Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – May 2026

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Official artwork for the event

Minecraft LIVE – May 2026 was a Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE event that occurred at Minecraft:TwitchCon Rotterdam 2026 on May 30, 2026 at 15:30 UTC.<ref name=":site">Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref> It was described as a "bonus" and "special" event that contained information about the Minecraft:Wilderness Bound drop.<ref>Template:Bluesky</ref>

Summary

The stream opens with a reprise of an animation featured at Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – March 2026, before cutting to the audience, basked in red light. Minecraft:Agnes Larsson and Minecraft:Scott Major walk on stage to thunderous applause, Scott joking about his prior appearance at Minecraft:MINECON Live 2019. Once he does, his appearance briefly appears on screen, wearing a humorous Minecraft:bee costume. The two explain the show is considered a bonus event, and relay the coming announcement for follow-ups to Template:AMCM and Template:MCD, and the Minecraft:MC Championship event Minecraft:Project G.L.O.P.

Chaos Cubed and Tubbo

Agnes has a small speech on the creativity of players, singling out Minecraft:geysers and Minecraft:sulfur cubes holding Minecraft:TNT. The two segue to a pre-recorded video of developers talking about the physics of the Minecraft:sulfur cube, followed by a joke about how balls are round. They discuss the trouble with making the concept fit into the game's world, showing that Minecraft:copper golems were used as a placeholder. They then say certain archetypes were based on sports equipment such as hockey pucks, while TNT was added as a common request, and Minecraft:magma acts as a game of Template:Wikipedia. The next subject discussed is builds, with Minecraft:ice being used with a Minecraft:boat to create monorails, and then the new Minecraft:sulfur and Minecraft:cinnabar block sets, before explaining the Minecraft:sulfur caves and how to find them.

As sulfur cube bombs explode, the stream segues to a cinematic in a sulfur cave, with Minecraft:Sunny immediately punching the camera. It's revealed to be a sulfur cube's POV, with it being flung across the cave over to Minecraft:Efe, who lobs it with an Minecraft:iron sword out into a Minecraft:cherry grove. Minecraft:Noor tries to hit the cube, only for it to bounce into a Minecraft:pig instead, as Minecraft:Steve swoops in with a shovel. Its next area is an obstacle course, where it triggers a Minecraft:pressure plate beneath Minecraft:Kai and Minecraft:Zuri, causing many sulfur cubes to emerge from the ground, blown away by TNT. A sulfur cube with cherry planks hurtles towards Steve and collides with Efe, before being sent over a Minecraft:frozen river. Another slides over the river, and gets smacked by Minecraft:Makena's Minecraft:stone shovel, then Minecraft:Alex's Minecraft:stone sword, and finally a polar bear's lunge.

The segment cuts to cinnabar red as Kai hits it, before the feed returns to the live stage. As Scott and Agnes resume talking, the drop's release date is announced to be June 16, 2026. With the drop's time frame clear, Scott highlights content that has already been released, announcing Minecraft:Practice Speedrun World and Minecraft:Speedrun World, created by Minecraft:Tubbo. Agnes praises the culture the community has cultivated, before segueing into a project by Minecraft:Mojang Studios.

Minecraft Dungeons II

Template:Expand section Additional details for Template:MCD2 were announced, including the Template:MCD2.

A Minecraft Movie Squared

Template:Expand section The title for the film was officially revealed to be Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie Squared. It was also confirmed that Minecraft:Jack Black, Minecraft:Jason Momoa and Minecraft:Danielle Brooks would be returning as Template:AMCM, Template:AMCM and Template:AMCM respectively.

Template:W was announced to be playing Template:AMCM, and Minecraft:Matt Berry was confirmed to be playing an unknown character.

Wilderness Bound

Template:Expand section The third game drop of 2026 was announced, featuring the Minecraft:dappled forest biome containing Minecraft:poplar trees, the Minecraft:abandoned camp structure, as well as Minecraft:wool stairs and Minecraft:wool slabs.

Livestream

The Twitch VOD recordings for the pre-show and show livestream are split into three parts given a broadcasting issue that made the recording non-continuous.

Part	Length	Url	Description
1	02:39:28	Template:Twl	Start of the pre-show until an odd stream glitch towards the end of video where an odd speed up in the livestream occurs.
2	00:01:28	Template:Twl	In the middle of the pre-show for over a minute where the livestream oddly cuts off.
3	03:54:41	Template:Twl	Rest of the pre-show with the community art showcase at 03:19:58 and the main show starting at 03:25:12.

Incident

Before the community artwork pre-show and after the intermission screen, the Mojang Studios screen remained frozen for approximately 30 seconds.

Shortly after the reveal of Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie Squared, the livestream feed on YouTube unexpectedly crashed, causing the stream to end. However, the livestream feed on Twitch and the vertical version on YouTube remained operational. The livestream was later cut and re-uploaded on YouTube.

Location

The live event took place in the Twitch Rivals Arena at the Template:W convention centre in Template:W, Template:W. It was rebroadcast both on the Cherry Grove Stage in the Minecraft Arena and in the NomNom Theatre on Floor 2 for attendees who were unable to secure a seat in the Twitch Rivals Arena or for those arriving late.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Pre-show

The Midoffs: Live - a special edition of The Midoffs, hosted by Tobias James Smith (Tubbo) on May 30, 2026 at 09:30 UTC, was the pre-show for this edition of Minecraft Live. It was hosted on the Cherry Grove Stage and lasted approximately 6 hours. The last part of the pre-show showcased community artwork.

Rewards

There are two capes announced that can be obtained from the event, the Minecraft:Crafter Cape and the Minecraft:Builder Cape.

Name	Image		Type	Rarity	Obtaining
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Minecraft:Crafter Cape	width=100x100 width=100x100	width=145x145 width=145x145	Cape width=24x24	Legendary width=70x70	Guests will receive an inventory ribbon from badge pickup and attach it to the player's badge. Then, they must participate in either Minecraft content sessions or activities to receive Minecraft:emerald stickers. Once guests collect three of them, they will take them to the Cape Trader, where they will give the player a cape card with a code. Players must redeem their codes to obtain the cape by June 30, 2026.<ref name=":0">Template:Mcnet</ref>
Minecraft:Builder Cape	width=100x100 width=100x100	width=145x145 width=145x145			It can be obtained by watching any livestream with Game Rewards for 5 mins on Twitch and 3 mins on TikTok.<ref name=":0" />

The Crafter Cape may be obtained by attending the in-person event. Participants need to collect three emeralds from three events to obtain the cape.

Trivia

• This was the first Minecraft LIVE to mark the return of an actual live broadcast since Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2022, following the switch to pre-recorded form beginning with Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2023.
  • Consequently this was also the first Minecraft LIVE to be an in-person live show since MINECON Live 2019, being held at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.
  • Additionally this was also the first Minecraft LIVE-style development showcase to be broadcasted live from a convention since Minecraft:MINECON 2016, that were held at the Anaheim Convention Center. This year, the event was held live at Minecraft:TwitchCon Rotterdam 2026.

Videos

Announcement trailer

Template:Main The event was announced in a video which was uploaded to the official Minecraft Minecraft:YouTube channel on May 12, 2026. Template:Youtube

Gallery

Third drop and Dungeons II images

• A dappled forest as it appears during the event
  A dappled forest as it appears during the event

Promotional images

• Minecraft's X (formerly Twitter) account announcing Lego being in the show<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
  Minecraft's X (formerly Twitter) account announcing Lego being in the show<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
• The Social Media banner for Minecraft Live
  The Social Media banner for Minecraft Live
• Thumbnail for the event.
  Thumbnail for the event.
• Thumbnail of the Minecraft live announcement on YouTube
  Thumbnail of the Minecraft live announcement on YouTube

Intermission screens

• A baby chicken, a pig and a cow
  A baby chicken, a pig and a cow
• 3 sulfur cubes bouncing around
  3 sulfur cubes bouncing around
• 3 baby chickens got chased by a creeper
  3 baby chickens got chased by a creeper
• baby chickens stacking up on each other
  baby chickens stacking up on each other