2026 Holiday Sports Cards: Topps, Panini Sets, Prices and Rookies
2026 holiday sports cards from Topps and Panini now span Mega boxes, hobby tins, advent calendars and a new manga-style football release. Sports Collectors Digest rounded up the four sets on Nov. 3, with Topps Holiday Football already out since its listed Oct. 23 release, according to Cardlines.
Key points
- Topps Holiday Baseball comes in a $29.99 Mega box, a $44.99 hobby tin and a $59.99 advent calendar.
- Topps Holiday Football has a 200-card base set with 50 rookies and a 100-card Mega box.
- Panini Mangaverse Football has a 100-card base set and is not NFL licensed, per Sports Collectors Digest.
- Panini Absolute Football Countdown Calendars hold 24 three-card packs.
What is in 2026 Topps Holiday Baseball?
The 200-card set mixes veterans and rookies, including Munetaka Murakami, Jacob Misiorowski and Cam Schlittler. Sports Collectors Digest lists 10 packs of 10 cards in the Mega box, with one guaranteed hit (an autograph, relic or Chrome base card). Hobby tins hold three 59-card packs, for 177 cards, and six Holiday Lights parallels. The 24-pack advent calendar has exclusive Making the Nice List die-cuts and Chrome Plaid parallels. Metallic Gingerbread Man and Snow Days parallels are new this season.
What is in 2026 Topps Holiday Football?
Cardlines lists 150 veterans and 50 rookies, led by Fernando Mendoza, Carnell Tate, Arvell Reese, Kenyon Sadiq and Caleb Downs. Mega boxes hold 10 packs of 10 cards. Inserts include Hidden Elf, Deck the Fields, Snow Globe Moments and Frozen Fields, with a Josh Allen among the Hidden Elf names. Sports Collectors Daily listed a $29.99 Mega box price and Frozen Fields odds of one in 40 packs. Cardlines says autographs are not guaranteed per Mega box.
What about Panini's holiday football sets?
Panini Mangaverse Football hobby boxes hold six packs of six cards, with one autograph, three numbered parallels and six inserts per box. Retail boxes come in ornament-style packaging. Absolute Football Countdown Calendars run 24 days, with one three-card pack per day, one Holiday Suit Memorabilia card and 24 inserts or insert parallels. Sports Collectors Digest names Trinidad Chambliss, Dante Moore and Julian Sayin among the Absolute players. See more dates on our release calendar.
Shop 2026 holiday cards
- 2026 Topps Holiday Baseball Mega Box (ships sealed)
- 2026 Topps Holiday Baseball Hobby Collector 3-Tin Box (ships sealed)
- 2026 Topps Holiday Football Mega Box (ships sealed)
- 2026 Panini Mangaverse Football Hobby Box (ships sealed)
- 2026 Panini Absolute Football Countdown Calendar Box (ships sealed)
FAQ
How many cards are in a Topps Holiday Football Mega box?
100 cards: 10 packs of 10, per Cardlines and Sports Collectors Daily.
Does a Topps Holiday Baseball Mega box guarantee a hit?
Yes. Sports Collectors Digest says each box has one autograph, relic or Chrome base card.
Is Panini Mangaverse Football licensed by the NFL?
No. Sports Collectors Digest describes it as unlicensed.
Sources: Sports Collectors Digest; Cardlines; Sports Collectors Daily
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