Jingle Jam 2026 Announces First Creator Wave as DanTDM Joins Fundraising Festival

Jingle Jam will return from 1 December to 14 December 2026, bringing its two-week online fundraising festival back for another year of creator-led streams, community events and charitable giving. Organisers have confirmed that more than 400 content creators have already registered to take part, while the first announced group includes several names making their Jingle Jam debuts.

Among those newcomers is UK gaming creator DanTDM, who will support Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, also known as GOSH Charity. He is joined in the first wave by Yinrun Huang, Elz The Witch, Gabi Belle, The King of Chemo and 5ive Guys FC. Their arrival broadens an already familiar Jingle Jam lineup that continues to bring together gaming personalities, streamers, entertainment creators and their audiences around a shared fundraising campaign.

For the gaming community, DanTDM's inclusion is particularly notable. His work has made him one of the UK's most recognisable gaming creators, and his participation places a major audience behind GOSH Charity during the festive event. Jingle Jam has long been shaped by the ability of streamers to turn game sessions, community challenges and special broadcasts into opportunities for viewers to donate. DanTDM's campaign will focus on the support GOSH Charity provides to children and families at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

"I'm really excited to be joining Jingle Jam for the first time this year in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity," DanTDM said. "Gaming has always been a brilliant way to bring people together and I can't wait to be part of an event where playing the games we love can help support such important causes."

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He also highlighted the particular pressures the Christmas period can bring for seriously ill children and their families. Funds raised through his Jingle Jam activity will help GOSH Charity support the hospital's Play team, whose work includes helping make the festive season brighter for young patients spending Christmas on the wards.

Yinrun Huang and Luke will fundraise for WWF UK

Yinrun Huang, known to many viewers from Big Brother UK, is also joining Jingle Jam for the first time. She will fundraise alongside her husband, fellow creator Luke, in support of WWF UK. Their campaign will direct attention toward the charity's work protecting wildlife and the planet, adding an environmental cause to a fundraising roster that spans health, mental health, children and young people, gaming accessibility, LGBTQ+ support and conflict-affected communities.

"We're so excited to be part of Jingle Jam this year," Yinrun Huang said. "It's a wonderful opportunity to bring communities together to make a positive difference. We're also very honoured to be fundraising for WWF and supporting their incredible work protecting wildlife and our planet. We can't wait to get involved!"

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The blend of first-time participants and returning regulars is central to the event's scale. Jingle Jam has named Tubbo, Smosh, Talia Mar, Zentreya, Jack Manifold, Team Theorist, ArthurTV, Zealand, High Rollers DnD, Outside Xbox and Aliona Baranova among the creators set to return. Longstanding participants The Spiffing Brit and RTGame are also involved, as are event founders The Yogscast.

That list covers a wide range of online communities. Some creators are closely associated with games and livestreaming, while others bring audiences from comedy, tabletop role-playing, sport, analysis and broader online entertainment. It is a useful reminder that Jingle Jam is not built around one game or one format. Instead, it offers a common seasonal framework in which individual creators can organize their own fundraising activity, with their chosen charities and communities at the centre.

A large audience behind the fundraising effort

Across the participating creators announced so far, Jingle Jam says the group reaches more than 119 million followers and generates billions of views on YouTube, Twitch and Instagram. Those figures underline why the event has become a significant annual fixture for online fundraising. A streamer can host a donation drive, play with subscribers, take on a challenge, run a multiplayer session or simply encourage their audience to support a charity; multiplied across hundreds of participants, those efforts can make a considerable collective impact.

Jingle Jam raised £3.5 million in 2025. That result took the event's lifetime fundraising total beyond £31 million. The 2026 campaign will look to add to that record across eight charity partners:

• Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
• War Child UK
• Become
• GOSH Charity
• Make-A-Wish
• SpecialEffect
• The Trevor Project
• WWF UK

The selection means donors and fundraisers can support causes with very different missions under the same campaign. CALM works in suicide prevention, while War Child UK supports children affected by conflict. Become advocates for children in care and young care leavers, and Make-A-Wish grants wishes for children living with critical illnesses. SpecialEffect is especially familiar to gaming audiences for its work helping people with physical disabilities access video games through specialist technology and tailored setups. The Trevor Project focuses on crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ young people, while WWF UK supports environmental and wildlife protection.

For viewers, the model retains a simple appeal: watch creators they already follow, participate in community events and, where possible, donate toward a cause. For the creators themselves, the campaign creates a shared moment during a busy seasonal period, when collaboration, special streams and extended marathon broadcasts can draw in audiences that may not normally encounter charitable initiatives.

The 2026 Games Collection is still under wraps

As in previous years, Jingle Jam 2026 will include a games bundle for donors. The 2026 Jingle Jam Games Collection has not yet been revealed, but it is described as a curated package of premium PC games donated by developers and publishers. Supporters who donate £35 or more will receive the collection as a reward.

The complete games lineup is expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Until then, it is not known which titles, genres or publishers will appear in this year's package. The collection has traditionally been one of the event's major draws for PC players, combining a practical incentive to donate with an opportunity for developers and publishers to contribute directly to the fundraising effort.

Its place in the campaign also reflects the close connection between Jingle Jam and gaming culture. Charity streams are now a familiar part of the industry's community landscape, but a bundle of donated PC games gives the campaign a distinct identity. Rather than functioning solely as a purchase, the collection is positioned as a donation reward, with the proceeds supporting the event's charity partners.

How creators and communities can take part

Jingle Jam is not limited to the headline names already announced. Anyone who wants to participate can register through Tiltify and fundraise alongside the larger creator campaigns. Registration also unlocks access to the 2026 Games Collection for eligible fundraisers, while the public donation threshold for the bundle is £35 or more.

That open approach is important to the festival's identity. The biggest channels may provide broad visibility, but smaller streamers, gaming groups, online friends and local communities can all add their own events to the two-week calendar. A modest stream with a close-knit audience can still make a difference, particularly when hundreds of campaigns are running at once.

With dates now set, the first creator lineup established and the charity partners confirmed, attention will next turn to further participant announcements and the contents of the Games Collection. More names may join the 400-plus registered creators before the festival begins, and individual fundraising plans will likely take shape closer to December.

For now, Jingle Jam 2026 is preparing for another major online charity push built around games, entertainment and community participation. DanTDM, Yinrun Huang and the other first-wave newcomers will enter an event with an established fundraising history, while returning creators and newly registered participants will help turn the first half of December into a coordinated effort for eight causes.