Rookie Member Renewal Education

We want to provide our first-year Season Ticket Members with some key information to help you better understand 2026 Membership renewals, timing, and expectations as you go through the process for the first time!

Renewal information will be emailed to you in early August. At that time, you will be able to access your invoice and see all the details for the 2026 season. To help you plan, please keep the following items in mind:

• You have the first right of refusal for your same seats and package for the 2026 season.
• If you are interested in making changes to your seats or package, you must renew your Membership in your current location. This will give you access to participate in our Virtual Seat Relocation event in November where you can view available seat inventory for the 2026 season. If you have any questions, please reach out to us directly to walk you through this process. Please note, with Padres Memberships sold out, available seat locations during relocation will be very limited.
• If you are on auto-renewal, you can opt-out by completing a survey by the Opt-Out Deadline. The survey will be sent to you as part of your initial renewal information. If you opt-out of auto-renewal, you will still have the option to renew for the 2026 season by September 15 and retain all the perks of being a Member. Please note, opt-outs will not be accepted via email or text, over the phone or in person.
• The deadline to renew your seats for the 2026 season is September 15, 2025. At that time, there will be the option to pay in full, split your balance into two payments, or sign up for a payment plan and auto-renewal for subsequent seasons.

Tenure refers to the length of time you have been a Padres Member. When you renew your Membership each season, your tenure will remain intact because we count tenure based upon the years of consecutively renewing your Season Ticket Membership. While you're currently a Rookie, each year you renew, you gain tenure, which unlocks additional benefits (more on that below). If you do not renew your Membership for the 2026 season, we will reset your tenure, and you will be considered a Rookie Member when you rejoin the Padres family again. With Padres Memberships sold out, if you do not renew, you’ll need to join our Waitlist to become a member again.

Tenure is important, as it impacts your seat location and access to other benefits, including the following:

• Designated Relocation Event Timeslot to access available inventory if you wish to relocate your current seats or add additional seats. Open to all Members that renew, this virtual event takes place in November and is the only way for you to relocate for the 2026 season – the longer your tenure, the earlier you will have access to the event. As a First-Year account, your tenure is 2025.
• Presale Access to secure single-game and Postseason tickets each season
• Opening Day Seat Location for all Platinum and Gold Members
• Postseason Seating
• Special Event Access with more invites throughout the year

Fun Fact: We have over 50 accounts that have had their Padres Membership since 1969! That means they have renewed their Membership every single year since the inception of the team.

If you are interested in making changes to your seats or packages, including your seat location and/or adding seats, you must renew your Membership in the current location. This will give you access to participate in our virtual relocation event in November, which may have new, available seat locations and packages. Please note, we cannot guarantee that a specific seat location or package will be available. If you do not find an alternate location, your Membership is confirmed for the 2026 season in your current location.

You may also reach out to your account specialist directly if you would like to discuss options as we want to make sure you have the Membership that works best for you.

Members always have the opportunity to update their payment plan option in advance of each season, should there be another payment plan that works better for you. There are three payment plan options for the 2026 season:

12-Month Payment Plan
Most of our members are on this payment plan, which offers you 12-months of zero-interest payments from September through August of the following year. Payments are run on the 15th of each month unless they fall on a weekend or holiday. Selecting this payment plan during the 2026 renewal process will sign you up for automatic renewal of your membership for future seasons unless you opt-out during the designated opt-out period.

Two-Pay
With our Two-Pay plan, you pay half of your total balance due when renewing and the remaining half on January 15.

Pay in Full
You always have the option to pay in full for your 2026 Membership.

If you have any questions or need assistance with your membership renewal, please contact your Account Specialist.