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When is the next Steam sale? Steam sale dates

Make sure your wallet is prepared.

A Steam sale is one of the best opportunities to pick up some games you’ve been eager to play. Here’s everything you need to know about the next Steam events and sales, including all the key dates and themes.

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When is the 2024 Steam Winter sale?

steam winter sale showcasing the sales start dec. 21 and end jan 4
The Winter Sale closes out a great year of Steam sales. Image via Valve

The next Steam sale begins Dec. 19 at 12pm CT and ends on Jan. 2, 2025 at the same time, bringing with it a bunch of Holiday-related savings to some of your favorite games. It is the final sale of the year, and the best way to spend some of your holiday bonus on some games you’ve been dying to play over the year.

The next Steam sale after the Winter Sale is going to be the Ream-Time Strategy Fest on Jan. 20, with Next Fest, the bigger of the two sales, coming back from Feb. 24, 2025 until March 3, 2025. So you’ll have a few months until a big sale comes about if you miss this one.

All Steam sale dates in 2024

There will be many opportunities for games from your wishlist to go on sale. Every year, Steam hosts major seasonal Sales, like the Summer Sale, and multiple smaller ones, often centered around themes. Some of these, like the Next Fest, even offer demos for upcoming games and offer an opportunity to chat with the devs.

Here are all the Steam events scheduled for 2024, according to Steam and SteamDB:

  • Farming Fest: April 29 to May 6
  • Endless Replayability Fest: May 13 to 20
  • Open World Survival Crafting Fest: May 27 to June 3
  • Next Fest: June 2024: June 10 to 17
  • Summer Sale 2024: June 27 to 11
  • Tower Defense Fest: July 28 to Aug. 5
  • Fighting Games Fest: Aug. 5 to 12
  • Rhythm Fest 2024: Aug. 19 to 26
  • Space Exploration Fest: Sept. 2 to 9
  • Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest: Sept. 16 to 23
  • Turn-Based Strategy Fest: Sept. 30 to Oct. 7
  • Next Fest: October 2024: Oct. 14 to 21
  • Halloween Sale 2024: Oct. 28 to Nov. 4
  • Cooking Fest 2024: Nov. 11 to 18
  • Autumn Sale 2024: Nov. 27 to 19
  • Winter Sale 2024: Dec. 19 to Jan. 2

If anything changes, we’ll update this list. In the meantime, make sure your wishlist is stocked and ready for the next Steam sale.


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