Steam Winter Sale 2026 Dates: Dec. 17 to Jan. 4, Plus Every Steam Sale and Fest Through June 2027

The Steam Winter Sale 2026 runs Thursday, Dec. 17, 2026, to Monday, Jan. 4, 2027, according to Valve’s Steamworks “Upcoming Steam Events” page, checked Oct. 28, 2026. The next event on Valve’s calendar this week is Steam Scream V Fest, which ends Monday, Nov. 2. Below is every Steam seasonal sale and themed Fest Valve has dated from now through June 2027, with weekdays and lengths computed, and a free printable that holds all of them.

Checked Oct. 28, 2026. Valve's page lists dates only. It gives no start times and no time zone, and this story does not state one. Autumn Sale 2027 is listed as "to be determined (TBD)".

When is the Steam Winter Sale 2026?

Valve lists Thursday, Dec. 17, 2026, to Monday, Jan. 4, 2027. Counting both dates, that is 19 days, and the start is 50 days after Oct. 28. It is the longest entry on the calendar below; the Summer Sale 2027 is next at 15 days.

Our December 2026 printable calendar is handy for marking the start date and the Jan. 4 end.

What is the full Steam sale and Fest calendar through June 2027?

Every row comes from the same Valve page. “Days” counts both the first and last date. Weekdays are computed from the dates.

Event	Starts	Ends	Days
Steam Scream V Fest	Mon., Oct. 26, 2026	Mon., Nov. 2, 2026	8
Auto-Battler role-playing game (RPG) Fest	Mon., Nov. 16, 2026	Mon., Nov. 23, 2026	8
Steam Winter Sale 2026	Thu., Dec. 17, 2026	Mon., Jan. 4, 2027	19
Desktop Companion Fest	Thu., Jan. 14, 2027	Mon., Jan. 18, 2027	5
Shop Keeper Fest	Mon., Jan. 25, 2027	Mon., Feb. 1, 2027	8
Sheep Fest	Thu., Feb. 4, 2027	Mon., Feb. 8, 2027	5
Couch Co-Op Fest	Mon., Feb. 8, 2027	Mon., Feb. 15, 2027	8
Steam Next Fest	Mon., Feb. 22, 2027	Mon., Mar. 1, 2027	8
Rhythm Fest	Mon., Mar. 8, 2027	Mon., Mar. 15, 2027	8
Steam Spring Sale 2027	Thu., Mar. 18, 2027	Thu., Mar. 25, 2027	8
Dinos vs. Robots Fest	Mon., Mar. 29, 2027	Mon., Apr. 5, 2027	8
Racing Fest	Mon., Apr. 12, 2027	Mon., Apr. 19, 2027	8
Witch Fest	Thu., Apr. 22, 2027	Mon., Apr. 26, 2027	5
Fighting Fest	Mon., Apr. 26, 2027	Mon., May 3, 2027	8
Real-Time Strategy Fest	Mon., May 10, 2027	Mon., May 17, 2027	8
Mountaineering Fest	Mon., May 31, 2027	Thu., June 3, 2027	4
Steam Next Fest	Mon., June 14, 2027	Mon., June 21, 2027	8
Steam Summer Sale 2027	Thu., June 24, 2027	Thu., July 8, 2027	15

Witch Fest ends on Mon., Apr. 26, the day Fighting Fest starts, so the two touch for one day.

What Steam event is on this week?

Steam Scream V Fest runs Mon., Oct. 26, to Mon., Nov. 2, 2026. Valve describes its scope as “Games that fall into the horror category, and explicitly Halloween-centric games.” After it, Auto-Battler RPG Fest runs Mon., Nov. 16, to Mon., Nov. 23, 2026.

When is the Steam Spring Sale 2027?

Valve lists Thursday, Mar. 18, to Thursday, Mar. 25, 2027, which is 8 days. It follows Steam Next Fest (Feb. 22 to Mar. 1) and Rhythm Fest (Mar. 8 to 15) in the same stretch of the calendar.

When is Steam Next Fest in February 2027?

Valve lists Steam Next Fest for Monday, Feb. 22, to Monday, Mar. 1, 2027. A second one is listed for Monday, June 14, to Monday, June 21, 2027. That puts the June Next Fest 10 days before the Summer Sale starts on Thursday, June 24.

When is the Steam Summer Sale 2027, and what about autumn?

The Summer Sale 2027 is listed for Thursday, June 24, to Thursday, July 8, 2027, 15 days. The Autumn Sale 2027 is listed as “TBD”, so the 2027 sale year has no autumn date yet.

Valve’s calendar page does not list a 2026 Autumn Sale, Steam Awards dates or any Black Friday Steam sale, so those are not covered here. For store ad dates, see our Amazon Black Friday 2026 sale dates story. Console players can check the PlayStation Plus November 2026 games, and our countdown to the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) VI launch covers launch times by time zone.

Print the Steam sale and Fest calendar

The printable lists all 19 rows above on one US Letter page, with weekdays and a Done column. Pair it with the 2027 printable yearly calendar to see where each event falls in the year.

How we keep this accurate

All dates come from Valve’s Upcoming Steam Events page in Steamworks Documentation, checked Oct. 28, 2026. If Valve changes a date or fills in the Autumn Sale, this story and the printable change together.