LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Tickets for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games will go on sale Thursday, with the first round of purchases limited to a pool of pre-registered local applicants selected through a random drawing.
LA28, the organizing committee for the 2028 Games, said eligible residents in Southern California and Oklahoma City who signed up in advance were being notified by email if they were chosen for a purchasing window during the initial sale, set for April 2-6.
Organizers said selected applicants would receive notice roughly 48 hours before their assigned time slot, with a two-day window to complete purchases online.
A broader public sale is set for April 9-19, when remaining tickets will be made available to fans worldwide.
Each selected buyer will be allowed to purchase up to 12 tickets, plus an additional 12 tickets for Olympic soccer matches, organizers said. Purchases for the opening and closing ceremonies will be capped at four tickets per person.
Organizers cautioned that buyers may encounter online queues when accessing the ticketing platform. Fans will be able to search for events by sport, venue or location, although specific seat assignments will be determined at a later time.
Ticket prices are expected to vary widely, with entry-level seats starting at $28 and premium tickets exceeding $1,000, according to organizers.
LA28 said about half of all tickets will cost more than $200, with roughly 5% priced above $1,000.
Only purchasers with billing addresses tied to qualifying ZIP codes in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties will be eligible for the local pre-sale, organizers said. Additional ticket releases are planned in the coming months, along with a resale market expected to launch in 2027.
Earlier this week, LA28 officials released details about that resale effort, announcing plans for a verified “Secondary Ticket Marketplace” in partnership with AXS and Eventim.
“With millions around the globe registered for the LA28 Ticket Draw — and as excitement for LA28 continues to grow, we want fans to have the information they need to shop with confidence as we approach the first ticket drop,” Reynold Hoover, LA28 CEO, said in a statement.
“While LA28’s resale platforms will not launch until 2027, having a variety of platforms was critical to providing fans multiple points of access to verified tickets, and we’re thrilled to add Ticketmaster and Sports Illustrated Tickets to our resale program,” Hoover added.
Ticket sales for the Paralympic Games are expected to begin in 2027.
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