LIVE Fest 2026 eligibility, prizes, and rules
Eligibility, fan Votes, rewards, and the conduct rules TikTok published.
Who can take part
TikTok’s Event Rules say LIVE Fest 2026 is a celebration for LIVE creators and viewers, and that taking part means you agree to those rules. Eligibility is a checklist. Meeting it still does not guarantee a place: TikTok can deny or end access if it reasonably believes you broke the rules.
You are eligible only if all of these are true:
- Age You are at least 18, or 19 in Korea.
- LIVE access Creators must already meet TikTok’s requirements to go LIVE.
- Region You live in a region on the Event Rules list.
- Account The account is not a Business Account, an Organizational Account, an account used to promote an e-commerce business, or a government, politician, or political party account.
- Independence You are not an employee, officer, or contractor of TikTok, and you are not using a VPN or another tool that hides your location.
- Conduct You follow TikTok’s User Terms and the Event Code of Conduct the whole time.
The region list is long, and it is grouped. It includes the United States, including Puerto Rico, Canada, a Spanish Latin America group, Brazil, the United Kingdom, much of Europe, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, and an Oceania group that includes Australia and New Zealand. Read the full list on the campaign page before you assume a country is in. Your supporter region is separate: the rules set it from the device location of your first Gift after the regional competition begins, and it stays fixed for the rest of LIVE Fest 2026.
What TikTok LIVE Fest 2026 is and how to join has the dates and the I’m in button. Update the app before you rely on points. The rules say an older version may miss features or may not collect points at all.
How fans send support
Viewers have their own missions. During sign-up they can invite creators, view the gameplay pages, and post a #LIVEFEST2026 video with the official templates, up to two videos a day. During the main competition the rules name a daily visit to the campaign page, sending any Gift, a daily Coin recharge, posting with the templates, becoming a creator’s Guardian, and Votes that can appear in Treasure Boxes during a LIVE. The Vote count for each mission is printed on the campaign page.
Votes only count when the viewer sends them. The rules say Votes must be sent manually during Power League, Fandom League, Talent League, and the global finals, and that 1 Vote = 1 point. Unused Votes expire at the end of the global finals, at the time shown on the page. Votes cannot be moved between accounts. If a video that earned Votes is removed or set to private before the campaign ends, those Votes are deducted.
Gifts are the other half of support. How LIVE Fest 2026 points and rankings work has the Coin rates from TikTok’s league videos. In Fandom League, one viewer’s Gifts are capped at 300,000 points a day from FEST Gifts or regular Gifts.
Tell viewers to send the Vote from the campaign screen. A Gift and a Vote are both support, and only the Vote that is sent becomes a point.
A viewer can opt out in the campaign page settings. Their contributions then disappear from supporter lists. Rejoining restores the earlier record. Creators who opt out lose their points and rankings from the boards, and campaign features leave their LIVEs, until they rejoin.
What can get you removed
TikTok can block or end your access to the Event and to rewards, at its discretion, for reasons that include these:
- You break the Event Rules An attempt counts as well as a completed break.
- The LIVE is low quality or breaks TikTok’s rules The rules also mention failing to engage actively and positively with other users.
- You fake the score Bots, agents, third-party plugins, or any method used to fake engagement, collect points, or disrupt the Event.
- You use more than one account The rules list taking part with more than one account on its own line.
The Event Code of Conduct adds the behavior standard. TikTok’s examples include bullying and harassment, dangerous acts, unoriginal or previously published LIVE content, hate, crime and fraud, spam, fake engagement, and asking for Gifts by inflaming a sensitive topic. Collusion, cheating, and unapproved tools sit in the same section. A notice in the campaign strings tells creators they can be removed for cheating, and that an eligibility warning can arrive in the inbox with a way to appeal if they believe it is wrong.
Talent League has a content rule of its own. After you confirm a track, you have to keep showing that talent. Gaming creators also have a standard that at least 50% of the LIVE features gaming-related content. Music creators have to include music performance or audience interaction and have the rights to the music. Dancing creators have to keep dancing as the core of the LIVE. Missing those standards can revoke eligibility for the league.
Rewards have a deadline too. If you do not follow the claim instructions on time, you are disqualified from that reward. If a winner cannot be confirmed, the reward can be forfeited and offered to the next person under the same criteria.
Heads up A VPN, a second account, or a plugin that inflates Gifts is an eligibility problem in the written rules. Fix the account before the round starts.
Rewards TikTok describes
Top creators on the points boards can claim rewards and Diamonds. TikTok separates the two. Diamonds measure engagement. Rewards are whatever the module lists, and the sign-up rules say that list is not exhaustive.
Virtual rewards, including special FEST effects, badges, profile frames, and in-app announcements, go to the TikTok account after the module ends. If you earn more than one profile frame, you choose which one to show. Physical rewards, such as swag boxes or trophies, are claimed through in-app instructions, which can ask for a mailing address. If you qualify for more than one level of swag, you receive the highest level only.
Offline events are limited. Every creator can win only one invitation to an offline ceremony or event. If the same creator wins another, TikTok can give that extra invitation to the next creator on the board. Travel is on you where the invitation does not cover it: passport, visa, and any other cost the message does not include. TikTok can also require a signed waiver, and it can refuse entry if it reasonably believes you broke the rules.
The Power League one-pager names a Diamond pool, trophies, the title Regional Creator of 2026, and a Tokyo victory trip. TikTok’s November 11, 2026 announcement says the global gala is in Tokyo next year, after regional events begin in January 2027. None of that text promises a specific creator the trip. The sign-up video’s early milestones are separate: 500 points for Promote coupons, 1,000 for Double Blast, and 5,000 for the Diamond pool. The coupon in the rules is 50% off, up to $10, on a single Promote order.
Agencies and creator networks
The Event Rules address the creator and the viewer. They tell the creator to sign up on the campaign page. They do not publish a 2026 ranking for agencies or creator networks. A one-pager disclaimer says the campaign information is general reference, and that TikTok makes no guarantees about the success of any creator network, creator, or LIVE.
A network can still be useful. It can help you read the track, plan the days, and explain Votes to the people already in the room. It cannot change the eligibility rules or the board.
Thundrr is a TikTok LIVE agency and creator network of 1,500+ creators, founded by Andrew Andrawes, and a creator network since 2022. It is free to join, with no fee, no cut of your Diamonds, and no contract. Every creator gets a dedicated creator manager. Results TikTok printed for the network are “Ranked top three in LIVE Fest: US 2023” and “LIVE FEST 2024 2nd Place US Diamond Track.”
| What you get | On your own | With Thundrr |
|---|---|---|
| You still tap I’m in yourself | Yes | Yes |
| A dedicated creator manager | No | Yes |
| Fee to join | None | None |
| Cut of your Diamonds | None | None |
| A promised prize or rank | No | No |
Are TikTok LIVE agencies legit? is the checklist for invitations. How to join a TikTok LIVE agency is the in-app path. A real invitation never needs your password or a fee.
How 2026 compares with earlier LIVE Fests
The shape is familiar, and the tracks have new names. In 2023, TikTok’s newsroom post called LIVE Fest a global event across 50+ countries and regions. Creators were ranked automatically on points, and top creators could receive rewards, including a possible invitation to a global award event and extra Diamonds.
For 2024, TikTok’s later recap said LIVE Fest gathered almost 6 million creators and 477 million viewers. The 2024 result printed for Thundrr uses the name Diamond Track. The 2026 rules do not.
LIVE Fest 2025 sign-up opened November 7, according to TikTok’s 2025 kickoff post. The global celebration was February 12, 2026, at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. TikTok’s recap counts over 10 million creators in that competition, more than 800 creators in Las Vegas, and over four million viewers of the show, after nine regional events. The tracks honored there were Power League, Power League Rising Track, Crossover League, Fandom League, and Talent League for gaming, dancing, and music.
LIVE Fest 2026 keeps Power, Fandom, Talent, and Crossover, and it adds the public schedule above: sign-up in November, Power League from November 20 to December 6, Fandom League from December 9 to 15, and global finals from December 17 to 21. Power League’s later rounds use Legend, Crown, and Rising, assigned from recent Diamonds. The November 11 announcement puts the next in-person global gala in Tokyo, after regional events in 2027, and brings the Creator Academy back in the United States, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Latin America.
Tip Treat older blog posts carefully. A Diamond Track cutoff or a 2025 round date is a different campaign. The 2026 campaign page is the one to follow.
Questions
Who is eligible for LIVE Fest 2026?
TikTok’s Event Rules require you to live in a listed region, be at least 18, or 19 in Korea, and meet the requirements to go LIVE if you are a creator. Business accounts, organizational accounts, accounts used to promote e-commerce, and government, politician, or political party accounts are not eligible.
How can fans support a creator in LIVE Fest?
Viewers complete missions to collect Votes, then send those Votes manually during Power League, Fandom League, Talent League, and the global finals. One Vote equals one point. Gifts also add points from the Coins spent.
What prizes does LIVE Fest 2026 have?
TikTok describes in-app rewards such as effects, badges, and profile frames, plus Diamonds, swag, trophies, and a possible invitation to an offline event. The reward list on the campaign page is the one that applies, and TikTok says it is not a complete list.
What gets you disqualified from LIVE Fest?
The rules let TikTok block access for breaking the Event Rules, using bots or fake engagement, disrupting the campaign, or taking part with more than one account. Failing to claim a reward on time can forfeit that reward. A VPN also fails the eligibility rules.
Can an agency enter LIVE Fest for a creator?
TikTok’s rules tell the creator to tap I’m in on the campaign page. They do not describe a separate agency leaderboard. A creator network can help you read the page. It cannot promise a rank.