The finals are the toughest tickets in New York this weekend, and Fan Fest is the smart way in: the whole USTA campus opens for watch parties on the big screens inside Louis Armstrong Stadium and on Fountain Plaza. Live DJs, surprise guests, and real-time celebrity arrivals roll while the champions are decided next door. Then on Saturday night Zedd turns Armstrong into a dancefloor after the women's final.
What to expect
A festival-scale scene on the tennis center grounds: food villages, fan activities, and stadium-screen watch parties for the women's final Saturday and men's final Sunday. Saturday's separate-ticket Afterparty is a full Zedd concert in Louis Armstrong Stadium with HoneyLuv opening, starting at 9 PM after the women's final wraps.
Good to know
- Gates open 11 AM both days for Fan Fest grounds pass holders; the finals themselves require separate stadium tickets.
- The Zedd Afterparty (Sat, Louis Armstrong Stadium) is a separate ticket — gates 8 PM, show 9 PM, after the women's final.
- Buy through usopen.org or Ticketmaster; resale sites also list Afterparty tickets.
- Take the 7 train to Mets-Willets Point — it's the men's-final Sunday, so expect peak crowds.
- Watch parties run on big screens inside Louis Armstrong Stadium and on Fountain Plaza.
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Common questions
Do I get to see the finals live?
Not from a stadium seat — Fan Fest is grounds access with big-screen watch parties in Louis Armstrong Stadium and on Fountain Plaza; Arthur Ashe finals tickets are sold separately.
Is the Zedd show included?
No. The US Open Finals Afterparty featuring Zedd (with HoneyLuv) on Saturday, September 12 requires its own ticket; gates 8 PM, show 9 PM in Louis Armstrong Stadium.
What are the hours?
Gates open at 11 AM on both Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13 for Fan Fest grounds pass holders.
How do I get there?
The 7 train to Mets-Willets Point or LIRR to Mets-Willets Point; the tennis center is in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens.
