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Tue 10 November 2026
Accessibility pre-registration closes
Pre-register for accommodations by 10 November. No closing time is posted, so this counts to the end of the day, Mountain time.
Until the first sessions
Thu 3 December 2026, 10:00 AM MT · 12:00 PM ET
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Countdowns
Only dates the convention itself has published. Mountain time, with Eastern alongside.
Starts
Wed 2 December 2026, 7:00 AM MT · 9:00 AM ET
Low-number line opens
Numbered copies of The Fires of December. The line starts at the South Salt Palace entrance near the Hyatt; places are assigned at random at 7 AM.
Starts
Thu 3 December 2026, 10:00 AM MT · 12:00 PM ET
First sessions start
The earliest sessions on the official schedule start at 10 AM Thursday; the last ones end at 10 PM Saturday.
Starts
Thu 3 December 2026, 6:30 PM MT · 8:30 PM ET
The Fires of December release event
On the Main Stage, with live streams in two other rooms.
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Dates and place
- Convention
- Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 December 2026. The official schedule runs from 10 AM Thursday to 10 PM Saturday, Mountain time.
- Venue
- Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 South West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt Lake City is two hours behind Eastern time.
- Badges
- Mailed badges ship in November. International attendees pick up in person; the pickup time has not been posted yet, so check the official site.
- Author signings
- By lottery, entered separately for each author. Winners are drawn in November; no exact draw date has been posted.
- Refunds
- Closed on 1 November 2026.
Checked against dragonsteelnexus.com and the official Leap schedule on 4 November 2026. If anything here disagrees with them, trust the official site.
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