
MLP announces full 2026 May-August season schedule
Major League Pickleball (MLP) announced on Monday the league’s complete 2026 season schedule - a collection of regular season events in team markets, in addition to the Mid-Season Tournament, and the expanded three-week 2026 MLP Playoffs - with all events taking place from May-August.
Tickets for most 2026 MLP season events are now on sale via Tixr, with the exception of St. Louis and the regular season finale at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World, which will be available exclusively through Ticketmaster.
The regular season and 2026 MLP Playoffs will both begin in Dallas, TX (May 22-25 and Aug 6-9) - home market of 2024 league champion Dallas Flash. The regular season finale will be hosted at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, FL for the very first time, Jul 30-Aug 2. The remainder of the 2026 MLP Playoffs will return to San Diego, CA, Aug 13-16, and New York City, Aug 28-30.
Regular season events will regularly run Thursday-Sunday and in MLP team cities, following the successful 2025 season format that generated a 52% year-over-year increase in attendance, more than double sponsorship revenue, and significant local community engagement among MLP’s franchises.
In addition to the world-class professional coed team action of MLP, a collection of 2026 events will also showcase registered amateur competitions in the forms of Jr. MLP and Minor League Pickleball (MiLP), as noted above. More information on both programs and their event schedule details will be announced in the coming weeks.
Further details about the 2026 MLP season - including the key league operations dates and deadlines, player keepers and acquisition process, and individual team and event schedules - will be shared in the coming weeks as well.
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