A schedule of major shows taking place during the 2018-19 season. This is not a comprehensive list. More information will be added to this post as it appears. Casts are subject to change; check the websites for updates. See also: Figure Skating Event Calendar
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MAO THANKS TOUR (website)
Time and place: May 3-4, Niigata; June 2-3, Nagano; July 21-22, Hokkaido; Aug. 18-19, Ibaraki; Sept. 8-9, Saitama; Sept. 22-23, Yamanashi; Oct. 13-14, Fukushima; Oct. 20-21, Kanagawa; Oct. 27-28, Fukuoka; Nov. 3-4, Hiroshima
Cast: Mao Asada, Mai Asada, Takahito Mura, more
Broadcast: ???
Notes: Organized by Mao Asada to thank her supporters over her career.
STARS ON ICE: CHINA (weibo, tickets)
Time and place: Sept. 16, Shanghai, China; TBA Beijing, China
Cast: Evgeni Plushenko, Javier Fernandez, Jeffrey Buttle, Qing Pang/Jian Tong, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Ashley Wagner, Mirai Nagasu, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, more
Broadcast: Full Shanghai show
Notes: Part of the Stars on Ice tour; first held in 2017.
INTIMISSIMI ON ICE (website, facebook)
Time and place: Sept. 21-22, Marostica, Italy
Cast: Evgeni Plushenko, Javier Fernandez, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Anna Pogorilaya, Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise, more
Broadcast: ???
Notes: Originally known as Opera on Ice, Intimissimi on Ice features live artists from classical and popular genres.
THANK YOU CANADA TOUR (website)
Time and place: Oct. 5 - Nov. 24, various locations in Canada (see website for details)
Cast: Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Patrick Chan, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Kaetlyn Osmond, Elvis Stojko, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, more
Broadcast: Feb. 10, CTV
Notes: Organized by Canadian skating stars to thank their country.
CARNIVAL ON ICE (website)
Time and place: Oct. 6, Saitama, Japan
Cast: Japan Open competitors - Satoko Miyahara, Kaori Sakamoto, Shoma Uno, Nobunari Oda, Mariah Bell, Bradie Tennell, Nathan Chen, Jeremy Abbott, Maria Sotskova, Alina Zagitova, Deniss Vasiljevs, Javier Fernandez. Guest skaters - Stephane Lambiel, Tatsuki Machida, Akiko Suzuki, Kanako Murakami, Jason Brown, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani
Broadcast: Oct. 8 at 12:00-14:00 JST, TV Tokyo
Notes: The gala of Japan Open, featuring skaters from the competition as well as guest skaters.
REVOLUTION ON ICE (website)
Time and place: Nov. 10 - Dec. 29, various locations in Spain (see website for details)
Cast: (see website for exact schedule) Javier Fernandez, Yuna Kim, Evgeni Plushenko, Elladj Balde, Jeffrey Buttle, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Javier Raya, Yuka Sato, Olivia Smart/Adrian Diaz, Sara Hurtado/Kirill Khaliavin, more
Broadcast: ???
Notes: Organized by Javier Fernandez, first held in 2016.
CHRISTMAS ON ICE (website)
Time and place: Dec. 14-16, Yokohama, Japan
Cast: Stephane Lambiel, Shizuka Arakawa, Kanako Murakami, Akiko Suzuki, Ilia Kulik, Tanith Belbin, Ben Agosto, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Elladj Balde, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Deniss Vasiljevs, more
Broadcast: TBA
Notes: Christmas-themed show revived in and held annually since 2014.
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BOLZANO PASSION GALA (website)
Time and place: Jan. 4, Bolzano, Italy
Cast: Carolina Kostner, Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Wakaba Higuchi, Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Daniel Grassl, Serefima Sakhanovich, Elizaveta Nugumanova, more
Broadcast: ???
Notes: Annual skating show in Italy.
NAGOYA FIGURE SKATING FESTIVAL (website)
Time and place: Jan. 5, Nagoya, Japan
Cast: Kaori Sakamoto, Rika Kihira, Rika Hongo, Marin Honda, Mako Yamashita, Keiji Tanaka, Hiroaki Sato, Sota Yamamoto, Tatsuya Tsuboi, Yuhana Yokoi, more
Broadcast: TBA
Notes: Annual skating show in Nagoya.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: NAGANO (website)
Time and place: Jan. 19-20, Nagano, Japan
Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Miki Ando, Nobunari Oda, Takahiko Kozuka, Kanako Murakami, Miyu Honda, Sara Honda, Marin Honda, more
Broadcast: ???
Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show.
ART ON ICE (website)
Time and place: Feb. 7-10, Zurich, Switzerland; Feb. 12-13, Lausanne, Switzerland; Feb. 15-16, Davos, Switzerland, Feb. 17, Basel, Switzerland
Cast: Stephane Lambiel, Kaetlyn Osmond, Aljona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Elena Radionova, Aleksandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin, more
Broadcast: TBA
Notes: One of the most well-known skating shows in Europe, known for collaborations with musicians.