Padres Bobblehead Giveaways 2026

When I was a kid playing on the sandlot, being called a bobblehead was not a good thing. Today, its an immortalization players and fans regard on par with Cooperstown. For local collectors, the San Diego Padres announced several amazing promotional giveaways for the 2026 season! (Read our complete guide to 2026 promotions.)

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2026 Bobblehead Giveaways Calendar

Manny’s Hot Corner Bobblehead

Thursday, April 9 vs Colorado Rockies
Machado owns third base, and this bobblehead captures him right where he belongs. Presented by McDonald’s. Tickets

Mason Miller Bobblehead

Thursday, May 7 vs St. Louis Cardinals
Watch your speed. This one celebrates elite pitching and Miller’s clutch moments on the mound. Presented by Cox. Tickets

Bogey Goes Boom Bobblehead

Tuesday, June 9 vs Cincinnati Reds
Xander Bogaerts bringing the power. Presented by Palomar Specialty Insurance. Tickets

Trevor Hoffman Bobblehead

Wednesday, July 8 vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Hell’s Bells. Honor the Hall of Fame closer and Padres legend. Presented by Canel’s. Tickets

Merrill Robbery Bobblehead

Monday, August 24 vs Pittsburgh Pirates
The Kid’s signature defense frozen in time. This highlight-reel snag belongs on your shelf. Presented by SERVPRO. Tickets

Tatis City Connect Bobblehead

Tuesday, September 8 vs Washington Nationals
Nando dressed in City Connect 2.0, channeling his flair at the plate. Presented by Big Bully Turf. Tickets

Theme Game Bobbleheads

These bobbleheads require purchasing a Theme Game package—they’re not all-fan giveaways. Different rules, same collectibility.

Jeremiah Estrada Lowrider Bobblehead
Friday, April 10 vs Colorado Rockies
Lowrider Night debuts with the Padres reliever sitting in a custom lowrider. Car culture meets baseball.

NASCAR Racing Bobblehead
Friday, May 8 vs St. Louis Cardinals
NASCAR Night brings a racing-inspired bobblehead to the park. Speed and baseball, one package.

San Diego Zoo Elephant Bobblehead
Thursday, July 9 vs Arizona Diamondbacks
San Diego Zoo Night features an elephant bobblehead honoring one of the zoo’s signature animals.

Don and Mud Mini Yacht Bobblehead
Friday, July 31 vs San Francisco Giants
Don and Mud Mini Yacht Night immortalizes the broadcasters’ running joke. You gotta get the theme game ticket.

More Stuff

While you are waiting, get your San Diego Padres merch, including shirts, hats, jerseys, gifts and more!

What is a Bobblehead

Oversized head. Spring-loaded neck. One tap and it wobbles.

Bobbleheads trace back to the 1600s in Asian art, though the Western version showed up in Nikolai Gogol’s 1842 short story. They hit mainstream American culture in the 1950s, mostly as car dashboard decorations and novelty items.

Baseball got into the game in the 1960s when teams started making player-specific bobbleheads. The first wave was crude by today’s standards. Generic faces, clunky designs. But fans ate them up. The bobblehead craze died down for a couple decades before roaring back in the 1990s when manufacturing got cheaper and detail got better.

Now they’re everywhere. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Milwaukee in 2016. Custom on-demand bobbleheads became a thing in the 2000s. You can get your own face on one if you want.

For Padres fans, bobblehead nights are circled on the calendar. Limited quantities mean showing up early. Some of these giveaways turn into valuable collectibles worth way more than face value on the secondary market. That Tony Gwynn rookie bobblehead from a few years back? Try finding one for less than $100.

The best ones capture a specific moment. A bat flip, a diving catch, a strikeout celebration. They’re not just plastic figurines. They’re miniature monuments to the plays that make you a fan in the first place.