Over the past year, Magic has soared to new heights in its competitive and casual offerings. We’re keeping the hype rolling into 2026 with tons of events across the globe, letting you play Magic across formats and time zones. If you’re looking for more information on our releases in 2026, check out this article. But if you want to know where and when you can claim Magic glory, we’ve got all the information right here.
Announcing Magic Spotlight Series Events Calendar for 2026
The Magic Spotlight Series has opened the field for a new crop of Magic players, offering Pro Tour invitations, exciting prizes, and a chance to play high-level Magic. Today, we’re excited to announce all of our Spotlight Series offerings for 2026. Yes, all of them!
What are these sets without places to PLAY these sets? The full 2026 calendar of the Magic Spotlight Series is here!
Learn more at https://t.co/nJ9u37gnSo pic.twitter.com/1rFakt6Lgk
— Magic: The Gathering (@wizards_magic) September 26, 2025
Next year, we’re aligning our Spotlight Series events to our set releases. Below, you can find the dates, formats, and organizers for all of these events. We’ll have more information on when you can register for these events soon, so keep an eye on Magic.gg.
- Magic Spotlight: The Avatar — Standard Constructed
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA: January 9–11, 2026 — Hosted by Star City Games
- Lyon, France: January 9–11, 2026 — Hosted by Fanfinity
- Magic Spotlight: Eclipsed — Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited
- Upcoming Spotlight Series Event — Standard Constructed
- Richmond, Virginia, USA: March 6–8 2026 — Hosted by Star City Games
- We’ll be announcing this event’s theme soon, stay tuned!
- Magic Spotlight: Secrets — Standard Constructed
- Magic Spotlight: Marvel Super Heroes — Team Limited
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: June 26–28, 2026 — Hosted by Star City Games
- Brussels, Belgium: July 24–26, 2026 — Hosted by Fanfinity
- Magic Spotlight: The Hobbit™ — Modern Constructed
- Magic Spotlight: Fracture — Standard Constructed
- Hartford, Connecticut, USA: October 23–25, 2026 — Hosted by Star City Games
- Bejing, China: November 6–8, 2026 — Hosted by Kadou
Where Can I Watch the Spotlight Series?
We’ll be covering the events on our PlayMTG social media channels, with top-tier coverage and analysis on Magic.gg coming after the events. Additionally, event organizers will also provide coverage of these events, letting you watch the action live.
What Can I Win?
Each Magic Spotlight event (apart from Team Limited events) features a $50,000 prize pool. Additionally, each participant in the main event will receive a non-foil promo card, and the Top 128 players will also receive traditional foil copies of this promo card. The Top 8 players in each of these events will receive invitations to the Pro Tour. The overall winner will also receive a trophy to commemorate their victory
Notably, Magic Spotlight: Marvel Super Heroes is a Team Limited event. This event will feature a $60,000 prize pool. Additionally, each member of each participating team will receive a non-foil promo card, and the Top 48 teams will receive traditional foil copies of this promo card. The Top 4 teams will earn Pro Tour invitations, for a total of twelve invitations awarded at this event. Each member of the overall winning team will receive a trophy to commemorate their victory.
What Is the Spotlight Series?
The Magic Spotlight Series is a collection of open-invite events that let anyone play high-level Magic, win awesome prizes, and gather to see who has the skill to claim Magic greatness. Centered around an open-field tournament, these two-day events offer cash prizes, promo cards, and even invitations to the Pro Tour.
If you don’t make it to the end of the main event, then no worries. You can still enjoy all the vendors, side events, special guests, and many more exciting aspects of this tournament series.
Announcing the Pro Tour Schedule for 2026
Earlier this year, we announced the dates of next year’s Pro Tours. To help you prepare for these events, we’re revealing some additional info on 2026’s Pro Tours. Start testing your decks and prepare for high-stakes Magic!
- Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed: January 30–February 1, 2026
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Booster Draft and Standard Constructed
- Richmond, Virginia, USA
- This Pro Tour will not be held at a MagicCon. This will be a closed event for participants and won’t be open to the public.
- Pro Tour Secrets of Strixhaven: May 1–3, 2026
- Secrets of Strixhaven Booster Draft and Standard Constructed
- MagicCon: Las Vegas
- Pro Tour Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes: July 17–19, 2026
- Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes Booster Draft and Modern Constructed
- The Top 8 playoff for this event will feature Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes Booster Draft.
- MagicCon: Amsterdam
- Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes Booster Draft and Modern Constructed
- Magic World Championship 32: November 13–15, 2026
- We’ll be announcing this event’s formats in the future.
- MagicCon: Atlanta
Where Can I Watch?
Our coverage team will be on the scene of each Pro Tour and World Championship 32, giving you the inside scoop on the decks and players that are making a splash. Tune in on our Twitch or YouTube channels for live coverage or follow along right here on Magic.gg.
Additionally, if you’re at any of the MagicCons where we’ll be hosting these events, you can watch them live! Cheer on your favorite players as they forge their paths to Magic glory.
Paramount Global and its affiliates are not associated with or administering Spotlight Series events.
