The September 2026 trading card release calendar features new products across baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, golf, wrestling and major entertainment franchises. Bowman Chrome Baseball, Topps Universe WWE, Pristine Basketball, Upper Deck Ice Hockey, Topps Vault Marvel and Topps Chrome Star Wars headline the month.
Below are the announced September 2026 release dates for major sports and entertainment trading card products, along with available details about formats, box configurations, autographs, memorabilia cards, inserts and parallels.
Trading card release dates frequently change, so this page will be updated throughout September as manufacturers announce new products or revise the schedule.
Updated September 3, 2026. Release dates are subject to change.
September 2026 trading card release calendar
| Release date | Product | Category |
|---|---|---|
| September 4 | 2026 Panini Donruss WNBA Basketball | Basketball |
| September 4 | 2026 Panini Prizm Baseball | Baseball |
| September 4 | 2026 Panini Contenders LIV Golf | Golf |
| September 4 | 2026 Leaf Metal Women of Sport | Multi-sport |
| September 4 | 2026 Panini Instant 1994 USMNT Commemorative Soccer Box Set | Soccer |
| September 9 | 2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball | Baseball |
| September 10 | 2026 Upper Deck DC Platinum | Entertainment |
| September 10 | 2026 Topps Chrome MLS Soccer | Soccer |
| September 11 | 2026 Leaf Ultimate Sports | Multi-sport |
| September 11 | 2026 Topps Universe WWE | Wrestling |
| September 11 | 2026 Saturday Morning Cards Matt Cardona Major Wrestling Podcast | Wrestling |
| September 16 | 2026-27 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey | Hockey |
| September 17 | 2026-27 Topps English Premier League Soccer | Soccer |
| September 17 | 2025-26 Topps Definitive Basketball | Basketball |
| September 18 | 2025-26 Panini Noir Basketball | Basketball |
| September 18 | 2025-26 Topps UEFA Club Competitions Museum Collection Soccer | Soccer |
| September 18 | 2026 Leaf Autograph Collection Football | Football |
| September 23 | 2025-26 Upper Deck Ice Hockey | Hockey |
| September 23 | 2026 Upper Deck Team USA Juniors Hockey | Hockey |
| September 23 | 2026 Topps Vault Marvel | Entertainment |
| September 24 | 2025-26 Topps Pristine Basketball | Basketball |
| September 24 | 2026-27 Topps Royalty English Premier League Soccer | Soccer |
| September 25 | 2026 Leaf Metal Melange | Multi-sport and entertainment |
| September 25 | 2026 Panini Prizm WNBA Basketball | Basketball |
| September 28 | 2026 Topps Baseball x KAWS | Baseball |
| September 30 | 2026 Rittenhouse House of the Dragon Series 2 | Entertainment |
| September 30 | 2025-26 Upper Deck Splendor Hockey | Hockey |
| September 30 | 2026 Panini Obsidian K League Soccer | Soccer |
| September 30 | 2026 Topps Chrome Star Wars | Entertainment |
| September, date TBD | 2025-26 Topps Royalty Basketball | Basketball |
| September, date TBD | 2026 Panini Three and Two Baseball | Baseball |
| September, date TBD | 2026 Topps Museum Collection Baseball | Baseball |
| September, date TBD | 2026 Topps Cosmic Chrome Baseball | Baseball |
| September, date TBD | 2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball Sapphire | Baseball |
| September, date TBD | 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball Team Samurai Japan Collection | Baseball |
| September, date TBD | 2026 Topps Eccellenza Formula 1 | Racing |
| September, date TBD | 2026 Topps Chrome Formula 1 | Racing |
September 4 trading card releases
2026 Panini Donruss WNBA Basketball
Manufacturer: Panini
Formats: Hobby; Hobby Blaster follows September 21
Donruss WNBA opens the month with a rookie class led by Olivia Miles, Azzi Fudd, Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice and Awa Fam. Hobby boxes average three autographs or memorabilia cards, plus 24 inserts or parallels, with Downtown, Gold Downtown, Pen Pals, WNBA Logo and Tunnel Vision among the main chases.
2026 Panini Prizm Baseball
Manufacturer: Panini
Formats: Hobby; Hobby Blaster follows September 21
Prizm Baseball returns with a 300-card base set and three autographs per Hobby box on average. Collectors can chase a broad Prizm rainbow, including Cherry Blossom, Lotus and Forest Camo, along with Manga and Color Blast inserts featuring prospects, current stars and legends.
2026 Panini Contenders LIV Golf
Manufacturer: Panini
Format: Hobby
Contenders brings the familiar ticket design to LIV Golf, with two autographs and 10 inserts or parallels per Hobby box on average. Cameron Smith, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm headline the autograph content, while Kaboom joins inserts such as Pin Seekers, Clutch Gene and Long Bombers.
2026 Leaf Metal Women of Sport
Manufacturer: Leaf
Format: Hobby
Leaf Metal Women of Sport covers athletes from basketball, soccer, hockey, gymnastics, pickleball and more. Each box contains four autographs and four base cards, with signers including Azzi Fudd, Hope Solo, Olivia Dunne, Anna Leigh Waters and Abbey Murphy.
2026 Panini Instant 1994 USMNT Commemorative Soccer Box Set
Manufacturer: Panini
Format: Complete box set
This commemorative release revisits the 1994 United States Men’s National Team. Each box includes the complete 30-card set plus one autograph, numbered parallel or non-numbered parallel, with Blue parallels limited to 10 and USMNT Logo parallels numbered one-of-one.
September 9 trading card release
2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball
Manufacturer: Topps
Formats: Hobby; Mega Box follows September 23
One of September’s most anticipated baseball releases pairs a 100-card base set with 100 Bowman Chrome Prospects and a new group of coveted 1st Bowman cards. Hobby boxes contain two autographs, while Bowman Spotlights, Crystallized, WBC Flag Variations and the Bowman Red Rookie Redemption program add to the chase. See our 2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball preorder guide for a closer look at the product.
September 10 trading card releases
2026 Upper Deck DC Platinum
Manufacturer: Upper Deck
Formats: Hobby; Blaster follows September 16
DC Platinum combines 100 pieces of original card art with 100 classic images from DC publishing history. The release includes creator and artist autographs, original sketch cards, Cover Variants and a parallel lineup that reaches Golden Treasures one-of-ones.
2026 Topps Chrome MLS Soccer
Manufacturer: Topps
Format: Hobby
Topps Chrome MLS features a 200-card base set and two Chrome autographs per Hobby box on average. The checklist spans current stars, newcomers and legends, with MLS Debut Patch Autographs and inserts such as Wonderkids, Patriotic Passion, Tide Turner, Pearlers, Helix and Shadow Etch.
September 11 trading card releases
2026 Leaf Ultimate Sports
Manufacturer: Leaf
Format: Hobby
Leaf Ultimate Sports is a three-card, three-hit multi-sport release built around autographs, memorabilia and multi-signed booklet cards. The announced subject list reaches across baseball, basketball, football, soccer and combat sports, including Giannis Antetokounmpo, Larry Bird, Peyton Manning, Nolan Ryan and Ronaldo Nazario.
2026 Topps Universe WWE
Manufacturer: Topps
Formats: Hobby, Mega Box and Blaster
Topps Universe WWE mixes current Superstars, rising talent and legends in a premium wrestling release. Hobby boxes deliver two autographs and one relic, with Tag Team Relic Autographs, WWE Authentics, Ringside Relics, Title Marks and Superstar Triple Relics among the main attractions.
2026 Saturday Morning Cards Matt Cardona Major Wrestling Podcast
Manufacturer: Saturday Morning Cards
Format: One encapsulated card per box
This compact wrestling release centers on Matt Cardona and the Major Wrestling Figure Podcast. Every box contains one encapsulated card, with numbered parallels, one-of-one black cards and original sketch cards in the chase.
September 16 trading card release
2026-27 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey
Manufacturer: Upper Deck
Formats: Hobby; Blaster follows September 23
Artifacts begins the new hockey card season with numbered base cards and parallels, rookie redemptions, autographs, memorabilia and technology cards. Hobby boxes average two autograph, memorabilia or tech hits, four numbered cards, one Aurum card and one rookie redemption or acetate card.
Also arriving September 16: Upper Deck DC Platinum Blaster boxes.
September 17 trading card releases
2026-27 Topps English Premier League Soccer
Manufacturer: Topps
Format: Hobby
Topps’ Premier League flagship set covers all 20 clubs with rookies, current stars and legends. Hobby boxes average three autographs, relics or autograph relics, along with Chrome Classics cards and numbered parallels, while inserts include All Kings, Home Pitch and Gold Lion.
2025-26 Topps Definitive Basketball
Manufacturer: Topps
Format: Hobby
Definitive Basketball is an eight-card premium box with six autographs. Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and Dylan Harper join stars and legends in a checklist that includes framed autographs, rookie patch autographs, multi-player signatures and Definitive Nameplates.
September 18 trading card releases
2025-26 Panini Noir Basketball
Manufacturer: Panini
Format: Hobby
Noir returns with an eight-card box that averages five autographs, one memorabilia card and two base cards, parallels or inserts. Spotlight Signatures, Sneaker Spotlight, Captions, Dual Signatures and rookie patch autograph content lead the high-end checklist.
2025-26 Topps UEFA Club Competitions Museum Collection Soccer
Manufacturer: Topps
Format: Hobby
Museum Collection delivers one autograph, one relic, one autograph relic and one numbered base parallel in each eight-card Hobby box. The 100-card base set combines emerging players with global stars and legends, while Museum Roll of Honor adds another autograph chase.
2026 Leaf Autograph Collection Football
Manufacturer: Leaf
Format: Hobby
Leaf Autograph Collection Football contains four Metal autograph cards per box, all numbered to five copies or fewer. Barry Sanders, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Nick Saban and Adrian Peterson are among the announced names, with dual signatures also available.
September 21 additional formats
- 2026 Panini Donruss WNBA Basketball Hobby Blaster
- 2026 Panini Prizm Baseball Hobby Blaster
September 23 trading card releases
2025-26 Upper Deck Ice Hockey
Manufacturer: Upper Deck
Format: Hobby
Upper Deck Ice shifts to a premium one-pack format with eight cards per box. Each box averages one autograph or autograph memorabilia card, one additional memorabilia card and one numbered Ice Premieres rookie, with all autographs hard-signed.
2026 Upper Deck Team USA Juniors Hockey
Manufacturer: Upper Deck
Format: Hobby
The inaugural Team USA Juniors set covers the men’s Under-20 and Under-18 programs plus the women’s Under-18 team. Hobby boxes average four autograph or memorabilia cards, along with numbered parallels and inserts such as Pledge Allegiance, Freebirds, True Gold and License to Ice.
2026 Topps Vault Marvel
Manufacturer: Topps
Format: Hobby
Topps Vault Marvel is an ultra-premium two-card release. Boxes average one autograph plus one relic or sketch card, along with a box topper, and can feature cast autographs, production-used props, original artwork and diamond cards.
Also arriving September 23: 2026-27 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey Blaster boxes and 2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball Mega Boxes.
September 24 trading card releases
2025-26 Topps Pristine Basketball
Manufacturer: Topps
Format: Hobby
Topps Pristine Basketball combines Chrome-style cards with premium encased autographs and autograph relics. The checklist includes Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and Dylan Harper alongside LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama, Stephen Curry and legends from across NBA history. The product is now scheduled for September 24 after initially appearing earlier in the month. Read our 2025-26 Topps Pristine Basketball preorder guide for more product details.
2026-27 Topps Royalty English Premier League Soccer
Manufacturer: Topps
Format: Hobby
Royalty is a high-end Premier League release with 10 cards per box, including six autographs and two relics. Every card in the 100-card base set is numbered to 60 or fewer, with stars, rookies and legends appearing throughout the product.
September 25 trading card releases
2026 Leaf Metal Melange
Manufacturer: Leaf
Format: Autograph pack
Metal Melange blends sports and pop culture with one autograph in every pack. The announced lineup ranges from Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Shaquille O’Neal and Bo Jackson to Michael J. Fox and Ralph Macchio, with both paper and Metal one-of-one cards in the product.
2026 Panini Prizm WNBA Basketball
Manufacturer: Panini
Formats: Hobby; Mega Box date TBD
Prizm WNBA Hobby boxes average two autographs, 24 Prizm parallels and 10 inserts. Color Blast, Groovy, Top Tier, Sublime and Prizmatrix Signatures provide the main short-print and autograph chases.
September 28 trading card release
2026 Topps Baseball x KAWS
Manufacturer: Topps
Format: Hobby
Artist Brian Donnelly, better known as KAWS, reimagines 60 MLB players in a limited baseball card collaboration. Each three-pack box averages three autographs, KAWS Creations inserts, short prints or parallels per pack, with a 1990 Topps-inspired border and the artist’s familiar XX motif.
September 30 trading card releases
2026 Rittenhouse House of the Dragon Series 2
Manufacturer: Rittenhouse Archives
Format: Hobby
House of the Dragon Series 2 covers the second season of the HBO series with a 65-card base set, character and episode inserts, on-card autographs, costume relics and sketch cards. Each Hobby box guarantees two autographs and one relic.
2025-26 Upper Deck Splendor Hockey
Manufacturer: Upper Deck
Format: One-card premium box
Splendor returns as a standalone release for the first time since its 2017-18 debut. Every box contains one encased autograph, relic or autograph relic numbered to 36 copies or fewer, with game-worn memorabilia used throughout the autograph patch lineup.
2026 Panini Obsidian K League Soccer
Manufacturer: Panini
Format: Hobby
Obsidian makes its K League debut with eight cards per box, including one autograph, one memorabilia card and two base parallels on average. Gold Flood parallels numbered to 10, League Logo parallels numbered to 26, Black Color Blast and White Night headline the chase.
2026 Topps Chrome Star Wars
Manufacturer: Topps
Format: Hobby
Topps Chrome Star Wars closes the month with a 200-card base set covering characters and stories from across the saga. Hobby boxes contain one autograph, while Debut cards, short prints, original sketches, multi-signer autographs and inserts tied to The Mandalorian and Grogu, Andor Season 2 and Star Wars: Visions Season 3 expand the checklist. Our 2026 Topps Chrome Star Wars preorder guide has the full ordering and checklist overview.
September 2026 releases with dates to be announced
The following products are currently listed for September, but their exact release dates have not been confirmed. They will move into the dated calendar as manufacturers provide updates.
2025-26 Topps Royalty Basketball
Topps Royalty Basketball is positioned as a high-end release with low-numbered parallels, autographs, patch autographs, relics and multi-player signature cards. Box configuration and a firm September date remain unannounced.
2026 Panini Three and Two Baseball
Three and Two Baseball uses a five-card premium format with one encased autograph, one encased memorabilia card and three base cards or inserts. Downtown and Blank Slate are among the key insert chases.
2026 Topps Museum Collection Baseball
Museum Collection returns with on-card autographs, framed signatures, autograph books, game-used memorabilia and jumbo relics. Topps has announced a September 8 preorder, but the product’s release date remains unconfirmed.
2026 Topps Cosmic Chrome Baseball
Cosmic Chrome Baseball brings its space-inspired designs and Chrome finish back for another season. Topps has confirmed the product, but a final checklist, box breakdown and release date are still pending.
2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball Sapphire
Bowman Chrome Sapphire applies the premium Sapphire finish to the season’s Bowman Chrome base and prospect checklists. Boxes are expected to contain eight four-card packs, one Chrome autograph and three Sapphire-exclusive parallels.
2026 Topps Chrome Baseball Team Samurai Japan Collection
This limited Chrome release combines historic Samurai Japan players with members of the 2026 World Baseball Classic roster. Base autographs are numbered to 99 or fewer, while Neon Nights, Generational Greats and Sensational Samurai add product-exclusive chases.
2026 Topps Eccellenza Formula 1
Eccellenza returns as a premium Formula 1 product with an emphasis on autographs, memorabilia and limited cards. The product is currently expected in September, with a firm date still to come.
2026 Topps Chrome Formula 1
Topps Chrome Formula 1 returns with drivers from the 2026 season, Chrome parallels, inserts and autographs. Hobby boxes are expected to contain 20 four-card packs and one autograph, a notable change from prior editions, but the release date has not been finalized.
September 2026 trading card release FAQ
What are the biggest trading card releases in September 2026?
Bowman Chrome Baseball, Topps Universe WWE, Topps Pristine Basketball, Upper Deck Ice Hockey, Topps Vault Marvel and Topps Chrome Star Wars are among the month’s most notable announced products.
When does 2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball release?
The 2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball Hobby release is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9. Mega Boxes are scheduled to follow on September 23.
When does 2026 Topps Chrome Star Wars release?
2026 Topps Chrome Star Wars is scheduled to release on Wednesday, September 30.
Can trading card release dates change?
Yes. Manufacturers and distributors frequently move release dates because of production, shipping or allocation changes. This calendar will be updated as new dates are confirmed.
