How to Check pokémon go events in 2026?
by Ryan Carter Updated on 2026-10-20 / Update for Change Location
Missing a Community Day by twenty minutes is one of the most avoidable mistakes in Pokémon GO. The featured Pokémon disappears, the exclusive move window closes, and you're left waiting a month for another shot. The frustrating part is that none of this is hidden information it's published weeks ahead. The problem is that it lives in four or five different places, and none of them tap you on the shoulder when the clock starts. This guide covers every reliable way to check the Pokémon GO events calendar in 2026, how to set up notifications so the schedule works for you instead of against you, and what's actually running right now across raids, Spotlight Hour, and Community Day.
- Where to Find Pokémon GO Events Information?
- Part 2. How to Check Current Raids & Community Day: Pokémon GO Weekly Events
- FAQ
Where to Find Pokémon GO Events Information?
Method 1: Check the Pokémon GO Events Calendar and Get Notifications
If your main complaint is remembering, a desktop event calendar with reminder alerts is the fix. Tenorshare iAnyGo added a built-in Pokémon GO Event Calendar in its latest Windows version, and it's built around exactly this problem. Pulling from official Pokémon GO event data, the feature splits everything into two lists. Ongoing Events shows what's live right now along with the remaining time on each. Upcoming Events lets you tap Reminder on anything you care about, so you get notified the moment it kicks off rather than three hours after it ends.
How to open it:
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Open the Pokémon GO Event Calendar
Click the Poké Ball icon on the right side of the iAnyGo interface to expand the feature menu. Then, click the third calendar icon to open the Pokémon GO Event Calendar.
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Check Ongoing and Upcoming Pokémon GO Events
The Event Calendar shows two sections: Ongoing Events and Upcoming Events. In Ongoing Events, check active events and their remaining time. Click Teleport next to an event to quickly travel to its active location. For Upcoming Events, click Reminder to receive a notification when the event begins.
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View the Monthly Pokémon GO Event Calendar
Click the calendar icon in the upper-right corner to view all Pokémon GO events for the month. Hover over any date to see the events scheduled for that day. If there are multiple events, scroll through the pop-up window to check each event and its countdown.
iAnyGo tells you when events happen. Once you know an event schedule, iAnyGo also provides location-related tools for players who want to explore Pokémon GO gameplay across different locations. The calendar sits alongside its route, raid-scanning, and Dynamax-finding features in the same Poké Ball menu. One caveat worth being upfront about: the Event Calendar is currently a Windows-version feature, so Mac users won't see it yet.
Method 2: Check the Pokémon GO App or Website
The official Pokémon GO event calendar is now more useful in 2026. Tap the calendar icon in the lower-right corner of the map screen to view current and upcoming events. You can open any event for details and use the dropdown menu to filter events by category. Community Ambassador Meetups also appear here, with options to RSVP and check in. The Happening Now section has moved from Today View to the event calendar. For a larger view, visit the official Pokémon GO website to browse upcoming events and Meetups. Changes made online automatically sync with your game account.
Method 3: Check Leek Duck
Leek Duck is the community's unofficial standard, and for good reason. The events hub aggregates everything Community Days, raid rotations, Spotlight Hours, research breakthroughs, egg pools in a dense, scannable layout that's faster than the official site for comparison purposes.
Two things make it especially useful. First, event pages break down bonuses in granular detail; the October Community Day page, for example, separates the bonuses active during the three-hour window from the ones running until 9:00 PM. Second, every event carries an Add to calendar button, so you can push dates straight into Google Calendar or Apple Calendar and let your phone handle the reminders. Searches for Leek Duck raids specifically usually land on the raid boss tracker, which is the fastest way to check current Pokémon GO raids before deciding whether a Raid Pass is worth spending.
Part 2. How to Check Current Raids & Community Day: Pokémon GO Weekly Events
Here's the part most guides get wrong in 2026: the weekly schedule changed this year. If you're working from a 2024 or 2025 routine, two of your habits are now pointing at the wrong day. The current weekly rhythm looks roughly like this:
| Day | What's running | Time (local) |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Max Monday- Dynamax Pokémon take over Power Spots | 6:00–7:00 PM |
| Tuesday | Showcase Tuesday - PokéStop Showcases | 10:00 AM–8:00 PM |
| Wednesday | Raid Hour - boosted 5-star raids | 6:00–7:00 PM |
| Thursday | GO Battle Day + Spotlight Hour | 6:00–7:00 PM |
| Friday | Friendship and trading bonuses | All day |
| Sunday | Boosted wild spawns | All day |
When Is the Next Pokémon GO Raid Hour?
Pokémon GO Raid Hour is the most stable fixture on the Pokémon GO calendar. It runs every Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time, so there's no timezone conversion to worry about 6:00 PM in Lahore, London, and Los Angeles all count. During the hour, Gyms fill with 5-star Legendary raids at dramatically increased rates. The event started back in March 2019 as "Legendary Lunch Hour," an experiment to make Legendary raids easier to find, before being renamed and moved to evenings.
The next Raid Hour is Wednesday, 23 September 2026, featuring the Ultra Beasts Xurkitree, Pheromosa, and Buzzwole. These three are region-locked, so what you'll actually see depends on where you are: Xurkitree in Asia-Pacific, Pheromosa across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, and Buzzwole in the Americas and Greenland. Last week's Raid Hour ran Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles). You'll need a Raid Pass to participate the free daily orange pass from spinning a Gym's PokéStop, or a Premium Battle Pass at 100 PokéCoins.
Next Community Day Pokémon GO
Community Day is one of the best Pokémon GO events to plan your weekend around. The next Community Day is Saturday, 10 October 2026, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time, featuring Zorua. Shiny odds are around 1 in 20, while evolving Zorua during or shortly after the event gives Zoroark the Fast Attack Sucker Punch.
Bonuses include 3× Catch XP, 2× Catch Candy, increased Candy XL chances, three-hour Incense, and one-hour Lures. From 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Zorua can also appear frequently at PokéStops with active Lure Modules. A US$1.99 Special Research ticket provides extra Zorua encounters and rewards.
When Is the Next Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour?
This is the one that trips up returning players. Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour is no longer on Tuesday. From February 2020 until March 2026, Spotlight Hour ran every Tuesday evening. When the Season of Memories in Motion began on 3 March 2026, Showcase Tuesday took over that slot and weekly Spotlight Hours disappeared entirely for several months. They returned on Thursday, 18 June 2026, keeping the same 6:00--7:00 PM local time window but on a new day.
Spotlight Hour Pokémon GO now runs every Thursday, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time, and the next one is Thursday, 24 September 2026. Each week features one Pokémon with a heavily boosted wild spawn rate plus a rotating bonus, usually double Candy, double Stardust, or double XP for catching. The strategy hasn't changed with the day. If the bonus is double Candy, catch the featured Pokémon relentlessly. If it's double XP, save a Lucky Egg. And if it's double Stardust, that hour is the single most efficient Stardust window in a normal week.
FAQ
What is the Pokémon GO events calendar?
It's the central schedule of everything running in the game Community Days, Raid Hours, Spotlight Hours, seasonal events, and in-person meetups. Since 2026, there's an official in-game version, reachable via the calendar icon in the lower-right corner of the map screen, plus a web version at pokemongo.com that syncs with your account. Third-party options like Leek Duck and the iAnyGo Event Calendar cover the same events with extra planning and reminder features.
What time is Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour?
Spotlight Hour runs from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM local time every Thursday. It moved from Tuesday to Thursday on 18 June 2026. Because it uses local time, the hour begins at 6:00 PM wherever you are no timezone conversion is needed.
Where can I check Pokémon GO raids?
For current Pokémon GO raids, the in-game event calendar and the official Pokémon GO site list active raid bosses and Raid Hour features. Leek Duck raids pages are the community favourite for a quick visual boss tier list. If you want to see which raids are physically near you along with their levels and end times, iAnyGo's raid scanner maps raid battles within a 5km radius, sortable by distance, level, or start and end time.
