On Saturday, June 21st, Wizards of the Coast officially announced the dates and locations of their MagicCon events for 2026. What's more, they did it in a YouTube video, which may or may not have had a few Secret easter eggs hidden in it. What are the dates and locations, and what do the easter eggs mean? Let's dive into this!
<h2>MagicCon Dates and Locations</h2>
According to the official event site <a href="https://www.mtgfestivals.com/global/en-us.html">MagicFestivals.com</a>, the dates and locations for MagicCon in 2026 list the following pieces of information:
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<li>MagicCon: Las Vegas 2026: May 1–3, 2026</li>
<li>MagicCon: Amsterdam 2026: July 17–19, 2026</li>
<li>MagicCon: Atlanta 2026: November 13–15, 2026</li>
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These event locations aren't anything too terribly new. However, it's worth noting that the conventions will return to these places again, especially for those in the area.
Now, we don't have any promo card information nor any confirmation one way or another. But, the YouTube video promoting these dates may hold a secret or more within it.
<h2>A Secret Lair Teaser?</h2>
As mentioned above, a YouTube video accompanied the location and date information for next year's set of MagicCon events. In that YouTube promo video, we see multiple references to the Elder Dragons of the Legends expansion.
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Check this screenshot out again:
<div id="attachment_156909" style="width: 2570px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/palladia-more-and-chromiyums-scaled.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-156909" class="size-full wp-image-156909" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/palladia-more-and-chromiyums-scaled.png" alt="A still from the MagicCon 2026 promo video. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast" width="2560" height="1429" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/palladia-more-and-chromiyums-scaled.png 2560w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/palladia-more-and-chromiyums-300x168.png 300w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/palladia-more-and-chromiyums-1024x572.png 1024w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/palladia-more-and-chromiyums-768x429.png 768w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/palladia-more-and-chromiyums-1536x858.png 1536w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/palladia-more-and-chromiyums-2048x1144.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a>A still from the MagicCon 2026 promo video. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</div>
Pausing this, you can see posters for <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Palladia-Mors" href="#" target="_blank">Palladia-Mors</a>, <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chromium" href="#" target="_blank">Chromium</a>, and <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nicol Bolas" href="#" target="_blank">Nicol Bolas</a>. In an earlier still, you can see an ad for "Arcades' Arcade", a reference to the Elder Dragon <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Arcades Sabboth" href="#" target="_blank">Arcades Sabboth</a>. These poster-style ads are in various art styles befitting of a Secret Lair drop. Does this mean that players will have copies of these cards in a drop? Will it be Commander-At-Home for 2026? This is entirely plausible, but as we don't have concrete confirmation, you are best off taking this as a rumor for now.
Overall, players are probably super-excited to attend MagicCon in 2026. Are you? Will you be attending any of these events, or even Atlanta's event later this year? Sound off below!

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MagicCon 2026 Dates, Locations Officially Announced