Natural8 Announces microFestival 2026 Series With Buy-ins From $1

By Mrinal Gujare

30 Jun 2026

Mrinal Gujare 30 Jun 2026

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Natural8 microFestival 2026 runs June 21-July 5 with buy-ins from $1.
Over $1.5M Mystery Bounty Main Event and $100,000 in freerolls featured.
Over 2 million players expected across diverse micro-stakes tournaments.

Natural8 has announced the microFestival 2026 from June 21st to July 5th. Featuring buy-ins from $1, the micro-stakes series expects over 2 million players and offers millions in guarantees, including a $1.5M Mystery Bounty Main Event and $100,000 in freerolls.

Natural8 has officially announced the return of the microFestival 2026, which is recognized as the world's largest micro-stakes online poker series.

The online festival is scheduled to run from June 21st through July 5th, offering players the opportunity to compete for millions of dollars in guaranteed prizes with buy-ins starting at just $1.

The festival targets a massive player base, expecting over 2 million players to participate across the multi-week schedule. The series features specialized micro-stakes editions of the popular MILLION$ lineup alongside an array of diverse poker formats.

The microFestival 2026 schedule includes several headline events carrying significant prize pools relative to their low entry fees.

A major highlight of the series is the $10.80 micro Mystery Bounty Main Event, scheduled for July 5th at 19:00 UTC, which features a massive $1,500,000 guarantee. Additional marquee events scheduled across the festival include:

June 28th (13:00 UTC): ¥22 micro Zodiac Bounty Festival [Final] with a ¥1,000,000 guarantee.
June 28th (19:00 UTC): $5 micro Global Festival [Final Day] featuring a $500,000 guarantee.
June 28th (20:00 UTC): $10.80 micro Omaholic Mystery Bounty Festival [Final] with a $250,000 guarantee.
July 5th (13:00 UTC): ¥33 micro Zodiac Festival [Final] carrying a ¥500,000 guarantee.
July 5th (20:00 UTC): $5.40 micro Omaholic Bounty Festival [Final] offering a $100,000 guarantee.

The opening day of the festival on June 21st features an extensive tournament line-up across No-Limit Hold'em (NLH), Progressive Knockout (KO), and Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) variants.

To support players who fail to reach the in-the-money (ITM) stage, Natural8 is integrating a $100,000 Second Chance Freerolls promotion.

Players who participate in any microFestival tournament and bust before the payout structure will receive a ticket to a Daily $3,000 GTD Freeroll.

These freeroll tickets remain valid for 72 hours following issuance. However, poker network rules specify that players cannot use the ticket on the exact same day it is received.

This framework ensures that every non-binked tournament provides an added opportunity to secure a piece of the overall $100,000 freeroll prize pool.