eBay Open 2026 On The Road schedule: dates, cities, and what to expect

eBay Open 2026 is not what it was last year. The Las Vegas format is gone, the live stream is gone, and the event is coming to four cities instead. If you miss your closest stop, your only option is a recorded replay in October. For sellers who make it to a stop, that smaller scale means more direct access to eBay Marketplace Advisors than the Las Vegas format allowed. Here is everything confirmed about the schedule, the format, and how to get a spot before registration closes.

What eBay Open On The Road is in 2026

eBay Open 2025 was a three-day event in Las Vegas that drew approximately 1,300 sellers, featured over 20 expert-led sessions and workshops, and offered a simultaneous live stream so sellers worldwide could tune in. According to reporting by Value Added Resource based on eBay's official community announcement, the 2026 format is a significant step back from that scale.

Instead of one large annual conference, eBay is running four separate one-day events across the country under the banner "eBay Open: On the Road." Each stop covers the same content, spots are limited at each location, and there is no live virtual access this year. The broader seller community gets access to a recorded replay only, delivered as part of the Winter Seller Check-In on October 8, 2026.

The full eBay Open 2026 On The Road schedule

eBay has confirmed four stops for the 2026 On The Road series. The first two have fixed dates; Dallas and South Florida dates are listed by month only as of April 2026. Registration for each city opens approximately two months before the event date, so follow eBay's official Seller Events page to catch each city's registration window.

eBay has confirmed that every stop delivers the same content, so sellers should register for one city only. Attending multiple stops is not the intent and spots at each location are limited.

What happens at each stop

eBay's official community announcement confirms the same agenda runs at all four stops. The most useful part of the day for most sellers will be the Seller Clinic. Book it early, because those slots fill.

Mainstage presentation and brunch. The day starts with a mainstage session on platform direction, served alongside brunch. Think of it as eBay telling you what matters most in 2026 before the rest of the day gets tactical. eBay Live and AI are the confirmed primary topics.

Hands-on workshops and expert sessions. The bulk of the day runs as workshops on selling strategy, policy, and platform tools. Product and policy experts are in the room and available for direct questions. That is different from watching a recorded session and hoping your question gets answered in a community thread three weeks later.

One-on-one Seller Clinics. This is the part worth showing up for. Each stop includes a dedicated booking window for one-on-one sessions with eBay Marketplace Advisors: personalized account support, specific questions about your store, direct guidance from eBay staff. At eBay Open 2025 in Las Vegas, these sessions were the most in-demand element of the entire event. With smaller crowds at each On The Road stop, access should be better. Supply is still limited, so book the clinic slot as soon as registration opens.

Networking and happy hour. The day closes with structured networking and a happy hour. With the crowd a fraction of the Las Vegas scale, the conversations tend to be more direct and the connections more useful.

How to register for eBay Open 2026 On The Road

Tickets are $25 per event, a fraction of the $295 in-person ticket price at eBay Open 2025 in Las Vegas. Registration for each city opens approximately two months before that stop's event date. As of April 2026, San Diego registration (May 15) is currently open through the eBay Seller Events page. Chicago registration (June 25) will open in late April. Dallas and South Florida exact dates and registration windows have not been announced yet.

To stay ahead of each city's opening, follow @eBayforSellers on Instagram, where eBay has confirmed it will post registration news for each stop. The San Diego event sold spots quickly, so the pattern across all four cities will likely be the same: register as soon as the window opens rather than waiting.

What to do if you can't attend in person

Per eBay's official community announcement, sellers who cannot attend any of the four stops will receive a recorded replay of the event content bundled into the Winter Seller Check-In on October 8, 2026. That is a roughly five-month delay from the first San Diego event in May, so sellers who rely on eBay Open for platform updates and strategy guidance will need to find other channels to stay current in the interim.

The eBay Open 2025 recap is still worth reviewing for context on where the platform's priorities have been heading, particularly around AI tools and eBay Live selling. The 2026 on-road events are expected to build directly on those themes. For sellers who want to stay on top of platform changes between now and October, MyListerHub's eBay blog covers announcements, tool updates, and strategy guidance as they happen.