There’s no single fixed date every year for “the DWTS announcement,” but there are a few patterns you can use as a guide based on recent seasons and tour news.

🩰 What “DWTS announcement” usually means

When people ask “when is the DWTS announcement,” they usually mean one of three things:

  • The new season cast reveal (celeb + pro pairings).
  • The season premiere date announcement.
  • The DWTS Live Tour announcement (dates, cities, and pros).

Each of these tends to land at a slightly different time on the calendar.

Recent timing patterns

Here’s how the timing has looked around 2025–2026:

  • Season 34 (2025) premiere
    • Season 34 returned for the show’s 20th anniversary in September 2025 , with the finale set for November 25, 2025.
* The full cast and premiere-date type promos have typically dropped in **late August to very early September** in recent years (close to that mid‑September premiere window).
  • 2026 DWTS Live Tour announcement
    • A big Entertainment Weekly piece revealed the 2026 DWTS: Live! tour with a 74‑date schedule and participating pros, noting the tour kicks off January 22, 2026, in Akron, Ohio, and runs into early May.
* Coverage notes that this **tour return for 2026 was announced in early October 2025** , with further details (extra tour dates and more finalists) mentioned around the **Season 34 finale on November 25, 2025**.

* Another outlet highlights that the **2026 live tour begins January 22** and features rotating celebrities and pros, with VIP and themed elements teased just ahead of launch.

So if by “DWTS announcement” you mean:

  • Tour announcement: Expect it in the early fall before the tour year (for 2026, that was early October 2025).
  • Final extra tour details / added dates: Those have come tied to the finale (like Season 34’s finale on Nov 25, 2025).
  • Season cast/premiere announcement: Typically late summer ahead of a September premiere.

What this means right now (Feb 2026)

As of February 2026:

  • The 2026 DWTS Live Tour is already underway , having started January 22, 2026 , and running through the spring.
  • Any big “tour is back!” announcement for 2026 has already happened (early October 2025, with extra details around the November 2025 finale).
  • The next likely “DWTS announcement” you’ll see will be about the next TV season (Season 35), and, if they stick to recent patterns, that kind of announcement would most likely arrive late summer 2026 for a fall 2026 premiere.

If you’re watching fan forums

On fan forums like Reddit, users often:

  • Speculate all week about a cast or special-guest announcement.
  • Watch GMA listings to see if a DWTS segment gets added for a Friday reveal.
  • Trade hints about whether a “Friday announcement” is coming or if it’s just hopeful guessing.

So if you’re seeing people say “maybe Friday?” for “the DWTS announcement,” that’s usually speculation around a GMA segment or social‑media tease rather than a date that ABC has officially confirmed.

Bottom line:
There isn’t one fixed annual date for “the DWTS announcement.” For the 2026 tour , the big announcement already dropped in early October 2025 , the tour itself began January 22, 2026 , and the next big announcement to watch for is likely the Season 35 cast/premiere news in late summer 2026 , if recent patterns hold.

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