The October 2026 trading card release calendar features new products across baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, racing, golf, tennis, wrestling and major entertainment franchises. Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball, Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey, Topps Update Series Baseball, Topps Neon Marvel, Topps Chrome Football, Topps Heritage Football and Panini Donruss Football headline the month.
Below are the announced October 2026 release and preorder dates for notable sports and entertainment trading card products, along with available information about formats, box configurations, autographs, memorabilia cards, inserts and parallels.
Trading card release dates frequently change, so this page will be updated throughout October as manufacturers confirm new products or revise the schedule.
Updated October 17, 2026. Release dates are subject to change.
Museum Collection schedule update: 2026 Topps Museum Collection Baseball is no longer scheduled for October 7. The premium release has moved to November 11. Read our 2026 Topps Museum Collection Baseball preorder guide for the formats, box configuration and announced card designs.
Flagship Basketball schedule update: The entire 2026-27 Topps Flagship Basketball release has moved out of October. The Blackout Blaster and the other November 5 formats are followed by Mega Boxes on November 12.
October 2026 trading card release dates
| Date | Product | Category |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, FOTL auction | 2026 Panini Track Kings Racing | Racing |
| October 1, FDI auction | 2026 Topps Inception Football | Football |
| October 5, preorder | 2026 Topps Cosmic Chrome Baseball | Baseball |
| October 5, preorder | 2026 Bowman University Best Football | Football |
| October 5, preorder | 2026 Topps Inception Football | Football |
| October 6, FOTL auction | 2026 Panini Donruss Optic NWSL Soccer | Soccer |
| October 6, preorder | 2026 Topps Stadium Club Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Soccer | Soccer |
| October 6, preorder | 2026-27 Topps Flagship Basketball | Basketball |
| October 6 | 2026 Topps Mars Attacks Christmas | Entertainment |
| October 7 | 2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball Sapphire Edition | Baseball |
| October 7 | 2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey | Hockey |
| October 7 | 2026 Leaf City | Multi-sport |
| October 7 | 2026 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball | Baseball |
| October 8, preorder | 2026 Topps Chrome MLS Sapphire Soccer | Soccer |
| October 9 | 2026 Panini Track Kings Racing | Racing |
| October 9 | 2026 Leaf Football | Football |
| October 9 | 2026 Topps Chrome Formula 1 First Day Issue | Racing |
| October 9, FDI auction | 2026 Topps Midnight Football | Football |
| October 9, preorder | 2026 Topps X Street Fighter | Entertainment |
| October 12, preorder | 2026 Topps Midnight Football | Football |
| October 13, preorder | 2026 Topps Royalty Tennis | Tennis |
| October 13, preorder | 2026-27 Topps Flagship Bundesliga Soccer | Soccer |
| October 13, FOTL auction | 2026 Panini Obsidian Football | Football |
| October 14 | 2026 Upper Deck Team USA Juniors Hockey Blaster | Hockey |
| October 14 | 2026 SkyBox Metal Universe Sports Edition | Multi-sport |
| October 14 | 2026 Panini Donruss Optic NWSL Soccer | Soccer |
| October 14 | 2026 Panini Obsidian K League Soccer | Soccer |
| October 14, FOTL auction | 2025-26 Panini Select Basketball | Basketball |
| October 14 | 2026 Topps Update Series Baseball | Baseball |
| October 14 | 2026 Topps Neon Marvel | Entertainment |
| October 15, FOTL auction | 2026 Panini Par Three LIV Golf | Golf |
| October 15 | 2026 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Racing | Racing |
| October 16, FDI auction | 2026 Topps Chrome Football | Football |
| October 16 | 2026 Topps Samurai Japan Baseball | Baseball |
| October 16 | 2026 Leaf Halloween Multi-Sport | Multi-sport |
| October 16 | 2025-26 Panini Prizm Premier League White Sparkle Soccer | Soccer |
| October 19, preorder | 2026 Topps Pro Debut Baseball | Baseball |
| October 19, preorder | 2026 Topps Chrome Football | Football |
| October 20 | 2026 Topps Chrome x Jennie | Entertainment |
| October 21 | 2026 Panini Obsidian Football | Football |
| October 21 | 2026 Panini Par Three LIV Golf | Golf |
| October 21 | 2026 Topps Heritage Football | Football |
| October 21 | 2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey Blaster and Tin | Hockey |
| October 21 | 2026 Rittenhouse House of the Dragon Series 2 | Entertainment |
| October 23 | 2025-26 Panini Select Basketball | Basketball |
| October 23 | 2026 Leaf Golden Tennis | Tennis |
| October 23 | 2026 Onyx Rips Baseball | Baseball |
| October 23 | 2026 Topps Street Fighter II | Entertainment |
| October 23 | 2026 Topps Stadium Club WWE | Wrestling |
| October 26, preorder | 2026 Topps Gilded Collection Baseball | Baseball |
| October 27, preorder | 2025-26 Topps Stadium Club Basketball | Basketball |
| October 28 | 2025-26 Upper Deck Stature Hockey | Hockey |
| October 28 | 2026 Panini Donruss Football | Football |
| October 28 | 2026 Panini Prizm WNBA Basketball Hobby Mega Box | Basketball |
| October 28 | 2026 Panini Crown Royale NWSL Soccer | Soccer |
| October 28 | 2026 Topps Five Star Baseball | Baseball |
| October 28 | 2026 Topps Chrome Tennis Sapphire | Tennis |
| October 29 | 2026 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Hongbao and Logofractor Editions | Racing |
| October 29 | 2026 Bowman Football Sapphire Edition | Football |
| October 30 | 2026-27 Panini Premier League Golden Boot Soccer | Soccer |
| October 30 | 2026 Bowman University Best Football | Football |
| October, date TBD | 2026 Topps Royalty Basketball | Basketball |
| October, date TBD | 2025-26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey | Hockey |
October 1 trading card auctions
2026 Panini Track Kings Racing First Off the Line
Panini opened its First Off the Line Dutch auction for 2026 Track Kings Racing on October 1 ahead of the standard Hobby release on October 9. The premium racing product includes autographs, memorabilia cards, inserts and parallels featuring drivers from multiple racing series.
2026 Topps Inception Football First Day Issue
Topps offered the First Day Issue edition of 2026 Topps Inception Football through a Dutch auction on October 1. First Day Issue boxes feature exclusive parallels in addition to the product’s rookie autographs, veteran signatures and premium memorabilia cards.
Read our 2026 Topps Inception Football checklist guide for the complete checklist, box configuration and key rookie autograph chases.
October 5 trading card preorders
2026 Topps Cosmic Chrome Baseball
Topps opened preorders for 2026 Cosmic Chrome Baseball on October 5. The space-themed Chrome release returns with a 200-card base set, planetary parallels, autographs and case-hit inserts. Read our 2026 Topps Cosmic Chrome Baseball checklist guide for the full checklist, formats and cards to chase.
2026 Bowman University Best Football
Topps opened preorders for 2026 Bowman University Best Football on October 5. The chromium college football release features prospects and established collegiate stars with colorful refractor parallels, inserts and autographs. The standard release is scheduled for October 30.
2026 Topps Inception Football
Topps opened standard preorders for 2026 Inception Football on October 5 following the First Day Issue auction. Each seven-card Hobby box contains two autographs, including one autograph patch card, along with two base parallels.
October 6 trading card auctions, preorders and releases
2026 Panini Donruss Optic NWSL Soccer First Off the Line
Panini opened the First Off the Line Dutch auction for 2026 Donruss Optic NWSL Soccer on October 6. The chromium release includes Rated Rookies, inserts, autographs and exclusive First Off the Line parallels. The standard Hobby release follows on October 14.
2026 Topps Stadium Club Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Soccer
Topps opened preorders for 2026 Stadium Club Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Soccer on October 6. The product combines full-bleed Stadium Club photography with Chrome technology and includes players from UEFA’s leading club competitions. Topps has not announced a standard release date.
2026-27 Topps Flagship Basketball
Topps opened preorders for 2026-27 Topps Flagship Basketball on October 6. Hobby, Jumbo, Value Box and Blackout Blaster formats are now scheduled for November 5, while Mega Boxes follow November 12. The 300-card base set includes NBA rookies, veterans and stars, along with Golden Mirror Image Variations, Number Variations, Team Variations, autographs, memorabilia cards and inserts.
2026 Topps Mars Attacks Christmas
Mars Attacks Christmas combines the classic science-fiction franchise with holiday-themed artwork. The release includes base cards, parallels, inserts, sketch cards and autographs.
October 7 trading card releases
2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball Sapphire Edition
Bowman Chrome Baseball Sapphire Edition gives the year’s Bowman Chrome prospect checklist the premium Sapphire treatment. Boxes include exclusive Sapphire parallels and autographs from top international prospects, draft picks and minor league players.
2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey
Upper Deck Series 1 begins the 2026-27 NHL card season with the first 250 cards of the flagship base set, including 49 Young Guns rookie cards and three checklist cards. Hobby boxes contain 12 cards per pack and 12 packs per box, with six Young Guns expected on average. Blaster boxes and collectible tins follow on October 21.
2026 Leaf City
Leaf City is a multi-sport release built around city-themed designs and athletes associated with major sports markets. The product features autographs, numbered parallels and cards combining athletes from different sports.
2026 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball
Topps Allen & Ginter returns with its combination of baseball players, celebrities, historical figures, oddities and pop-culture subjects. Hobby boxes include 24 eight-card packs and three total hits, which can be autographs, relics, rip cards, printing plates or book cards. Read our 2026 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball preorder guide for the formats and major chase cards.
October 8 trading card preorder
2026 Topps Chrome MLS Sapphire Soccer
Topps opened preorders for 2026 Chrome MLS Sapphire Soccer on October 8. The release applies Sapphire parallels and designs to the Topps Chrome MLS checklist, with numbered color, rookies, established MLS stars and autographs.
October 9 trading card auctions, preorders and releases
2026 Panini Track Kings Racing
Track Kings Racing makes its standard Hobby debut after the October 1 First Off the Line auction. The premium release features racing stars with autographs, memorabilia cards, inserts and numbered parallels.
2026 Leaf Football
Leaf Football features autographs from rookies, prospects, established players and legends. The unlicensed release emphasizes low-numbered signatures, multi-player autograph cards and short-print parallels.
2026 Topps Chrome Formula 1 First Day Issue
Topps Chrome Formula 1 First Day Issue offers an early premium version of the Formula 1 checklist with exclusive First Day Issue parallels. The standard Chrome Formula 1 release follows on October 15.
2026 Topps Midnight Football First Day Issue
Topps offered the First Day Issue edition of Midnight Football through a Dutch auction on October 9. The early edition includes exclusive parallels alongside the product’s autographs and dark, celestial-inspired designs.
2026 Topps X Street Fighter
Topps opened preorders for its Street Fighter collaboration on October 9. The entertainment release features characters from the video game franchise with base cards, parallels, inserts and autographs. A separate Street Fighter II product is scheduled for October 23.
October 12 trading card preorder
2026 Topps Midnight Football
Topps opened standard preorders for 2026 Midnight Football on October 12. Each seven-card Hobby box contains three autographs, one numbered parallel or insert and three base cards. Read our 2026 Topps Midnight Football checklist guide for the rookies, autograph sets and cards to chase.
October 13 trading card auctions and preorders
2026 Topps Royalty Tennis
Topps opened preorders for 2026 Royalty Tennis on October 13. The high-end product features current stars and legends with premium autographs, relics, inserts and low-numbered parallels. A standard release date has not been announced.
2026-27 Topps Flagship Bundesliga Soccer
Topps opened preorders for its 2026-27 Bundesliga flagship set on October 13. The release covers clubs and players from Germany’s top soccer league with rookies, base parallels, inserts and autographs.
2026 Panini Obsidian Football First Off the Line
Panini opened the First Off the Line Dutch auction for 2026 Obsidian Football on October 13. The premium chromium release includes exclusive First Off the Line parallels, autographs and memorabilia cards. Standard Hobby boxes arrive October 21.
October 14 trading card auctions and releases
2026 Upper Deck Team USA Juniors Hockey Blaster
The retail Blaster format of Upper Deck Team USA Juniors Hockey arrives October 14. The product features players from the United States junior national program with base cards, parallels, inserts and autographs.
2026 SkyBox Metal Universe Sports Edition
SkyBox Metal Universe Sports Edition combines athletes from multiple sports in a chromium-style release inspired by the classic Metal Universe brand. The product includes Precious Metal Gems parallels, inserts and autographs.
2026 Panini Donruss Optic NWSL Soccer
The standard Hobby release of Donruss Optic NWSL Soccer includes Rated Rookies, Opti-Chrome parallels, inserts and autographs from National Women’s Soccer League players.
2026 Panini Obsidian K League Soccer
Obsidian K League Soccer brings Panini’s dark chromium design to South Korea’s professional soccer league. Boxes feature autographs, memorabilia cards and low-numbered color parallels.
2025-26 Panini Select Basketball First Off the Line
Panini opened the First Off the Line Dutch auction for 2025-26 Select Basketball on October 14. FOTL boxes include exclusive parallels alongside tiered base cards, Prizms, inserts, autographs and memorabilia cards. The standard Hobby release follows October 23.
2026 Topps Update Series Baseball
Topps Update Series completes the 2026 flagship baseball set with traded players, rookie debuts, season highlights, All-Star cards and new inserts. Hobby boxes contain 20 12-card packs and one autograph or relic, while Jumbo boxes contain 10 40-card packs with one autograph and two relics. Read our 2026 Topps Update Series checklist guide for the complete checklist, formats and box guarantees. See our ranking of the 10 best cards to chase in 2026 Topps Update Series for the top rookies, variations and inserts.
2026 Topps Neon Marvel
Topps Neon Marvel features comic-book characters in a colorful chromium release built around neon designs. Hobby boxes contain 20 five-card packs with two numbered parallels per box on average, while autographs and original sketch cards are randomly inserted.
October 15 trading card auction and release
2026 Panini Par Three LIV Golf First Off the Line
Panini opened its First Off the Line Dutch auction for 2026 Par Three LIV Golf at 12 p.m. ET on October 15. The auction started at $300 and dropped every five minutes to a $150 floor. Each three-card FOTL box contains one exclusive Purple autograph numbered to six, one Purple base card numbered to 11 and one memorabilia card or insert on average.
2026 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Racing
Topps Chrome Formula 1 returns with drivers from Formula 1, Formula 2 and Formula 3. The release features Chrome base cards, refractor parallels, inserts and autographs. Additional Hongbao and Logofractor formats arrive October 29.
October 16 trading card auction and releases
2026 Topps Chrome Football First Day Issue
Topps opened its First Day Issue Dutch auction for 2026 Topps Chrome Football on October 16. Standard preorders open at 1 p.m. ET on October 19, with Hobby, Jumbo and Hobby cases available through EQL and Hanger, Value and Mega boxes available directly from Topps. Each First Day Issue box contains 12 11-card packs with three autographs and four parallels. The checklist features NFL rookies, stars and legends, with Helix, Ultra Violet, Radiating Rookies, Game Genies, Kaiju, Tecmo, Glass Canvas, Madden 99 Club and Super Bowl at Night among the announced chases.
2026 Topps Samurai Japan Baseball
Topps Samurai Japan Baseball features players from Japan’s national baseball program. The release includes base cards, parallels, inserts and autographs highlighting established Japanese stars and emerging players.
2026 Leaf Halloween Multi-Sport
Leaf Halloween is a seasonal multi-sport product featuring athletes and personalities on Halloween-themed designs. The release emphasizes autographs and limited parallels.
2025-26 Panini Prizm Premier League White Sparkle Soccer
The White Sparkle edition of Panini Prizm Premier League Soccer offers exclusive short-print White Sparkle parallels from the 2025-26 checklist.
October 19 trading card preorders
2026 Topps Pro Debut Baseball
Topps opens preorders for 2026 Topps Pro Debut Baseball at 12 p.m. ET on October 19. The release features a 200-card base set and new AFL Stars, Pipeline Pairings and Pro Debut Gamers inserts. Stars of MiLB and Ballpark Promos return alongside Future Cornerstones, Dual and Triple Autographs and Jumbo Autograph Relics. Topps has not announced formats, box configurations, pricing or a standard release date.
2026 Topps Chrome Football
Standard preorders for 2026 Topps Chrome Football open at 1 p.m. ET on October 19. Hobby, Jumbo and Hobby cases will be available through EQL, while Hanger, Value and Mega boxes will be sold directly through Topps. The product pairs Chrome Rookie Cards from the 2026 NFL Draft class with active stars and NFL legends, plus premium autographs, refractor parallels and short-print inserts.
October 20 trading card release
2026 Topps Chrome x Jennie
Topps Chrome x Jennie is a collaboration with BLACKPINK member Jennie. Each box contains 10 Chrome cards, including six base cards, two inserts and two base parallels. Ultra-rare relics, autographs and autograph relics are randomly inserted.
October 21 trading card releases
2026 Panini Obsidian Football
Obsidian Football returns with its signature black Opti-Chrome design. Hobby boxes contain seven cards with four autographs or memorabilia cards, two parallels or inserts and one base card.
2026 Panini Par Three LIV Golf
Par Three LIV Golf is a premium three-card product featuring LIV Golf players. Standard boxes contain an autograph, a memorabilia card or insert and a base card or parallel.
2026 Topps Heritage Football
Topps Heritage Football uses the 1976 Topps Football design for a modern NFL checklist. Hobby boxes contain 20 eight-card packs and one autograph or relic card, while Value Boxes contain eight eight-card packs with exclusive Sparkle parallels. Read our 2026 Topps Heritage Football preorder guide for the rookies, inserts and autograph details.
2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey Blaster and Tin
Blaster boxes and collectible tins for 2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey arrive October 21. These retail formats offer additional ways to collect the 250-card flagship checklist, including its 49 Young Guns rookie cards and retail-exclusive parallels and inserts.
2026 Rittenhouse House of the Dragon Series 2
House of the Dragon Series 2 covers the HBO series with episodic base cards, character inserts, costume relics and actor autographs. Rittenhouse boxes traditionally include multiple guaranteed autograph and memorabilia hits.
October 23 trading card releases
2025-26 Panini Select Basketball
Select Basketball features the familiar Concourse, Premier Level and Courtside base tiers along with colorful Prizm parallels, inserts, autographs and memorabilia cards.
2026 Leaf Golden Tennis
Leaf Golden Tennis features current players and legends with two autographs per box. The checklist includes Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf, plus Famous Fans cards, historic cut autographs and Hall of Fame signatures.
2026 Onyx Rips Baseball
Onyx Rips Baseball releases October 23. Each box contains 16 two-card packs and seven autographs on average. The checklist includes Paul Skenes, Nick Kurtz, Konnor Griffin, Kevin McGonigle, Leo De Vries, Jesus Made, Roch Cholowsky and other current players, prospects and 2026 draft picks, along with game-used and autographed relic cards.
2026 Topps Street Fighter II
Topps Street Fighter II celebrates the classic fighting game with character cards, parallels, inserts, sketch cards and autographs connected to the franchise.
2026 Topps Stadium Club WWE
The debut Stadium Club WWE release features full-bleed photography in Hobby, Mega Box and Value Box formats. Hobby boxes contain 16 eight-card packs and two autographs. Announced chases include Photographer’s Proof, Gold Minted and Red, White & Blue parallels, plus Beam Team, Triumvirates and multiple autograph sets.
October 26 trading card preorder
2026 Topps Gilded Collection Baseball
Topps opens preorders for 2026 Topps Gilded Collection Baseball on October 26. The premium Chrome-based release returns for another season, but Topps has not yet published the checklist, available formats, box configuration, pricing or a standard release date.
October 27 trading card preorder
2025-26 Topps Stadium Club Basketball
Topps opens preorders for 2025-26 Topps Stadium Club Basketball on October 27. Topps has not yet published the checklist, available formats, box configuration, pricing, preorder time or standard release date.
October 28 trading card releases
2025-26 Upper Deck Stature Hockey
Upper Deck Stature Hockey is a premium release featuring thick card stock, colorful numbered parallels, rookie cards and hard-signed autographs.
2026 Panini Donruss Football
Donruss Football features a large base set, Rated Rookies, inserts, autographs and memorabilia cards. Downtown remains one of the product’s most important short-print insert chases.
2026 Panini Prizm WNBA Basketball Hobby Mega Box
The Prizm WNBA Hobby Mega Box arrives October 28 with six 10-card packs. Boxes contain 10 exclusive White and Red Prizms and randomly inserted autographs from the 2026 WNBA checklist.
2026 Panini Crown Royale NWSL Soccer
Crown Royale NWSL Soccer uses die-cut designs and a premium single-pack format. Boxes include autographs, memorabilia cards, parallels and inserts featuring NWSL players.
2026 Topps Five Star Baseball
Topps Five Star Baseball is a high-end autograph product centered on current stars, rookies and legends. Boxes traditionally contain two encased autograph cards, including chances at multi-player signatures and autograph relics.
2026 Topps Chrome Tennis Sapphire
Topps Chrome Tennis Sapphire applies the Sapphire treatment to professional tennis players with exclusive color parallels, autographs and short-print cards.
October 29 trading card releases
2026 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Hongbao and Logofractor Editions
Topps expands the 2026 Chrome Formula 1 release with Hongbao and Logofractor editions. Hongbao boxes feature red-envelope-inspired parallels associated with Lunar New Year traditions, while Logofractor boxes include exclusive logo-pattern refractors.
2026 Bowman Football Sapphire Edition
Bowman Football Sapphire releases October 29 with the chromium Sapphire treatment applied to the college football prospect set. Each box contains eight four-card packs, with three numbered parallels and one autograph. Read our 2026 Bowman Football preorder guide for the rookies, prospects, inserts and autograph details.
October 30 trading card releases
2026-27 Panini Premier League Golden Boot Soccer
Premier League Golden Boot Soccer focuses on the league’s leading scorers and attacking stars. The release includes base cards, parallels, inserts, autographs and memorabilia cards.
2026 Bowman University Best Football
Bowman University Best Football features top college players and NFL prospects, including Arch Manning and CJ Carr, on premium chromium designs. The release includes colorful parallels, Best of 2026 and Big Kahuna autographs, Prospect Relic Autographs, Campus Crests and Best of Stadiums inserts.
October trading card dates to be announced
2026 Topps Royalty Basketball
Topps Royalty Basketball is expected to be a premium NBA product featuring rookies, stars and legends with autographs, memorabilia cards and low-numbered parallels. An October release date has not been confirmed.
2025-26 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey
Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey returns with premium rookie cards, Diamond Relics, autographs, memorabilia cards and low-numbered parallels. The exact October release date remains unconfirmed.
October 2026 trading card release FAQ
What are the biggest trading card releases in October 2026?
The month’s most notable releases include Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball, Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey, Topps Update Series Baseball, Topps Neon Marvel, Topps Chrome Football, Topps Heritage Football, Panini Select Basketball and Panini Donruss Football.
When does 2026 Topps Update Series Baseball release?
2026 Topps Update Series Baseball was released October 14.
When does 2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey release?
The Hobby edition of 2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey was released October 7. Blaster boxes and collectible tins follow October 21.
When does 2026 Topps Chrome Football go on sale?
Standard preorders for 2026 Topps Chrome Football open October 19 at 1 p.m. ET. Topps has not announced the standard release date.
Can trading card release dates change?
Yes. Manufacturers and distributors frequently move trading card release dates because of production, shipping or scheduling changes. This calendar will be updated as new dates are confirmed.
