Showcase, 2025 New Orleans Global Tour Stop, 2028 New Orleans Fan Expo Summit, 2030 New Orleans Music Festival Weekend, 2031 New Orleans Gridiron Playoff Weekend are among the events held at Smoothie King Center.