COMMANDERJAM 2026 (Saturday, May 16)
Remember Commanderjam 2025? Because we’re running it back for 2026! Another year, another Commanderjam, and The Gathering Place is working hard to make this year’s iteration even better!
The second annual Commanderjam is set to include a Commander Legends draft, special pods for Two-Headed Giant EDH as well as a return of Planechase, a huge convention table setup run by none other than the Mohawk Man himself, artists and friends of the shop, door prizes all day, Alpha Pie pizza rockin’ out the downstairs service window, another round of deckbuilding workshops — it’s all here, it’s all happening, it’s all COMMANDERJAM and it’s on Saturday, May 16!
If you’re interested in participating in this year’s COMMANDERJAM, check out our form right here! Answer some questions, sign up for specialty events, and get your name on the list early for the biggest and best door prizes of the day!
We’re also working on bringing back some old friends: the Wheel of Fortune, the Magic Hole, we’ll have discounts and deals all day long in celebration of Magic’s most popular format.
Here’s a rough schedule of events, as we’ve planned them so far:
11:00 a.m. — TGP opens
12:00 p.m. — Commander Legends Commander Draft event (Commander Draft guidelines according to WotC)
$55 entry, best of 1, single elimination. Event prizing to pods, additional prizing to winners + Top. Registration for the event is on TopDeck, right here!
2:00 p.m. — 2HG and Planechase pods in-person signups open, first door prize drawings of the day!
Sign up for Two-Headed Giant Commander and Planechase Pods via the Commanderjam Form to guarantee your spot!
2:30 p.m. — 2HG and Planechase pods fire
3:00 p.m. — Door prize drawings continue for everyone in-store, Commander pods form + fire as table space allows with special Commanderjam prize support. For folks interested in playing unaltered preconstructed decks and exhibition cEDH games, we’ll pair you up accordingly!
Space on Commanderjam Saturday might be a little tougher to come by, and TGP staff are going to prioritize finding seating for groups playing MTG. We’re going to make sure there’s some additional space outside on the Alpha Pie patio for anyone who’d like to hang outdoors and play MTG al fresco, as well!
4:00 p.m. — Deckbuilding Workshop sessions with Preston “Ironworks” Stevenson + friends open on a first-come, first-served basis. Possible guest-star inclusions for cEDH learn-to-play and other topics!
Want to get your name on the list to get deck building advice, critique, assistance, and whatever else? Sign up here on the Commanderjam Form!
We’ll keep announcing more about Commanderjam in the near future as things get more confirmed and the day continues to take shape. But we’re delighted to bring this event back for 2026, and we hope to see you on Saturday 5/16!
