PNQ Spokane 2027: dates, venues and what to check

The 2027 Pacific Northwest Qualifier (PNQ) in Spokane is split across several weekends. The PNQ officials page lists the 18s event for March 5 to 7, Week 1 (11s, 12s and 15s to 17s) for March 27 to 29, and Week 2 (13s to 15s) for April 2 to 4. Visit Spokane says the event uses four venues and calls the U11 to U14 event a mandated three-day tournament. Confirm your own team's weekend with your club, because these dates come from a page written for officials.

Quick version

• Dates: March 5 to 7, March 27 to 29, and April 2 to 4, depending on age group.
• Venues: The Podium, Spokane Convention Center, HUB Sports Center and Eastern Washington University.
• Courts: 48, with teams playing in morning and afternoon waves.
• Admission: $15 to $35 on one Visit Spokane listing.
• Team housing rule: the sources we used do not publish one, so we do not state one here.

Our own Pacific Northwest Qualifier page is where to look for the housing rule check on this event. All sources below were read on November 12, 2026.

PNQ 2027 dates by age group

The officials page lists three blocks of dates. It is the only source we found that lays out the full run.

Notice that 15s appear in both Week 1 and Week 2 on that page. We cannot tell from the page which teams go when. Ask your club or check your team's confirmation.

One club's schedule lines up with the Week 2 dates. Snake River Juniors' team page lists its 13 Select team at PNQ in Spokane on April 2 to 4, 2027. The page's web address contains the words "example only," so treat it as an illustration of how a club lists PNQ, not as an official schedule.

Where PNQ is played

Visit Spokane lists four venues: The Podium, Spokane Convention Center, HUB Sports Center and Eastern Washington University. The officials page says teams compete in morning and afternoon waves on 48 courts. We did not find a source that says which age group plays at which venue.

That spread matters for lodging. The venues sit in downtown Spokane, Liberty Lake and Cheney. A hotel that is close to one may be a real drive from another. Find your team's venue before you pick a hotel.

What it costs, from what we can source

The Visit Spokane listing shows admission of $15 to $35 for the U11 to U14 event. The listing does not say what that range covers, such as a day, a weekend or a type of ticket. Check the ticketing page for your event.

Club fees are a separate line. Here is one club as an example. The Snake River Juniors page lists a 16 Select team fee of $2,000 for seven tournaments, which includes PNQ and Regionals. It lists an 18 Select team fee of $1,300 for six tournaments, made up of five local events and Regionals, with no PNQ. The same page says fees include USAV membership for 2026/2027. Again, its address says "example only," so your club's numbers will differ.

Those are club fees. They say nothing about hotels, gas, flights or food. For the rest of the weekend, see what a tournament weekend costs.

The housing question

Parents searching this event usually want to know one thing: do we have to book a specific hotel? The sources we used do not publish a team housing rule for PNQ. So we are not saying PNQ requires a hotel, and we are not saying it does not.

Two things in the sources could be mistaken for a team rule, and neither is one:

• The officials page says PNQ provides a complimentary shared hotel room for out-of-town officials for three nights, at various hotels around Spokane. It also says officials "MUST WORK ALL THREE DAYS" to receive accommodations. That is a rule for officials, not for teams.
• Visit Spokane calls the U11 to U14 event a mandated three-day tournament. That describes the format. It does not say where families must sleep.

In our view, a three-day format and a hotel requirement are separate questions, and one does not answer the other. This is our judgment, not a sourced fact.

If your club or the event sends a written housing policy, read it closely. Our guide on how to read a housing policy covers what to look for, including deadlines and exemption language. If the written rules allow an exemption request, ask in writing and keep the reply. For legal questions about housing requirements, ask an attorney.

A checklist before you book

1. Ask your club which PNQ weekend your team is on and confirm the dates in writing.
2. Find your team's assigned venue once schedules post. The four venues are in different parts of the Spokane area.
3. Look for the event's own written housing policy. Note the date on it.
4. If a requirement exists, find the deadline and any exemption process the written rules describe.
5. Add up the full trip: club fees, admission, lodging, travel and meals.
6. Only then compare hotels, and check cancellation terms before you pay.

Hotel availability and rates can change, so we do not promise any for PNQ weekends.

Why we say what we do not know

The dates come from an officials page, the venues from two Visit Spokane pages, and the club fees from a club page marked "example only." None of that is a parent-facing housing notice. Rather than fill the gap with a guess, we point you to the written policy. That is the document that counts.

Rules also change from one season to the next. Before you put down a deposit, look up the housing rule for your specific event and read the date it was checked. Check your tournament to see what the published rule says for the one you are planning.