Target Center

Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, has held the naming rights to the arena since its opening.

Target Center
Target Center in 2018
Target Center
Location within Minnesota
Target Center
Location within the United States
Address600 First Avenue North
LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates44°58′46″N 93°16′34″W
Public transitMetro Transit:
 Blue Line 
 Green Line  at Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue
 C Line 
OwnerCity of Minneapolis
OperatorAnschutz Entertainment Group
CapacityBasketball: 18,798
Hockey: 17,500
Concerts: Up to 20,500
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke groundJuly 12, 1988 (July 12, 1988)
OpenedOctober 13, 1990 (October 13, 1990)
Renovated
  • 2004
  • 2014
  • 2017
Construction costUS$104 million
($257 million in 2022 dollars)
ArchitectKMR Architects, Ltd.
Structural engineerEricksen Roed and Associates, Inc.
Services engineerGausman & Moore
General contractorM.A. Mortenson Company
Tenants
Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) (1990–present)
Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) (1999–present)
Minnesota Arctic Blast (RHI) (1994, 1996)
Minnesota Moose (IHL) (1994–1996)
Minnesota Fighting Pike (AFL) (1996)
Minnesota Valkyrie (LFL) (2011–2013)
Minnesota Myth (AFL) (2024–present)
Website
Venue Website

The arena has been the home to the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA) since its opening and is currently also the home of the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Minnesota Myth and the Target Center announced that the Myth would be playing their home games there for the 2024 Arena Football Season. The facility has also hosted the LFL's Minnesota Valkyrie, the RHI's Minnesota Arctic Blast, the IHL's Minnesota Moose, and the Arena Football League's Minnesota Fighting Pike in the past.

Target Center is the second-oldest arena in the NBA after Madison Square Garden, which was built in 1968.

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