Apple Event guide: When the next Apple Event is and what will launch

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Apple doesn’t participate in big industry-wide events such as CES or E3. The most valuable company in the world holds its own events, thank you very much. Several times a year, Apple invites the press and industry professionals to Apple Park to hear all about its latest products and services. Apple calls these ‘events,’ and streams them live online to millions of watchers.

So far in 2025 Apple has held one event: it’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) which kicked off on June 9 with a keynote in which Apple showed off the new features coming in the next version of its operating systems: iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26 and macOS 26 Tahoe.

To prove that it can launch new products without holding an event, prior to WWDC, Apple launched a new iPhone 16e via press release on February 19, a new iPad and iPad Air via press release on March 4, and a new MacBook Air and Mac Studio on March 5.

The next Apple Event won’t take place until September, when Apple is expected to launch its new iPhones for 2025.

Read on to find out about the events and Apple’s new product launches coming in 2025.

When is Apple’s next event?

iPhone event, September 2025 (expected)

We can be confident that Apple will hold an event in the fall to announce the launch of a new iPhone. Based on previous years a date in early to mid September is likely.

See the September event section below for more information.

What time will the next Apple event start?

Apple keynotes usually start at 10 am PT/PST and this will be the case with the WWDC25 keynote.

That translates to the following times in the countries where most of our readers live:

U.S.: at 10 am (PST/PDT), 11 am (MST/MDT), noon (CST/CDT), 1 pm (EST/EDT)

Canada: as above, and 2 pm (AST/ADT)

U.K.: at 6 pm (GMT/BST)

Europe: at 7pm (CET/CEST), 8 pm (EET/EEST)

India: at 10.30 pm (IST)

Australia: Next day at 1 am (AWST/AWDT), 2.30 am (ACST/ACDT), 3 am (AEST/AEDT)

New Zealand: Next day at 5 am (NZST/NZDT)

Timings can be slightly different if Apple holds the event during the period of a couple of weeks when the clocks have changed in the U.S. but not elsewhere (in the spring of 2025 that was between March 9 and March 30, but later in 2025 both the U.S. and U.K. will change back on October 26).

Sometimes Apple holds events at different times, for example, in October 2023 the event was held in late afternoon in San Francisco, which meant it was midnight in the U.K.

If Apple doesn’t hold an event and instead just issues a press release that usually happens around 8 am PT, 11 am ET and 4 pm GMT/BST.

How long does an Apple event last?




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Apple keynotes usually last between one and two hours and feature CEO Tim Cook along with various other Apple executives. WWDC and the September event tend to be longer keynotes; the spring and late-fall events can be slightly shorter.

The September 2024 event was 1 hour 38 minutes.

When does Apple usually hold events?

Apple usually holds three or four live or live-streamed events throughout the year. During these events, the company unveils its latest products and plans during a keynote address. They are usually held during similar times of the year:

March/April: Spring event (in 2024 this was held in May)

June: WWDC – the Worldwide Developers Conference (iOS, macOS previews)

September: Fall event (iPhone and Apple Watch)

October/November: Late-fall event (Macs and iPads)

This event calendar is by no means set in stone, though, with the spring and October events being less regular. Some years, Apple doesn’t hold a spring event at all.

In 2024, Apple held three events: one on Tuesday, May 7, at which it launched new iPads, a keynote to kick off WWDC on June 10, and an event on September 9 at which Apple unveiled the new iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and the AirPods 4. In October 2024 there was no event, but Apple did announce new products (iMac, Mac mini and MacBook Pro) via press release.

In 2023 there were three events: WWDC in June, an iPhone event in September, and Apple’s second fall event on October 30 (or after midnight on October 31 if you weren’t in the U.S.). Similarly, in 2022 Apple held three events: a spring event on March 8, WWDC on June 6, and the iPhone 14 launch on September 7. In other years Apple has held four events though.




Apple launched the new iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods Pro in September 2022.Apple

What will launch at the Apple events in 2025

Here are the events we expect to see in 2025, and what could launch.

September iPhone event 2025

Tuesday September 9 (probable)

Apple always holds an event in September, and almost always uses this to announce a new iPhone and Apple Watch. (The only exception in recent memory was in 2020, as a result of Covid-related production issues. That year the iPhone was announced in October, but there was still a September event.)

In 2025 we expect that Apple will unveil the iPhone 17, Apple Watch 11, a new Apple Watch Ultra and Apple Watch SE. We may also see the M5 arrive in the iPad Pro and the rumored HomeHub device.

Here are the past few Apple September event dates:

2024: Monday, September 9

2023: Tuesday, September 12

2022: Tuesday, September 13

2022: Wednesday, September 7

2021: Tuesday, September 14

2020: Tuesday, September 15

2019: Tuesday, September 10

2018: Wednesday, September 12

2017: Tuesday, September 12

For more information about Apple’s September events read: Apple’s September iPhone event: Date, time, and what will launch.

October event 2025

There was no October event in 2024, with Apple making product announcements via press release. Despite the lack of event in 2024 though, Apple has a president of updating certain Macs in the October time frame, so this may be when we see new Macs running M5 chips.

In the past, Apple has held a second fall event on the following dates:

2024: No event

2023: Monday, October 30

2022: No event

2021: Monday, October 18

2020: Tuesday, October 13 and Tuesday, November 10

2019: No event

2018: Tuesday, October 30

2017: No event

2016: Thursday, October 27

2015: No event

2014: Thursday, October 16

2013: Tuesday, October 22

2012: Tuesday, October 23

2011: Tuesday, October 4

Apple may update certain Macs to M5 chips at this event, including the M5 MacBook Pro.

We may also see:

M4 Ultra Mac Pro

M4 Pro 32-inch iMac Pro (unlikely)

For more information about Apple’s October events read: Apple’s October Event: Date, time and what will launch.

Spring event 2026

Want an idea of when Apple will hold its spring event in 2026? Here are the dates of the past seven Apple spring events. As you can see, it’s not a regular occurrence, but a Spring event is held slightly more often than not.

2025: No event

2024: Tuesday May 7

2023: No event

2022: Tuesday March 8

2021: Tuesday April 20

2020: No event

2019: Monday March 25

2018: Tuesday March 27

2017: No event

2016: Monday March 21

2015: Monday March 9

2014: No event

2013: No event

2012: Wednesday March 7

For more information about Apple’s spring events read: Apple Spring event: Date, time, product launch rumors.

WWDC 2026

The past dates for WWDC give an indication as to when the 2026 conference might take place:

WWDC 2025: June 9-13

WWDC 2024: June 10-14

WWDC 2023: June 5-9

WWDC 2022: June 6-10

WWDC 2021: June 7-11

WWDC 2020: June 22-26

WWDC 2019: June 3-7

WWDC 2018: June 4-8

WWDC 2017: June 5-9

Apple uses WWDC each year to unveil details of the latest versions of its operating systems, so in 2026 we’ll get a preview of the new iOS, new iPadOS, new macOS, updates to watchOS, tvOS, HomePod software, and an update to Apple’s realityOS.

Apple sometimes announces new hardware at WWDC, usually the high end models targeted at power users, so we could see new Macs.

Following the keynote on the Monday, developer events and sessions will run throughout the week. You can read more about WWDC date, times and everything you need to know in a separate article.