“Dancing with the Stars” Announces First-Ever Fan Convention: Get All the Details
- - “Dancing with the Stars” Announces First-Ever Fan Convention: Get All the Details
Yamillah HurtadoFebruary 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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'Dancing with the Stars' finale on Nov. 25, 2025
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Dancing with the Stars announced an epic three-day fan convention taking place in Palm Springs, Calif., from Friday, July 31 to Sunday, August 2
The event will feature Mirrorball Champions, dancing pros, judges, plus more fan favorites
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7 a.m. ET
Fans of Dancing with the Stars, prepare for something big!
On Tuesday, Feb. 10, it was announced that Dancing with the Stars Con 2026 will be taking place this summer in Palm Springs, Calif., from Friday, July 31, to Sunday, August 2. The three-day convention is a “celebration of all things Dancing with the Stars."
There will be two live dance performances featured on the ballroom floor, plus interactive live panels, photo experiences, exhibits, Q&A sessions, exclusive merchandise and more.
'Dancing with the Stars' Con 2026
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Fans can expect to see pros Brandon Armstrong, Lindsay Arnold, Rylee Arnold, Alan Bersten, Hailey Bills, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Val Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Jan Ravnik, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, Ezra Sosa and Britt Stewart.
Former contestants who will appear in the convention include Hannah Brown, Danielle Fishel, Xochitl Gomez, Joey Graziadei, Elaine Hendrix, Rashad Jennings, Manda Kloots, Whitney Leavitt, Phaedra Parks, Jojo Siwa, Johnny Weir, Rumer Willis, Kristi Yamaguchi and Ginger Zee.
Judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli will also be in attendance.
Witney Carson and Robert Irwin win 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 34 in November 2025
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“Dancing with the Stars has always been about more than just competition, it’s about courage, connection, and the unforgettable moments that bring people together through dance,” said Ryan O’Dowd, President of Unscripted, BBC Studios and Executive Producer of the show. “For years our fans have been clamoring for even more ways to engage with the show, and we’re thrilled to have created this rare and immersive opportunity to experience the magic, the music, the movement, the emotion, and the heart that continues to make this show so special.”
To get tickets, there's a Verizon presale and Mirrorball Member presale beginning Thursday, February 12. The general sale starts Saturday, February 14 at 7am ET at DWTSCON.com.
Any Verizon customer can participate in the Verizon presale "no strings attached, simply for being a Verizon customer," the release states. Ticket-goers can visit myAccess in the My Verizon app for more details.
Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli on Nov. 18, 2025
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The convention will occur two months after the series' tour, Dancing with the Stars Live!, makes its final stop in Akron, Ohio on May 13. The tour, featuring over 70 performances across North America, follows a record-breaking season for the competition series. As the show celebrated its 20th anniversary, it became “the most-watched unscripted reality show on TV,” Vulture reported in October 2025.
"It’s one of the more dramatic, eye-popping transformations that I’ve ever witnessed as a research person in this industry," Ari Goldman, ABC Entertainment senior vice-president for content strategy and scheduling, told the outlet.
Week after week, Dancing with the Stars broke its own records. The finale, which saw Irwin and Carson take home the Len Goodman Mirrorball trophy, earned 9.24 million total viewers and became the show's strongest finale since Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough’s win in 2015.
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