when is the next steam sale

The next big, store-wide Steam sale is the 2026 Spring Sale, running from March 19 to March 26, 2026.

Quick Scoop

Here’s how the upcoming Steam schedule looks around now (February 2026):

• Horse Fest: February 19–23, 2026 (themed event, not full-store).

• Steam Next Fest (February Edition): February 23–March 2, 2026, focused on hundreds of free demos and upcoming games rather than deep discounts on existing titles.

• Tower Defense Fest: March 9–16, 2026, with deals on strategy and defense games.

• Spring Sale (next major sale): March 19–26, 2026, this is the next big “everything’s on sale” event most people wait for.

So if you’re asking “when is the next Steam sale” in the sense of a huge seasonal sale with broad discounts across the store, March 19–26, 2026 is the one to mark on your calendar.

Quick Tips While You Wait

• Add games to your wishlist now so you’ll get notified when they go on sale.

• Check ongoing publisher and themed sales (like KONAMI or 2K publisher sales) on the store page or on tracking sites if you’re hunting for something specific; there are multiple overlapping promos running in February 2026 already.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.