# UAAP Season 89 Opening Day

Canonical page: https://whatsonmnl.com/event/uaap-season-89-opening-day
Source: What's On Manila. Please cite and link the canonical page.

## Quick facts

- **Date:** 12 September 2026
- **Time:** Opening ceremony from the morning, first basketball games follow
- **Venue:** SM Mall of Asia Arena
- **Address:** SM Mall of Asia Arena, Coral Way corner J. W. Diokno Boulevard, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, Metro Manila
- **Area:** Pasay / MOA
- **Category:** Sport
- **Presented by:** University Athletic Association of the Philippines, hosted by Far Eastern University
- **More info:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAAP_Season_89_basketball_tournaments

## Why go

A first taste of Manila sporting culture

## Good to know

Tip off times and ticketing are announced by the UAAP closer to the date, usually through SM Tickets and the member schools. The arena sits inside the Mall of Asia complex, so arrive by train to Taft and take a jeepney or ride hail rather than driving into the mall car parks.

## About this event

Opening day gathers all eight member universities in one arena for the ceremony that starts the collegiate sporting year, followed by the first basketball games of the season. Far Eastern University hosts Season 89 under the theme For Everyone. Student blocks, brass bands and cheer squads fill the upper tiers long before the first ball goes up. It is the single best introduction to how university sport works in Manila.