Poker diary

Notes, numbers and findings from building a calendar of every live poker festival in the world.

Live poker in October 2026: 124 festivals, 23 countries

Every live poker festival on the calendar for October 2026 — where it is, when it runs and which days are the busiest.

September 25, 2026 · 4 min read

Live poker in September 2026: 129 festivals, 28 countries

Every live poker festival on the calendar for September 2026 — where it is, when it runs and which days are the busiest.

August 25, 2026 · 4 min

The stops that come back: 98 poker festivals that repeat city every year

On the calendar, 98 stops have played the same city more than once. Same tour, same venue, almost the same week — and that is the best guide there is to what the next edition will look like.

August 22, 2026 · 2 min

The 2026 live poker calendar, counted

292 festivals, 63 tours, 36 countries — and one week in September when 21 festivals run at the same time.

August 15, 2026 · 3 min