Iowa Cubs Put 74 Single-Game Tickets On Sale, Reveal 2026 Home Schedule

The Iowa Cubs announced Feb. 16 that single-game tickets are on sale for the 2026 season, opening a ticket window ahead of the March 27 home opener against the Columbus Clippers. The club’s release framed the move as part of a broader push to fill Principal Park for 74 home games this year, a slate the team described as "stacked with marquee matchups and rivalries that will light up the summer at Principal Park."

Schedule highlights landed early in the release. "The season opens at home on March 27 against the Columbus Clippers," the team said. The I-Cubs will host the Memphis Redbirds May 19–24 in what the club billed as a Minor League version of Cubs vs. Cardinals and will welcome the Buffalo Bisons June 23–28, the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, "giving fans a chance to see talent from the 2025 World Series participants." The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the New York Yankees’ affiliate, are listed to arrive later in the summer, though exact dates for that visit were not included in the release excerpts.

Ticketing and membership options were outlined alongside the schedule. "Season tickets for the 2026 season are available now," the club said, and added that "Flex Packs are also on sale, along with Group Packages for parties of 25 or more and Cubbie’s Kids Club memberships for children 13 and under." Fans seeking season-ticket details were directed to contact Clayton Grandquist at the email address listed in the release for more information. The team included a standard caveat: "All tickets and dates are subject to availability."

Principal Park context underscores why the I-Cubs are leaning into advance sales. The downtown Des Moines ballpark holds about 11,500 fans, sits near the confluence of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers, opened in 1992 as Sec Taylor Stadium and was renamed Principal Park in 2004. The venue’s quirky right-field wall sits higher than the left because the stadium occupies an old railroad yard. Those facts matter for both game-day experience and capacity planning: at full capacity across 74 home dates, Principal Park represents roughly 851,000 available seats over the campaign.

The release paired present plans with franchise history, an implicit cultural sell for longtime fans. Principal Park hosted Iowa’s 1993 American Association championship run capped by Tuffy Rhodes’ walk-off, and the club was managed by Ryne Sandberg in 2010 when he earned Baseball America’s Minor League Manager of the Year. Notable major-league alumni cited in venue summaries include Harold Baines, Joe Carter and Geovany Soto, a reminder that Triple-A seasons are both entertainment and a pipeline to the big leagues.

On the secondary market, third-party resellers are already advertising tickets and payment options; one broker lists phone sales at 1-800-515-2171 and checkout methods including major credit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay and Affirm. The team release does not endorse resale partners, and several promotional details remain unpublished in the material provided, full promotional-night dates, flex-pack specifics, pricing and the RailRiders’ exact visit dates were not included and will require follow-up with the club for confirmation.