What time does Summer Game Fest start and how to watch SGF 2026?

The Summer Game Fest 2026 Kickoff event will air globally this Friday, June 5, promising new game reveals, announcements, and world premiere trailers. Host and producer Geoff Keighley says viewers can expect “the biggest Summer Game Fest live show ever” during the two-hour show.

Confirmed to appear at Summer Game Fest 2026 are games like star wars zero company From Bit Reactor and Respawn Entertainment, clutch From Maverick Games, blood message From NetEase, dead by daylight, Guild Wars 2And among usBut that’s just scratching the surface. Even after this week’s PlayStation State of Play broadcast, gaming fans can expect big things from Summer Game Fest this year. Keighley will co-host this year’s show with former GameSpot’s Lucy James.

As in past years, following the conclusion of Summer Game Fest’s live shows, Day of the Devs organizers will livestream an entirely different show that focuses on smaller indie and creative games.

For other big gaming events happening this summer, check out the full schedule of Polygon’s Summer Game Fest 2026 livestream.

What time will Summer Game Fest 2026 start?

Summer Game Fest 2026 will stream live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Friday, June 5. Starting at 2pm PDT / 5pm EDT / 11pm CEST. The show will be broadcast on Summer Game Fest’s YouTube and Twitch channels.

Live start time of Summer Game Fest 2026 in your time zone

• Friday, June 5 at 2pm PDT for the west coast of North America

• Friday, June 5 at 5 p.m. EDT for the East Coast of North America

• For Brazil on Friday, June 5 at 6pm BRT

• Friday, June 5 at 10pm BST for the United Kingdom

• Friday, June 5 at 11pm CEST for Western Europe

• Saturday, June 6 at 6am JST for Japan

• Saturday, June 6 at 7am AEST for the east coast of Australia

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