The Indiana Pacers’ full 2026-2027 regular season schedule is set, and it starts with a road trip that puts the season in motion right away. Indiana opens on Wednesday, October 21, at 7:00 p.m. against the New Orleans Pelicans.
That makes the Pacers schedule a topic worth tracking now because the dates already point to the first real markers of the season: the opener, the home opener and the first major home date on the calendar. Tyrese Haliburton is expected back at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indiana’s home opener against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, October 23, giving fans an early look at a familiar centerpiece in a building that will not have to wait long for its first showcase night.
The schedule also gives Indiana an immediate reason to circle the next home stretch. LeBron James comes to town as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers for the Pacers’ second home game on Wednesday, October 28, a detail that stands out even in a packed opening month. It is the kind of matchup that sharpens attention fast, because the home slate is not just about when the Pacers return to Indianapolis, but about who shows up when they do.
There is more weight to that early run because Indiana’s first game against the defending NBA champion New York Knicks does not come until Friday, November 13, inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse. That meeting will be the Pacers’ seventh home game of the season, which means the team’s first home tests are spread across the opening weeks rather than stacked into one burst.
That structure is the real value of a full Pacers schedule release: it turns the season from an outline into a calendar fans can actually use. The openings are known, the first home dates are set and the first matchup with New York is already on the board. What remains is the rest of the slate beyond those headline games, and that is the part supporters will keep checking as the season edges closer.
