Cubs Release 2026 Promo Calendar Featuring Several Bobbleheads, Cade Horton Graphic Tee, Replica Jerseys
The Cubs released their 2026 promotional schedule on Tuesday, featuring a variety of fun giveaways for fans to enjoy throughout the year.
🗣️: PROMO CALENDAR DROP
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— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) February 17, 2026
Here is the Cubs’ media release regarding these giveaways:
The wait is over, Chicago Cubs fans! The promotional calendar for the 2026 regular season is here with 150th anniversary-themed gate giveaways, an expanded Special Ticket Offer lineup and theme games fans won’t want to miss when single game tickets go on sale Friday, February 20.
Here are the highlights:
BOBBLEHEADS
To celebrate the club’s 150th anniversary as a National League franchise, commemorative bobbleheads spotlighting iconic figures in Cubs history will be available starting in April. Bobbleheads will be distributed on the following dates to the first 10,000 fans to enter Wrigley Field, subject to availability:
- Saturday, April 11: Ben Zobrist bobblehead presented by Jewel-Osco
- Saturday, April 18: Ron Santo bobblehead presented by Reynolds and Hefty
- Saturday, May 2: Kerry Wood bobblehead presented by Coca-Cola
- Sunday, May 24: Ryne Sandberg bobblehead presented by Southwest Airlines®
- Sunday, August 30: Harry Caray bobblehead presented by Benjamin Moore
- Sunday, September 13: Sammy Sosa bobblehead presented by Wintrust
GATE GIVEAWAYS
To continue the anniversary celebrations, #BudFridays will return with a series of replica jerseys modeled after different eras in team history. These retro giveaways are available to the first 5,000 fans 21 years of age or older to enter the Budweiser Bleacher Gate on each #BudFridays date, subject to availability.
Other new gate giveaways include a Cubs Puffer Vest presented by Southwest Airlines, a Cade Horton Graphic Tee presented by Motorola and a Wrigley Field Replica Ballpark presented by Wendella.
THEME GAMES
Fans can mark their calendars for theme games celebrating heritage, culture and community, including Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month and Pride Month.
Returning this regular season will also be the popular Girls Night Out theme game. Following in September, the Cubs will host the can’t-miss Hello Kitty® Night!
Additional details will be shared closer to the respective dates. Fans interested in receiving a theme game promotional item must purchase the corresponding Special Ticket Offer.
SPECIAL TICKET OFFERS
From repping a favorite reality show to showing school spirit, Cubs fans can take advantage of over 35 Special Ticket Offers this season. New additions include a Cubs Survivor “50” Cap and Adventure Wrap to commemorate the show’s 50th season, a Star Wars™ Special Ticket Offer with a Cubs Grogu bobblehead and a Cubs Soccer Jersey that is perfect for summertime soccer matchups. A Japanese Heritage Jersey has also been added to the popular heritage jersey lineup.
Each Special Ticket Offer includes a ticket to the selected game and a promotional item specific to that Special Ticket Offer.
ADDITIONAL CELEBRATIONS
Rounding out this jam-packed promotional calendar, the Cubs will host a Jewish American Community Celebration Wednesday, May 6, bringing fans together to recognize the Jewish community in Chicago with special gameday activations.
The Cubs will also celebrate several milestones during the regular season. Fans are encouraged to come out to the ballpark and join the festivities on the following dates:
- Saturday, July 18: 2016 World Series Anniversary Celebration
- Saturday, August 29: Cubs 150th Anniversary Celebration
- Sunday, August 30: Cubs Hall of Fame Induction
There are so many neat bobbleheads that will be given away this year. There is one of Ben Zobrist after his franchise-altering double in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, one commemorating Kerry Wood’s 20-strikeout game, a bobblehead of Harry Caray in the broadcast booth, and another featuring Sammy Sosa hitting a home run.
Two bobbleheads that I think will be the most popular, and that I wanted to specifically mention, feature the late Hall of Famers Ryne Sandberg and Ron Santo. Sandberg is depicted with his MVP plaque and multiple Gold Glove Awards. Santo’s shows him performing his iconic heel-click celebration.
All of the giveaways can be seen here.
