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🌟 Candy Crush Saga All Stars 2026 – Official Tournament Overview 🌟

It’s happening.. Candy Crush Saga All Stars 2026 is officially here and you are part of it 🥳

This is the moment where everyday players step onto the biggest stage in Candy Crush Saga, collecting blue Candies, climbing leaderboards, and competing for a share of $1,000,000 USD.

If you’ve been waiting for your shot, this is it. And if you’re new here, welcome, you’ve just joined at the most exciting time of the year ⭐

Key Dates – All Stars 2026

All Stars 2026 runs from:

🗓 5 March 2026 – 8 April 2026

• Qualifiers begin: 5 March 2026 (09:00 AM EST)
• Final Knockouts Round 3 end: 8 April 2026 (09:00 AM EDT)
• Live Final: 3–6 June 2026 (London, UK)

(Always check the in-game countdown timer for your local time.)

How All Stars 2026 Works

During each active stage:

Play eligible levels in Candy Crush Saga
Collect blue Candies to earn points
Compete on a leaderboard
Finish in the required position to move forward

Important:
You must be Level 5 or higher to participate.

Only blue Candies count toward your All Stars score

Old levels do not count

Star Tournament levels count if you’re at the end of new content.

What’s New in All Stars 2026

• New visual identity and logo – All Stars 2026 comes with a refreshed look across the game.

• Two new participating countries – Taiwan and Singapore join the competition.

• New collectible – blue Candies replace the purple All Stars candy as the scoring candy.

• Old levels don’t award points – Only new levels and Star Tournament levels (for end-of-content players) count.

• Multiplier Tokens (New system)
– You receive up to 6 tokens for the whole tournament.
– Each token activates an x10 score boost for 30 minutes.
– Tokens must be activated manually and require an online connection. More info HERE

• New All Stars Info page – Accessible via the event widget in the Saga Map. It replaces the previous All Stars Hub and includes event details, calendar information, and how-to-play guidance. Check it out HERE

• New audio elements – Updated sound design to match the All Stars 2026 experience. 👉 Check it out HERE

https://candycrushallstars.com/en/all

🗓 All Stars 2026 – Tournament Stages & Dates

⭐ Stage 1 – Qualifiers

Qualifier 1

Start: 09:00 EST – 5 March 2026
End: 03:00 EDT – 9 March 2026

Qualifier 2

Start: 09:00 EDT – 9 March 2026
End: 03:00 EDT – 12 March 2026

Advance Rule:

Finish Top 5 on your leaderboard

⭐ Stage 2 – First Knockouts

Start: 09:00 EDT – 12 March 2026
End: 03:00 EDT – 16 March 2026

Advance Rule: Finish Top 5 to move to Second Knockouts

⭐ Second Chance 1

Round 1

Start: 09:00 EDT – 16 March 2026
End: 09:00 EDT – 17 March 2026

Advance Rule: Finish Top 3 to move to Round 2

Round 2

Start: 03:00 EDT – 18 March 2026
End: 03:00 EDT – 19 March 2026

Advance Rule: Finish 1st place to move to Second Knockouts

⭐ Stage 3 – Second Knockouts

Start: 09:00 EDT – 19 March 2026
End: 03:00 EDT – 23 March 2026

Advance Rule: Finish Top 3 to move to Final Knockouts

⭐ Second Chance 2

Round 1

Start: 09:00 EDT – 23 March 2026
End: 09:00 EDT – 24 March 2026

Advance Rule: Finish 1st place to move to Round 2

Round 2

Start: 03:00 EDT – 25 March 2026
End: 03:00 EDT – 26 March 2026

Advance Rule: Finish 1st place to move to Final Knockouts

After this stage, eliminated players cannot re-enter the tournament.

(US daylight savings changes on 8 March. Times switch from EST to EDT during Qualifiers.) More Info can be found: Official Rules/Terms & Conditions

⭐ Final Knockouts

Round 1

Start: 09:00 EDT – 26 March 2026
End: 09:00 EDT – 30 March 2026

Round 2

Start: 09:00 EDT – 1 April 2026
End: 09:00 EDT – 4 April 2026

Round 3

Start: 09:00 EDT – 7 April 2026
End: 09:00 EDT – 8 April 2026

Final Rule:

Finish 1st place in Round 3 to become an In-Game Winner

Top 10 In-Game Winners receive an invitation to compete in the Live Final in London, United Kingdom (3–6 June 2026), subject to eligibility and verification.

More Info can be found: Official Rules/Terms & Conditions

📜 Official Rules & Frequently Asked Questions

Before you play, please review:

👉 Official Rules & Terms and Conditions
👉 All Stars 2026 – FAQ

👉 Official All Stars Information page

These explain:

Eligibility requirements
Participating countries
Tie-breaker rules
Device limits
Fair play rules
Prize conditions

🏅 Earn Your All Stars 2026 Badge

Join the discussion in the community and share your journey.

Tell us:

Which stage are you in?
What strategy are you using?
How close are you to the top of your leaderboard?

Request your All Stars 2026 badge 👉 HERE

💬 Share Your Feedback

We want to hear from you throughout the tournament.

Is everything clear?
Do you have questions about a specific stage?
Do you understand the how the multiplier tokens work?

Drop your thoughts below and keep the conversation going.

Let the competition begin 😉

To join the Conversation:

Comments

Karinah

Olá, gostaria de saber se as estrelas ao qual você se refere são aquelas que ganhamos quando passamos de nível, aquelas três estrelas que aparecem acima da bolinha que indica o nível que jogamos. Se sim, elas servem para alguma coisa? Pq já estou no nível 6.500 e nunca as coletei.

Agnese78

Ma.come si fa a vedere se qualcuno ha usato il gettone x10 non mi sembra sia possibile

Nikitanjh_

How much money money did you

Nikitanjh_

That isThat is bs can't get those kind of breaks

Steivang

how can they even do this!? 😮😭

christinewupp

I don't think that's quite how it works @michimune . The leaderboard either goes stagnant or moves but I don't get the impression that it is related to whether the app is open or not. In fact in my games it seems to not relate to whether I am passing levels or not. However I think players who use multiplier tokens themselves probably see others do the same.

christinewupp

Hello. Please don't spend sleepless nights on this competition.

The "crazy players" are using their tokens, so if you have not got any left yourself please give up because you cannot win any money or get to London: There are another two rounds to go, harder than this one. If you do have tokens then use them rather than crush all night! If you can't beat those guys by playing for eight hours per day you cannot win the competition. Please do not lose sleep over a hopeless cause!

michimune

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3506123#Comment_3506123

This Stage is the longest stage in All Stars 2026, 96 hours.

You did not sleep last night. Do you going to do this tonight or tomorrow night?🤔

Perhaps you slept last night, you could still have this lead, because you are competing in a bespoke leaderboard.

Theonejk

Hello everyone, I'm in a group of crazy players, nobody wants to give up, I didn't sleep last night because the slightest break means losing first place. There's a guy in my group who used the multiplier token 4 times, but he's still behind. Good luck to you guys!

lymusjohncena

LLYMUS. CATTLiNG. CANdY. C RLSH. ALL. STARS

Jejsta123

Good job, keep up the good work!

1Jacqui88

Currently in 1st place on my leaderboard. Good luck everyone!

MiniGal__

why can’t i participate in the All Stars tournament

michimune

You are deprived of the chance to earn many rewards from All Star😔

You should contact the Player Support for this issue, maybe this time you could get many party poppers not UFOs from them😜✌️

QueenB

Yes @Deal_One you have already earned the badge (check your badge inventory) even if you did not get to participate in the All Stars… In the community, we're all All Stars 😉

christinewupp

Hallo @moni1070808135 Ich schaffe drei Episoden (also 45 levels) pro Stunde, sowohl in meinem Spiel auf Level 300, dem Spiel auf level 1500 wie auf dem Spiel auf Level 13,000 und auf dem Spiel auf Level 8000. (Ich spiele fünf verschiedene Spiele auf fünf verschiedenen Geräten) Für mich macht das Level überhaupt keinen Unterschied: Wir haben alle verschiedene Strategien und Fähigkeiten zu spielen, und verschiedene Reserven von Boostern und Gold. Spieler auf den höheren Levels hatten mehr Zeit Gold und Booster zu speichern und deshalb bin ich der Ansicht, dass Spieler auf allen Levels ähnliche Chancen haben zu gewinnen.

Die unteren Levels sind auch nicht in Wirklichkeit leichter. Ich habe sie sehr oft gespielt und mache immer wieder dieselbe Erfahrung. Die ersten 200 Levels sind verdammt schwer!

moni1070808135

Hey ihr alle, ich hätte kurz eine Frage bezüglich meiner Mitspieler bei der ersten finalen Ko-Runde.

Ich finde es schon ein kleines bisschen unfair dass alle Spieler ein viel niedrigeres Level als meins haben.

Bei 10'000 Level unterschied kann ich verstehen dass die anderen mehr als 400 Level schaffen und ich nur 150 bis 200 in 8 Stunden...Hat dafür jemand ne Erklärung?

christinewupp

The app does not pay anything for playing. @lawal1

All Stars is a competition, it's like a mix between a lottery and the Olympic Games. You cannot make money from the app.

Deal_One

@QueenB I didn’t get to play All Stars 2026. I got the badge though. I don’t know why i didn’t get picked.

Lou_2002

Screenshot_20260326_183619_Candy Crush Saga.jpg

Can I get the badge please

lawal1

How to make money on this app

michimune

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3505223#Comment_3505223

I know it's possible!😆

It's more than six hours after this Stage starts. We have a community member who comes from Poland can earn ~15,000 blue candies per hour.

She can earn ~90,000 blue candies in 6 hours without using a token, luckily she doesn't appear in your leaderboard, so I know it's absolutely possible 😂

Theonejk

I'm currently in first place!I have a score of 53,000. The second-place player has 25,000. I should mention that I was 5th when the game started, and now I'm in first place without the token.Keep your spirits up, even without the token, it's possible!

MaggieW57

This morning I earned 277 gold bars I intended to use during the Final Knockout, but they were NEVER credited. I was first in the 5-player timed challenge.

Now when I need them, they are not there to use. What a shock!

christinewupp

Each stage/round is completely separate and starts with a score of zero. Nothing gets carried forward.

foxfabio

A pontuação para a final em Londres conta desde o início do torneio ou só a pontuação da última eliminatória?

Charles950

Le problème récupére all stars veux bien accord place all stars

Owl_ck

Thanks!

Charles950

Le problème récupére all stars veux bien accord placé équipe all stars

christinewupp

The tokens are definitely not for use in the live finals in London @Owl_ck . Players at the live finals do not use their own accounts, in fact they do not even use their own devices. The multiplier tokens are for the use in stages 1-6 .

michimune

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3504461#Comment_3504461

You are right. The wording is very confusing. Live Finals is a part of this All Stars and the tokens can be use ENTIRELY.😂

But I think you are overthinking. If you CANNOT enter into the Live Finals. It’s meaningless to keep the tokens. By the Terms & Conditions, the ten highest Scorer would be picked among all leaderboards in Stage 6 if more than ten leaderboards at Stage 6, therefore you MUST get as more blue candies as you can in Stage 6 and you have to use all your tokens to achieve it.

For example, if there has a rule in Live Finals: Ten finalists will have some tokens for Live Finals and they can save it for next year. I think no one will save them🤣

Owl_ck

Can anyone confirm that the multiplier tokens won't be used in the Live Rounds? One place says you have 6 for "the entire tournament" and another place says they are for use in the "leaderboard rounds." The first makes me think you might use them in London. The second makes me think they should be used by the end of the Final Knockouts Round 3 (stage 6).

joesuccid

Hey there can we be friends

christinewupp

Hi there. There is one more round before Thursday for those players who played the second chance round. Your timer is correct. You need to pass part 2 of the second chance round which starts in just over three hours from now. Only if you pass that round will you participate the final knockouts starting Thursday.

sparker1993

how can I join

jakejess

I read that the next round is Thursday but my timer says 4 hours. I was the only winner for my round the 23rd do I have to go again at 2am Eastern?

Signed:

Confused

Comments

Karinah

Agnese78

Ma.come si fa a vedere se qualcuno ha usato il gettone x10 non mi sembra sia possibile

Nikitanjh_

How much money money did you

Nikitanjh_

That isThat is bs can't get those kind of breaks

Steivang

how can they even do this!? 😮😭

christinewupp

Hello. Please don't spend sleepless nights on this competition.

michimune

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3506123#Comment_3506123

This Stage is the longest stage in All Stars 2026, 96 hours.

You did not sleep last night. Do you going to do this tonight or tomorrow night?🤔

Perhaps you slept last night, you could still have this lead, because you are competing in a bespoke leaderboard.

Theonejk

Hello everyone, I'm in a group of crazy players, nobody wants to give up, I didn't sleep last night because the slightest break means losing first place. There's a guy in my group who used the multiplier token 4 times, but he's still behind. Good luck to you guys!

lymusjohncena

LLYMUS. CATTLiNG. CANdY. C RLSH. ALL. STARS

Jejsta123

Good job, keep up the good work!

1Jacqui88

Currently in 1st place on my leaderboard. Good luck everyone!

MiniGal__

why can’t i participate in the All Stars tournament

michimune

You are deprived of the chance to earn many rewards from All Star😔

You should contact the Player Support for this issue, maybe this time you could get many party poppers not UFOs from them😜✌️

QueenB

Yes @Deal_One you have already earned the badge (check your badge inventory) even if you did not get to participate in the All Stars… In the community, we're all All Stars 😉

christinewupp

Die unteren Levels sind auch nicht in Wirklichkeit leichter. Ich habe sie sehr oft gespielt und mache immer wieder dieselbe Erfahrung. Die ersten 200 Levels sind verdammt schwer!

moni1070808135

Hey ihr alle, ich hätte kurz eine Frage bezüglich meiner Mitspieler bei der ersten finalen Ko-Runde.

Ich finde es schon ein kleines bisschen unfair dass alle Spieler ein viel niedrigeres Level als meins haben.

Bei 10'000 Level unterschied kann ich verstehen dass die anderen mehr als 400 Level schaffen und ich nur 150 bis 200 in 8 Stunden...Hat dafür jemand ne Erklärung?

christinewupp

The app does not pay anything for playing. @lawal1

All Stars is a competition, it's like a mix between a lottery and the Olympic Games. You cannot make money from the app.

Deal_One

@QueenB I didn’t get to play All Stars 2026. I got the badge though. I don’t know why i didn’t get picked.

Lou_2002

Can I get the badge please

lawal1

How to make money on this app

michimune

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3505223#Comment_3505223

I know it's possible!😆

It's more than six hours after this Stage starts. We have a community member who comes from Poland can earn ~15,000 blue candies per hour.

She can earn ~90,000 blue candies in 6 hours without using a token, luckily she doesn't appear in your leaderboard, so I know it's absolutely possible 😂

Theonejk

I'm currently in first place!I have a score of 53,000. The second-place player has 25,000. I should mention that I was 5th when the game started, and now I'm in first place without the token.Keep your spirits up, even without the token, it's possible!

MaggieW57

This morning I earned 277 gold bars I intended to use during the Final Knockout, but they were NEVER credited. I was first in the 5-player timed challenge.

Now when I need them, they are not there to use. What a shock!

christinewupp

Each stage/round is completely separate and starts with a score of zero. Nothing gets carried forward.

foxfabio

A pontuação para a final em Londres conta desde o início do torneio ou só a pontuação da última eliminatória?

Charles950

Le problème récupére all stars veux bien accord place all stars

Owl_ck

Thanks!

Charles950

Le problème récupére all stars veux bien accord placé équipe all stars

christinewupp

michimune

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3504461#Comment_3504461

You are right. The wording is very confusing. Live Finals is a part of this All Stars and the tokens can be use ENTIRELY.😂

For example, if there has a rule in Live Finals: Ten finalists will have some tokens for Live Finals and they can save it for next year. I think no one will save them🤣

Owl_ck

joesuccid

Hey there can we be friends

christinewupp

sparker1993

how can I join

jakejess

I read that the next round is Thursday but my timer says 4 hours. I was the only winner for my round the 23rd do I have to go again at 2am Eastern?

Signed:

Confused