WWE has announced a six-date WWE NXT Holiday Live Tour for late 2026, bringing the brand to cities across the Midwest and California over two November and December weekends.

The tour begins on Friday, November 13 at the Agora Theater in Cleveland, Ohio, and concludes on Sunday, December 6 at the Visalia Convention Center in Visalia, California. The opening run also includes stops in Detroit and Chicago, while the final three events will take place in Oceanside, Riverside and Visalia.

Tickets for the announced NXT live events are on sale now. The stated ticket code is HOLIDAY.

WWE NXT Holiday Live Tour dates

  • Friday, November 13: Agora Theater in Cleveland, Ohio
  • Saturday, November 14: Fox Theater in Detroit, Michigan
  • Sunday, November 15: Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois
  • Friday, December 4: Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California
  • Saturday, December 5: Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, California
  • Sunday, December 6: Visalia Convention Center in Visalia, California

Midwest opening weekend sets the tone

The first leg is structured as a traditional three-night weekend loop through major Midwest markets. Cleveland hosts the opener on November 13 before NXT moves to Detroit on November 14 and Chicago on November 15. Those dates put three consecutive shows in front of distinct regional audiences and offer fans an opportunity to see NXT outside of its regular television environment.

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Cleveland has long been a regular WWE destination, and the Agora Theater will serve as the launch point for this holiday run. The following night’s event at Detroit’s Fox Theater continues the momentum before the tour closes its first weekend at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. The sequence gives the tour a compact, travel-efficient start while also placing NXT in three cities with strong histories of supporting televised and non-televised professional wrestling events.

No match card or talent lineup was included with the tour announcement. As a result, fans should view the dates and venues as the confirmed information at this stage, rather than assume which champions, rivalries or individual NXT performers will be attached to each show. Live-event cards can evolve as television storylines develop, especially with several weeks between the announcement and the November dates.

California dates close the tour in December

After the November 13-15 weekend, the Holiday Live Tour resumes nearly three weeks later in California. Frontwave Arena in Oceanside hosts the first of the three December dates on Friday, December 4. NXT then heads to Riverside Municipal Auditorium on Saturday, December 5 before wrapping up the announced schedule at the Visalia Convention Center on Sunday, December 6.

The California swing gives the holiday tour a clear second chapter rather than one uninterrupted cross-country itinerary. Oceanside, Riverside and Visalia represent a Southern and Central California run that allows WWE to bring the NXT brand to markets outside the weekly television presentation. It also creates three successive opportunities for local fans to attend an NXT-branded event during the early December holiday period.

The choice to conclude in Visalia is notable because it places the final stop away from the largest California metropolitan centers. Touring events often provide WWE with a way to reach fans who may not have a nearby premium live event or regular television taping on their calendar. The six-show announcement stretches from the Great Lakes region to California while keeping each portion of the schedule concentrated geographically.

What the tour means for NXT

NXT live events remain an important part of the brand’s connection with audiences beyond weekly broadcasts. They bring its wrestlers into different buildings and in front of crowds that can have a different atmosphere from the television audience. For performers, touring can also mean valuable opportunities to work in front of a variety of crowds and continue building familiarity with fans in markets across the country.

The Holiday Live Tour branding frames these shows as part of WWE’s wider seasonal touring schedule. The announced NXT run is limited to six dates, split evenly between the Midwest and California. That scope makes each stop a defined destination for the brand rather than part of an extended national run with dates every week.

For fans, the key details are the location, the date and the availability of tickets. With no matches announced yet, the focus is currently on securing attendance for the live experience. WWE has identified HOLIDAY as the code connected to ticket sales for these events.

The 2026 WWE NXT Holiday Live Tour opens November 13 in Cleveland and ends December 6 in Visalia, with six total events announced.

Main roster holiday dates also announced

The NXT schedule arrives as WWE is also promoting holiday live events for its main roster. Among those previously announced main-roster dates is WWE’s customary December 26 event at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

That annual post-Christmas Madison Square Garden stop remains one of the most recognizable fixtures of WWE’s holiday touring calendar. The NXT tour does not overlap in concept with that New York tradition; instead, it gives the developmental brand its own set of events in November and early December, prior to the December 26 main-roster date.

Running separate holiday schedules allows WWE to present different parts of its roster in different markets during a busy stretch of the year. The NXT dates are particularly significant for supporters who want to see the brand live in Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago or the three California cities included on the itinerary. Each city is receiving one event in the announced series.

Dates, venues and ticket information are confirmed

At present, the announced tour information consists of the six dates, their venues and the HOLIDAY ticket code. WWE has not outlined specific matchups, title bouts, special attractions or additional stops as part of this announcement. Any future card details would be determined closer to the events and could be influenced by the state of NXT programming at that time.

The schedule opens with three straight shows from November 13 through November 15, then returns for another Friday-through-Sunday stretch from December 4 through December 6. That format gives both legs the feel of distinct weekend tours, with Cleveland and Oceanside acting as their respective starting points.

Fans planning to attend should take note of the full venue list: Agora Theater in Cleveland, Fox Theater in Detroit, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside and Visalia Convention Center in Visalia. Tickets are available now using the HOLIDAY code.

With the dates now official, WWE NXT’s 2026 holiday schedule is set to bring the brand to six markets over two weekends, beginning in Ohio in November and finishing in California in December.

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