HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS have announced that their home Super League fixture against Catalans Dragons on Saturday, August 8 will be free entry.
At that game, the club will also be announcing their home for the 2027 season.
The Giants are set to leave the Accu Stadium after 32 years at the 24,500-capacity venue, which is owned by football club Huddersfield Town.
They are in discussions with with Kirklees Council over a site for the new stadium the Giants have said they will be playing in by 2030.
Giants owner Ken Davy’s plan to buy The Shay in Halifax to use as an interim base has fallen through, although they could still play there as a tenant.
Meanwhile the FLAIR Stadium in Dewsbury, where the club have played a Super League match in each of the past two seasons when the Accu was unavailable, is also an interim possibility.
Davy, who recently stepped down as club chairman, said: “The pressure to find a new stage for the 2027 season hasn’t been enjoyable but I am now relaxed and very confident that next season will be very special indeed.
“We want to get as many people to the Catalans game as possible so I would like to offer an extended invite to everyone across Kirklees to join us, free of charge, at the Accu Stadium to witness this momentous announcement.”
New Giants chairman Ralph Rimmer said: “Despite extensive talks with the local authority, all avenues for an easily developable site within the town perimeter have been exhausted within the necessary timeframe.
“However, the vision for the Giants remains the same: a consistently dominant Super League force, both on and off the field producing sell-out crowds in its own venue.
“They say that you should never miss the opportunity in a crisis and the Giants have had to grab the nettle to make this happen.
“We are striving to deliver elite Super League experiences to our fans, commercial partners and the rest of the competition and believe that when our plans are revealed, then all will be impressed and excited by our Giant future.”