MAMA Awards 2026 Osaka: Dates, Lineup, Tickets & Stream

by Hannah / Oct 26, 2026 11:43 AM EDT

The 2026 MAMA Awards will fill Osaka's Kyocera Dome on Nov. 20 and 21, the first two-day edition in the show's history, with a 360-degree stage and performers moving through the audience.

Dates

Nov. 9-21 (KST): MAMA Fan Festa, held across Osaka and on Mnet Plus. It is the first time the event runs online and offline at the same time.
Nov. 20 (Friday): MAMA Awards, night one, Kyocera Dome Osaka.
Nov. 21 (Saturday): MAMA Awards, night two, Kyocera Dome Osaka.

The ceremony is built around the theme "A Music Interstellar" and will stream worldwide on Mnet Plus. Visa is the title sponsor.

Lineup so far CJ ENM named these performers on Oct. 21, according to The Korea Herald: Alpha Drive One, Cortis, Hearts2Hearts, Allday Project and Rescene, plus Nayeon, Hwasa, CL and BIGBANG. The organizer calls it the largest performer lineup in a single host city. Other websites list different names, so treat the CJ ENM list as the one to follow.

Staging A 360-degree stage will be installed so more of the dome has a clear view. The artists' seating area will be lowered to audience eye level, and performance routes will run through the audience area so more fans can see performers up close.

Tickets

Visa cardholder presale: lottery applications ran Oct. 13-18 (JST) on Qoo10 Japan, Visa cards only. Results were scheduled for Oct. 21 at noon JST. Visa presale page
FESTA SUPER PASS: sold Oct. 7-18 or until sold out. Pass holders could enter the presale lottery with priority selection, though winning was not guaranteed.
A second round of ticket preregistration opened Oct. 21 at 3 p.m., per the Korea Herald. The report does not state a time zone.
Official ticket information and schedule: MAMA Awards post on X
Livestream and fan platform: Mnet Plus
General-sale dates and prices were not listed in the announcements found. Buy only through links published by MAMA Awards, Mnet Plus or the Qoo10 page above.

The awards have been to this dome before. MAMA held its 2022 ceremony at Kyocera Dome Osaka, split the 2024 edition between Los Angeles and Osaka, and went to Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong in 2025. The show began in 1999 as the Mnet Video Music Awards and has used the name MAMA Awards since 2022.

Nominees were announced earlier this month. Hosts and show times were not part of the announcements published so far. Nayeon's new release "NA-sty" is scheduled for Nov. 20, the same day as night one.