AEW reveals date and location for Beach Break 2026
AEW is heading to Clearwater, Florida this July for one of the promotion’s signature summer-time events.
It was revealed today that Beach Break 2026, a special edition of Dynamite, will be held at Baycare Sound in Clearwater on Wednesday, July 8. It will be the fifth-ever edition of Beach Break, following last year’s edition in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Past Beach Breaks were held in Chicago, Cleveland, and Jacksonville.
Baycare Sound is an “outdoor (with roof cover), waterfront boutique concert venue” that has traditional seating as well as a lawn area. Tickets for the show are going on sale to the general public this Friday (May 22).
Beach Break first took place in 2021, replacing Bash at the Beach on the AEW calendar after the company was no longer able to use that WCW-era trademark. The 2025 Dynamite Beach Break episode was headlined by Jon Moxley defeating Samoa Joe in a steel cage match.
In addition to this, AEW has announced that Viejas Arena in San Diego, California will host a Dynamite episode and Collision taping on Wednesday, July 1. That will be the first Dynamite to take place after Forbidden Door 2026.
AEW will be in Boston for Dynamite the week after Beach Break.
🔥 AEW is heating up THIS SUMMER with TWO NEW EVENTS just announced!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 18, 2026
• #AEWDynamite + #AEWCollision San Diego, CA: Wed. Jul 1
• #AEWDynamite Clearwater Beach, FL: Wed. Jul 8 pic.twitter.com/LFCGrEL9Nu
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