What to Know

  • The registration window for 2028 Olympics tickets will open in January.
  • A draw process will then determine registrants’ purchase time slots for ticket drops that will begin in 2026.
  • Tickets for both the Olympics and Paralympic Games will start at $28 with early access for people who live around venue cities.
  • The LA 2028 Olympics Opening Ceremony is July 14, 2028 with competition through July 30, 2028. The LA28 Paralympic Games will kick off Aug. 15, 2028 and close Aug. 27, 2028. 
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will host the Opening and Closing Ceremony.

Olympics fans, on your marks.

Registration for tickets to see athletes compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin in January, the LA28 organizing committee announced Wednesday.

Tickets for both the Olympics and Paralympic Games will start at $28 with early access for people who live around venue cities, the committee said. Details about the exact date when the ticket registration window will open will be announced at a later date.

“The LA28 Games will be an opportunity to purchase a ticket to history,” said Reynold Hoover, CEO for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. “Whether you’re local family attending your first Olympic or Paralympic event or a global traveler joining us for a once-in-a-lifetime experience, there really will be something for everyone across our suite of ticket options and hospitality packages.”

Here’s what to know about ticket sales for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games.

When will 2028 Olympics ticket be on sale?

The registration window for 2028 Olympics tickets and hospitality packages will open in January. Registration for 2028 Paralympic competition tickets will open in 2027 on la28.org.

More updates on the registration start date and updates will be provided in the LA28 newsletter. Sign up here.

The newly released schedule for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics shows some changes that may be noticeable. Chief Athletic Officer Janet Evans, who is an Olympian, herself, shares more insight. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 14, 2025.

What happens after 2028 Olympics tickets registration?

A draw process will then determine registrants’ purchase time slots for ticket drops that will begin in 2026. Early access will be available for people who live in communities around the venues, which include venues in Los Angeles, Long Beach and other locations, LA28 said in a news release.

Tickets will be managed by LA28’s ticketing service provider AXS and EVENTIM.

When are the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics?

The Olympics will return to Los Angeles for an historic third time in 2028.

The LA 2028 Olympics Opening Ceremony is July 14, 2028 with competition through July 30, 2028. The LA28 Paralympic Games will kick off Aug. 15, 2028 and close Aug. 27, 2028. 

The organizing committee released a first look at the competition schedule last month. Field hockey, basketball, rugby sevens, water polo, handball and cricket will be the first sports to kick off the competition on July 12, two days before the Opening Ceremony.

August 6 officially marks six months out to the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.

The first full date of competition, designated Day 1, is July 15. The order of events includes a twist for 2028 with track and field and swimming swapping their typical schedules. Track and field will compete at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the first week of the Olympics schedule with swimming moving to the second week at SoFi Stadium.

The marathons will still be on the final weekend.

The first medal will be awarded in triathlon on Day 1 in Venice Beach. July 29, or Day 15, will be the busiest day on the podium with 16 gold and bronze events in team sports and 19 individual medal events.

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will host the Opening and Closing Ceremony.

The city of Long Beach will host 11 events during the upcoming LA28 Olympic games, the second most to the city of Los Angeles itself after the venue list was finalized Tuesday morning. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on April 15, 2025.

New for the 2028 Olympics

The program approved for 2028 has 22 more medal events than Paris 2024 at 351.

Mixed team events added for 2028 include artistic gymnastics, athletics (4×100 mixed gender relay), golf, archery (compound bow), coastal rowing beach sprint and table tennis. The competition format for the new artistic gymnastic mixed team event will be finalized and announced at a later date.

The medal competition includes expansions to the field of women’s soccer and water polo event, a new women’s boxing weight class, an expanded 3×3 basketball field, and more medal events in swimming and sport climbing.

Flag football will make its Olympic debut in 2028 and lacrosse will return to the lineup of medal sports for the first time in more than a century. Baseball and softball will make their Olympic comeback, and cricket also will be part of the lineup.

See the full list of medal events here.