Key Points
- The 2026 DWTS Live tour begins January 22, featuring fan-favorite and new dance routines.
- Celebrities and professional dancers alternate in shows, with interactive VIP experiences available.
- “There is a theme,” says Emma Slater, but full details remain under development.
Straight from Hollywood, Dancing with the Stars Live heads out on tour across America with your favorite celebrity and professional dancers beginning Jan. 22 at the Akron Civic Theatre in Akron, Ohio, with a show demonstrating a mix of Latin, ballroom, and contemporary numbers — as well as group routines, duets and medleys inspired by the just-finished Season 34 of Dancing With The Stars.
“There is a theme,” Dancing with the Stars: Live co-host Emma Slater exclusively tells Parade. “It is still in development right now, so I’m not able to share that. Our choreographer, Mandy Moore, she is so good at, [as] she calls it, “threading the needle,” through the top of the show all the way to the end. So, there’ll be moments that you’ll see that we will progress, we will have key elements that will pop up throughout the show, and we have a really incredible set this year. It is different from the other sets that we’ve had, it is more expensive, which we love. It’s going to be the whole bells and whistles and that’s going to be a really big part of the theme too.”
Bringing the spectacle of the ballroom to your city, including loads of costume changes, the approximately two-hour tour choreographed by Emmy-winning director/choreographer Moore will be performed by the cast of professional dancers seen on the show, along with a rotating cast of special celebrity guests.
“We’re going to see some classic numbers from the TV show,” Emma says. “We think it’s important to have those memorable key moments that got the celebrities as far as they got, so there will be some revisits from the TV show, some fan favorites. Those are still being decided at the moment.”
Read on for everything you need to know about the 2026 Dancing with the Stars tour.
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Is there a trailer for the 2026 Dancing with the Stars Tour?
Yes! See the glitz! The glamour! And moves that will leave you speechless.
And also watch this rehearsal of an all-girl number to Prince’s “How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore.”
How can I get tickets to the DWTS tour?
For tour and ticket information, go to DWTStour.com.
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What is the 2026 Dancing with the Stars VIP Tickets & Experiences?
Fans will have the opportunity to purchase four (4) VIP packages for Dancing With The Stars: Live! VIP packages include perks such as:
- One reserved ticket in the front row or first 20 rows
- Interactive experience with members of the DWTS Touring Cast
- Professional photo op with members of the DWTS Touring Cast
- Exclusive autographed tour item
- Exclusive Dancing with the Stars VIP Gift Item
“The VIP is such an amazing experience, I definitely recommend it,” Emma says. “We play games and we ask questions and we do trivia, and it’s really a very decently sized proportion of the day because we get to spend time with all of these people. Oftentimes we’ll get to tour backstage and say hello to people and have one on one conversations and photos, and it’s really nice.”
Related: How Much Do the Celebrities and Pro Partners Get Paid on Dancing with the Stars?
Which celebrities are taking part in the 2026 Dancing with the Stars Tour?
“We’ve done this multiple times before, where we’ve had celebrities interchangeable come in and out, and basically they will have the co-hosting role track or they’ll have a guest role track,” Emma says of the celebs scheduled for the 2026 tour. “And so those celebrities, everything will be personalized to them, but they will have specific tracks that they will be able to slot in and out of.”
Danielle Fishel
Special Guest Co-Host
Jan 22 – Feb 15
Apr 9-12
Andy Richter
Special Guest Co-Host
Feb 14 – Mar 8
Elaine Hendrix
Special Guest Co-Host
Mar 10 – Apr 4
May 5-13
Alix Earle
Special Guest Star
Feb 14-15
Dylan Efron
Special Guest Star
Apr 15-19
Jordan Chiles
Special Guest Star
Apr 21-30
Robert Irwin
Special Guest Star & Len Goodman Mirrorball Winner
Apr 21-30
Related: These 12 Celebrities Were the Worst Dancers on Dancing with the Stars
Which professional dancers will take part in the 2026 Dancing with the Stars Tour?
Emma Slater
Val Chmerkovskiy
Britt Stewart
Alan Bersten
Brandon Armstrong
Jenna Johnson
Daniella Karagach
Pasha Pashkov
Ezra Sosa
Hailey Bills
Witney Carson
Note: Len Goodman Mirrorball winner Witney Carson will be a Special Guest Pro Dancer April 21-30
Related: The 20 Best Dancing with the Stars Celebrity Contestants of All Time
What are the Dancing with the Stars Live tour dates?
This is the schedule for the Dancing with the Stars 2026 tour:
- 01/22/26 – Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Theatre
- 01/23/26 – Verona, NY @ The Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino
- 01/24/26 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre
- 01/25/26 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre
- 01/27/26 – Bangor, ME @ Cross Insurance Center
- 01/28/26 – Portland, ME @ Merrill Auditorium
- 01/29/26 – Manchester, NH @ SNHU Arena
- 01/30/26 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
- 01/31/26 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
- 02/01/26 – Niagara Falls, ON @ OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
- 02/03/26 – Buffalo, NY @ Shea’s Performing Arts Center
- 02/04/26 – University Park, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
- 02/05/26 – Hershey, PA @ GIANT Center
- 02/06/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Presented by Highmark
- 02/07/26 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Event Center
- 02/10/26 – White Plains, NY @ Westchester County Center
- 02/11/26 – White Plains, NY @ Westchester County Center
- 02/12/26 – Schenectady, NY @ Proctor’s Theatre
- 02/13/26 – Williamsport, PA @ Community Arts Center – PA
- 02/14/26 – Newark, NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center
- 02/15/26 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
- 02/17/26 – Bethlehem, PA @ The Wind Creek Event Center
- 02/18/26 – Bethlehem, PA @ The Wind Creek Event Center
- 02/19/26 – Baltimore, MD @ Hippodrome at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center
- 02/20/26 – National Harbor, MD @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor
- 02/21/26 – National Harbor, MD @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor
- 02/22/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center
- 02/24/26 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre Detroit
- 02/25/26 – Indianapolis, IN @ Old National Centre
- 02/26/26 – Ames, IA @ Stephens Auditorium
- 02/27/26 – Saint Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre
- 02/28/26 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
- 03/01/26 – Peoria, IL @ Prairie Home Alliance Theater
- 03/03/26 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre
- 03/04/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ Armory
- 03/05/26 – Kansas City, MO @ Music Hall Kansas City
- 03/06/26 – Rosemont, IL @ Rosemont Theatre
- 03/07/26 – Rosemont, IL @ Rosemont Theatre
- 03/08/26 – Grand Rapids, MI @ DeVos Performance Hall
- 03/10/26 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
- 03/11/26 – Nashville, TN @ Grand Ole Opry House
- 03/12/26 – Knoxville, TN @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium
- 03/13/26 – Richmond, VA @ Altria Theater
- 03/14/26 – Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium
- 03/15/26 – Durham, NC @ DPAC
- 03/17/26 – Virginia Beach, VA @ The Dome
- 03/18/26 – Greensboro, NC @ Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
- 03/19/26 – North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Performing Arts Center
- 03/20/26 – Spartanburg, SC @ Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
- 03/21/26 – Huntsville, AL @ VBC Mark C Smith Concert Hall
- 03/22/26 – Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Concert Hall
- 03/24/26 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts – Moran Theater
- 03/25/26 – Daytona Beach, FL @ The Peabody Daytona Beach
- 03/26/26 – Orlando, FL @ Addition Financial Arena
- 03/27/26 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
- 03/28/26 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
- 03/29/26 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live
- 03/31/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre – Atlanta
- 04/01/26 – Memphis, TN @ The Orpheum Theatre Memphis
- 04/02/26 – North Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena
- 04/03/26 – Biloxi, MS @ Beau Rivage Theatre
- 04/04/26 – Biloxi, MS @ Beau Rivage Theatre
- 04/09/26 – Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
- 04/10/26 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
- 04/11/26 – Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena
- 04/12/26 – Denver, CO @ Bellco Theatre
- 04/15/26 – Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
- 04/16/26 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
- 04/17/26 – Eugene, OR @ Hult Center for the Performing Arts
- 04/18/26 – San Jose, CA @ San Jose Civic
- 04/19/26 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
- 04/21/26 – Sacramento, CA @ SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center
- 04/22/26 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Civic Theatre
- 04/23/26 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Segerstrom Center for the Arts
- 04/24/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ Fontainebleau Las Vegas
- 04/25/26 – Hollywood, CA @ Dolby Theatre
- 04/26/26 – Hollywood, CA @ Dolby Theatre
- 04/29/26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
- 04/30/26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
- 05/05/26 – Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theater Omaha
- 05/06/26 – Saint Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre
- 05/07/26 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
- 05/08/26 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre Detroit
- 05/09/26 – Niagara Falls, ON @ OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
- 05/10/26 – Buffalo, NY @ Shea’s Performing Arts Center
- 05/12/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Presented by Highmark
- 05/13/26 – Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Theatre
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Paulette has covered the entertainment industry for more than 15 years, writing for outlets including Parade, FOX411, Biography, Monsters & Critics, TV Insider, Paste, ETonline and more.
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