Seven doubleheaders will kick-start the men's competition, beginning with Southern Vipers facing Western Storm and Hampshire Hawks hosting Surrey at The Ageas Bowl on May 30
The T20 Blast will kick start with a series of doubleheaders alongside the Charlotte Edwards Cup in 2024.
The action begins on May 30 when defending champions Southern Vipers host Western Storm and Surrey travel to Hampshire Hawks at The Ageas Bowl.
On the same date at Old Trafford, Thunder and Lancashire Lightning take on Central Sparks and Durham respectively.
Those matches take place on the first of four successive days of action.
Twenty-four hours later sees three doubleheaders staged at Chester-le-Street, Trent Bridge - where 2023 runners-up The Blaze face Central Sparks - and Taunton, which hosts a repeat of the 2023 Blast final between Somerset and Essex.
Southern Vipers celebrate on their way to victory over The Blaze in last season's Charlotte Edwards Cup final (Tony Marshall/Getty Images)
The opening weekend of the Blast sees a return of the curtain-raiser at Edgbaston on June 1, first introduced in 2023 which 14,000 fans attended, as Derbyshire Falcons face off against Leicestershire Foxes before Birmingham Bears play Notts Outlaws.
Meanwhile, on June 2 the Kia Oval plays host to South East Stars v Southern Vipers and Surrey v Somerset, while at Wantage Road Sunrisers welcome Northern Diamonds and Yorkshire Vikings visit Northamptonshire Steelbacks.
The announcement comes ahead of the release of the domestic fixture schedule for the 2024 season on Thursday, November 23.
Blast Finals Day has already been confirmed for September 14, moving from last summer's slot in mid-July due to England men's home schedule being impacted by the T20 World Cup being staged throughout June.
Last summer saw 20 doubleheaders involving Charlotte Edwards Cup and Blast matches staged across the country at 17 different venues including at Taunton, Bristol and Sophia Gardens.
A repeat of the 2023 Blast final between Somerset and Essex is among the first tranche of matches (Harry Trump/Getty Images)
As revealed by The Cricketer, the CE Cup will be expanded in 2024 to include 10 group-stage matches with all eight regions involved in a round-robin format.
The formation of the knockout rounds is also expected to be altered, with two semi-finals preceding the final.
T20 Blast/Charlotte Edwards Cup 2024 fixtures
Thursday 30 May: Southern Vipers v Western Storm; Hampshire Hawks v Surrey (Ageas Bowl), Thunder v Central Sparks; Lancashire Lightning v Durham (Emirates Old Trafford)
Friday, 31 May: Northern Diamonds v South East Stars; Durham v Birmingham Bears (Chester-Le-Street), The Blaze v Central Sparks; Notts Outlaws v Northamptonshire Steelbacks (Trent Bridge), Western Storm v Sunrisers; Somerset v Essex (Taunton)
Saturday 1 June: Derbyshire Falcons v Leicestershire Foxes; Birmingham Bears v Notts Outlaws (Edgbaston)
Sunday, 2 June: South East Stars v Southern Vipers; Surrey v Somerset (Kia Oval), Sunrisers v Northern Diamonds; Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Yorkshire Vikings (Northampton)
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