The World Darts Championship has just got even bigger. The event will remain at the Alexandra Palace until 2031, but is expanding into the Great Hall.
Alexandra Palace’s Great Hall move will boost capacity to 180,000+ fans with over 5,000 per session, whilst remaining at Ally Pally.
World Darts Championship Venue Change Confirmed Until 2031
The 2026 World Darts Championship is almost upon us, as the world’s best players head to the famous Alexandra Palace with the aim of getting their hands on the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy in the New Year.
Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and co will be battling it out over the festive period, with thousands of fans heading to Ally Pally to witness the biggest tournament in world darts.
There have been 16 World Darts Championship nine-darters in history, with additional prize money on offer this year for anyone who strikes perfection. The winner will also be the first player to pocket the £1million prize pot, which has doubled from last year.
As the tournament approaches, the PDC has made a huge announcement about the World Darts Championship venue going forward.
Darts fans were worried the Worlds may well find itself in places like Saudi Arabia or Qatar in the future, but it has been confirmed that the event will remain at Alexandra Palace until at least 2031.
Whilst staying at Ally Pally, there is a slight room change within the same venue. Instead of being played in Ally Pally’s West Hall, which has a capacity of 3,200, the PDC have confirmed that from next year onwards, the World Darts Championship will take place in the Alexandra Palace Great Hall.
This minor venue change expands the capacity to over 5,000 spectators, meaning the tournament will bring in over 180,000 fans over the course of the entire event from Round 1 right up to the final.
These changes are to be implemented from the 2027 World Darts Championship onwards. This means this year’s event remains in the West Hall, but from next year onwards it will frequent the Great Hall instead. Great news for darts fans.
Alexandra Palace will remain the home of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship until at least 2031!
From 2026/27 the tournament moves into Ally Pally’s Great Hall, boosting capacity to 180,000+ fans and over 5,000 per session.
The biggest evolution in World Championship… pic.twitter.com/79c9McwrwS
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 4, 2025
When Did Ally Pally First Host The World Darts Championship?
With the latest World Darts Championship venue change confirmed, this means that the Alexandra Palace will play host to the biggest tournament in world darts for at least another five years.
The Worlds wasn’t always held at Ally Pally though. Prior to moving to Ally Pally in 2008, the World Darts Championship was held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex.
The first World Darts Championship in 1994 was held here, with the last at the Circus Tavern coming in 2007. From 2008 onwards, Ally Pally has hosted the Worlds.
A whole host of big names have won the World Darts Championship at Ally Pally, including Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson, Adrian Lewis, Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright and Michael van Gerwen to name but a few.
Van Gerwen’s brutal self assessment of his year on and off the dart board means he will head to Ally Pally as a relative outsider this time, despite having won the Sid Waddell Trophy three times and having reached the final last year.
The Dutchman is one of just 11 winners of the World Darts Championship at Ally Pally, but is going somewhat under the radar this year in the shadows of Luke Littler and Luke Humphries.
The World Darts Championship will remain at the Ally Pally until 2031 with the capacity increased by Great Hall move 🚨🎯 pic.twitter.com/eCXjkq8iqo
— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 4, 2025
Darts continues to grow as a sport year after year, meaning the Worlds has now officially outgrown the West Hall. Thankfully it is staying at Ally Pally for at least another five years, but will instead be played in the bigger Great Hall.
With the announcement that the World Darts Championship will remain at Alexandra Palace until 2031, this means the world’s best arrowsmiths and most followed darts players will continue to compete for the Sid Waddell Trophy at the iconic London venue.
