How releases work

Topps, Panini, Upper Deck and Pokémon announce street dates — the day product can be sold. Hobby shops get an allocation, and the popular stuff (flagship Chrome, Prizm, the big Pokémon sets) is spoken for fast. If a box is sold out online, it's often because the allocation went in a day — not because it won't come back. Restocks happen through trades, buybacks and later allocations.

The rest of 2026

Street dates are manufacturer targets and they move — several on this list already slipped once this year. Dates marked (est.) are retailer estimates, not locked. Want a box held for release day? Call before it streets. List updated Aug 24, 2026.

Baseball

Date	Set	Brand
Sep 4	Prizm Baseball	Panini
Sep 9	Bowman Chrome Baseball	Topps
Oct (est.)	Topps Update Series — final flagship of the year	Topps
Oct (est.)	Bowman Sterling	Topps
Nov 6 (est.)	Stadium Club	Topps
Nov 13 (est.)	Topps Chrome Update Series	Topps
Dec 12 (est.)	Topps Archives	Topps
Dec 17 (est.)	Heritage High Number	Topps
Dec 19 (est.)	Triple Threads	Topps
Dec (est.)	Bowman Draft	Topps

Basketball

Date	Set	Brand
Aug 27	2025-26 Topps Chrome Black	Topps
Aug 28	2025-26 Origins	Panini
Sep 4	Donruss WNBA	Panini
Sep 17 (est.)	2025-26 Topps Definitive Collection	Topps
Sep 18 (est.)	2025-26 Noir	Panini
Sep 22	2025-26 Topps Pristine	Topps
Sep 25	Prizm WNBA	Panini
Dec (est.)	2026-27 Topps Chrome — retail wave first	Topps

The 2026-27 NBA hobby slate isn't announced yet — Topps only goes public a month or two out. Ask at the counter; we hear first.

Football

2026 Topps Flagship NFL — the first Topps football flagship since 2015 — just streeted Aug 21.

Date	Set	Brand
Sep 30 (est.)	Donruss Football	Panini
Oct (est.)	Bowman University Chrome (college)	Topps
Nov 3 (est.)	Mosaic Football	Panini
Nov 12 (est.)	Phoenix Football	Panini
Dec 3 (est.)	Prizm Draft Picks (college)	Panini
Dec 8 (est.)	Certified Football	Panini
Dec 12 (est.)	Prizm Football	Panini

Heads up: with the NFL license moving to Topps/Fanatics this year, the fall Panini slate could shift or shrink — call before you count on a specific box.

Soccer

Date	Set	Brand
Sep 10	Topps MLS Chrome	Topps
Sep 16 (est.)	2026-27 Topps Premier League	Topps
Sep 18	2025-26 Museum Collection UEFA	Topps
Sep 23	National Treasures Road to World Cup	Panini
Sep 24 (est.)	2025-26 Topps Royalty Premier League	Topps
Oct 14	Donruss Optic NWSL	Panini

Hockey

Date	Set	Brand
Sep 2	2025-26 UD Premier	Upper Deck
Sep 16	2026-27 Artifacts	Upper Deck
Sep 23	2025-26 Ice	Upper Deck
Sep 30 (est.)	2026-27 Black Diamond	Upper Deck
Oct 7	2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1	Upper Deck

Wrestling, racing & entertainment

Date	Set	Brand
Aug 26	Topps Chrome Star Wars	Topps
Aug 28	Eccellenza Formula 1	Topps
Sep (est.)	Topps Chrome Formula 1	Topps
Sep 4	Contenders LIV Golf	Panini
Sep 11	Topps WWE Universe	Topps
Sep 23 (est.)	Topps Marvel Vault	Topps
Sep 30	Track Kings NASCAR	Panini

No fall UFC product has been announced — the 2026 UFC line all released earlier in the year.

Pokémon

Date	Set	Brand
Aug 28 (est.)	Mega Evolution: Ascended Heroes Tin	Pokémon
Sep 16	Pokémon 30th Celebration — the anniversary set, first worldwide simultaneous launch	Pokémon
Oct 2	30th Celebration Mini Tins, Booster Bundle & Binder	Pokémon
Oct 23	2026 Deck Crafter's Collection	Pokémon
Oct 30 (est.)	30th Celebration Espeon ex / Umbreon ex Battle Decks	Pokémon
Nov 6	Mega Evolution: Delta Reign — main expansion, Mega Rayquaza ex	Pokémon
Dec 4 (est.)	30th Celebration Sylveon ex & Greninja ex Tins	Pokémon

Pre-orders

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