October 2026 carries a lighter collaboration slate than September but a heavier retro one — the Air Jordan 1 High OG "Royal" and a 2005 Air Jordan 14 return anchor a month built around Halloween-themed colorways, a run of designer adidas collabs, and the debut of Caitlin Clark's first signature shoe. See September's calendar for last month's 58-drop stretch. Here's October as it stands on the 19th — everything through the 17th has released, including the Air Jordan 1 High OG "Royal," Bad Bunny's adidas Gazelle Indoor, and PUMA's MB.06 "Hills," and the Halloween-heavy final stretch is locking in fast.
The retros
The Air Jordan 1 Low OG "Howard University" opened the month October 1 at $155. The Air Jordan 6 Low in black/pink foam/laser fuchsia followed October 2 as a kids-exclusive release (GS $150, PS $85, TD $60), and the Air Jordan 3 "Fireside" — a women's exclusive at $205 — landed October 3 alongside Jordan Brand's Black Pack, the first drop under the new 232323232323 platform. The Air Jordan 1 High OG "Royal" released October 10 for $185 — the OG black-and-royal-blue colorblocking in its familiar leather build, with a special shoe box pulling from one of Michael Jordan's early Nike photoshoots. It was the marquee retro of the month's first half. The Air Jordan 12 "Egg Nog" followed October 17 for $205. Still ahead: the Air Jordan 5 "Halloween" glow-in-the-dark colorway on October 24 for $220, and the month closes October 31 with both the Air Jordan 14 "Forest Green" — a 2005 colorway back for the first time in two decades, timed to Halloween, at $215 — and the Air Jordan 4 "Pink Thunder" at $220. The Air Jordan 1 Mid "Día de los Muertos" rounds out the retro slate at a confirmed $145, though Jordan Brand still hasn't locked the date beyond "October."
The collaborations
The adidas Samba reworked with Five Ten climbing rubber released October 6 for $120. adidas leans on designer partners for the rest of the month: Song for the Mute brought multiple Samba OG and SL 72 Pro colorways October 16 (price still unannounced), Pharrell's Adistar Jellyfish "Red" follows October 24 for $300, Bad Bunny returned October 17 with the adidas Gazelle Indoor "Solar Gold" at $140, and Molly-Mae's Samba "Matcha" ($110) and Superstar "Latte" ($132) land October 23. On the Nike side, Nike's Air Force 1 '01 "Subway Rat" with a MetroCard hangtag released October 7 for $150. SoleFly's Air Jordan 5 collaboration also opened October 1 (price still TBA), and Nike's new Mind 001 silhouette debuted in "Tarp Green" October 1, with a "Palest Purple" women's colorway releasing October 15 for $95. The Victor Victor x Nike Air Force 1 '01 collection continues its five-city rollout: Yellow opened October 1 around ComplexCon, Blue released in New York October 10, and Green landed in Detroit October 17 (all three still without an announced price), with Purple closing out in Tokyo October 24 — a Black colorway caps the series in Miami in December, outside this month's window. No pricing has been announced for any Victor Victor colorway yet.
The signatures
Halloween runs through the performance lineup this month. Caitlin Clark's debut Nike Caitlin 1 releases in a "Halloween" colorway with a glow outsole October 23 for $150 — still the biggest signature-shoe story of the month. Sabrina Ionescu's Nike Sabrina 4 goes vampire for its own "Halloween" build the same day, October 23, for $145. Ja Morant's Nike Ja 4 High gets a "Halloween" colorway for a reported $180, though reports now point to a holiday-season window rather than October — a separate, lower-top Ja 4 Halloween colorway is dated October 23 at $145. PUMA's MB.06 "Hills" — LaMelo Ball's signature, a homage to his Chino Hills roots — released October 16 for $130, and Nike's Kobe 10 Protro "5AM Flight" returned October 5 for $200. adidas' Anthony Edwards 3 "Snow Camo" released October 9 for a confirmed $130. New Balance's Made in USA fall slate rounds out the lineup: the 990v4 "Silver Moss" released October 2 for $185, the 992 "Aminé" released October 9 for $220, and the 992 "Light Arctic Grey" ($220) is still without a confirmed date.
The full October calendar
Every tracked drop this month, in order. Dates through October 17 have released; later dates are still firming up and will tighten as brands confirm.
- October 1 — Air Jordan 1 Low OG "Howard University", $155 (released)
- October 1 — SoleFly x Air Jordan 5, price TBA (released)
- October 1 — Nike Mind 001 "Tarp Green", price TBC (released)
- October 1 — Victor Victor x Nike Air Force 1 '01 "Yellow" (ComplexCon exclusive), price TBC (released)
- October 2 — Saucony Space Cowboy collection (ProGrid Triumph 4, ProGrid V2, 586i, Endorphin Elite 3, Endorphin Azura), price TBC (released)
- October 2 — Air Jordan 6 Low "Black/Pink Foam/Laser Fuchsia" (kids-exclusive), GS $150 (released)
- October 2 — New Balance Made in USA 990v4 "Silver Moss", $185 (released)
- October 3 — Air Jordan 3 "Fireside" (women's exclusive), $205 (released)
- October 3 — Jordan Brand Black Pack, price TBC (released)
- October 5 — Nike Kobe 10 Protro "5AM Flight", $200 (released)
- October 6 — adidas Samba with Five Ten climbing rubber (black/orange), $120 (released)
- October 7 — Nike Air Force 1 '01 "Subway Rat", $150 (released)
- October 9 — adidas Anthony Edwards 3 "Snow Camo", $130 (released)
- October 9 — New Balance Made in USA 992 "Aminé", $220 (released)
- October 10 — Air Jordan 1 High OG "Royal", $185 (marquee retro of the month; released)
- October 10 — Victor Victor x Nike Air Force 1 '01 "Blue" (New York exclusive), price TBC (released)
- October 15 — Nike Mind 001 "Palest Purple" (women's), $95 (released)
- October 16 — Song for the Mute x adidas (Samba OG / SL 72 Pro colorways), price TBC (released)
- October 16 — PUMA MB.06 "Hills" (LaMelo Ball), $130 (released)
- October 17 — Air Jordan 12 "Egg Nog", $205 (released)
- October 17 — Bad Bunny x adidas Gazelle Indoor "Solar Gold", $140 (released)
- October 17 — Victor Victor x Nike Air Force 1 '01 "Green" (Detroit exclusive), price TBC (released)
- October 23 — Nike Caitlin 1 "Halloween", $150
- October 23 — Nike Sabrina 4 "Halloween", $145
- October 23 — Nike Ja 4 High "Halloween" (low-top colorway), $145
- October 23 — Molly-Mae x adidas Samba "Matcha", $110
- October 23 — Molly-Mae x adidas Superstar "Latte", $132
- October 24 — Air Jordan 5 "Halloween" (glow-in-the-dark), $220
- October 24 — Pharrell x adidas Adistar Jellyfish "Red", $300
- October 24 — Victor Victor x Nike Air Force 1 '01 "Purple" (Tokyo exclusive), price TBC
- October 31 — Air Jordan 14 "Forest Green", $215 (first retro since 2005)
- October 31 — Air Jordan 4 "Pink Thunder", $220
- October (date TBC) — Air Jordan 1 Mid "Día de los Muertos", $145
- Holiday 2026 (date TBC) — Nike Ja 4 High "Halloween" (high-top colorway), ~$180
- October (date TBC) — New Balance Made in USA 992 "Light Arctic Grey", $220
Notable this month
The Air Jordan 1 High OG "Royal" released October 10 as the month's headline retro so far, and the Air Jordan 14 "Forest Green" closing the month on October 31 is the deepest cut, its first return since 2005. adidas carries the collaboration weight with four separate designer and celebrity projects — Song for the Mute, Pharrell, Bad Bunny, and Molly-Mae — landing between October 16 and 24, more than any other brand; Bad Bunny's and Song for the Mute's have already released. Caitlin Clark's debut Nike Caitlin 1 still anchors the signature-shoe story on October 23, going Halloween alongside the Sabrina 4 and a low-top Ja 4 High the same week — though the higher-priced Ja 4 "Halloween" high-top itself has since slipped to a holiday window rather than this month.
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