After a buzzy, week-long LA28 ticket drop for residents in Southern California and Oklahoma City, LA28 officially launched global ticket sales on Thursday.

Known as “Drop 1” of general ticket sales, this drop will run through April 19.

Here’s how it works:

Registered fans who were randomly selected through the LA28 Draw to receive time slots for Drop 1 should log in during their designated time to buy tickets for any Olympic event, subject to availability; this includes the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony.

Reminder emails about those time slots will be sent to selected fans 24 hours and 3 hours before time slots begin, with a link to the ticketing platform.

LA28 tickets will be on sale across all sports, plus the Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony. More than 40 venues across LA will host 36 sports for the 2028 Olympics.

Once the first ticket is added to a cart, fans have a 30-minute window to complete their online checkout process.

Fans can buy up to 12 tickets for Olympic events — including a maximum of four Opening Ceremony tickets and four Closing Ceremony tickets — plus up to 12 soccer tournament tickets that don’t count toward that general 12-ticket maximum.

According to LA28, fans who don’t meet their ticket maximum or who miss their ticket purchasing window will be automatically entered into future draws.

LA28 ticket prices

According to LA28, more than 1 million tickets will be available for the 2028 Summer Olympics starting at $28.

However, when some SoCal residents tried to buy $28 tickets during the local drop that started on April 2, many told NBCLA that there were no $28 options.

In a press release Thursday, LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover said “hundreds of thousands of $28 tickets” were sold to LA and Oklahoma City locals during the presale, calling them “the lowest priced Olympic tickets in modern history.”

LA28 said it remains committed to “providing a variety of ticket options.”

Ticket pricing varies by sport, competition stage, and ticket category, but LA28 said nearly 50 percent of all Olympic tickets are under $200.

More than three-quarters of all Olympic tickets — which include finals — are under $400,” LA28’s press release said. “Only about 5% of tickets — prime seats to marquee events — cost more than $1,000.”

LA28 said because the 2028 Summer Olympics are privately funded, the more than $7 billion operation is funded by ticket sales, hospitality, and sponsorship.

“Getting the revenue mix right will mean delivering something unprecedented: a Games that generates a lasting financial legacy for Los Angeles,” organizers noted.

The first LA28 ticket drop is coming in early April. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

More LA28 ticket opportunities are coming

More than 5 million people signed up for the LA28 ticket draw for a chance to snag those coveted time slots.

According to LA28, the next ticket drop is coming later this year, although a specific date has not yet been released.

Fans who haven’t already registered for ticket draws, will also have additional opportunities to register for draws “in the coming months.”

Fans can sign up via LA28’s website to be notified about future ticket draws.

Meanwhile, registered fans will be able to buy tickets to the Paralympic Games through the Paralympic Ticket Draw in 2027.

Last month, LA28 announced it will open a verified multi-platform ticket resale program in 2027 “with multiple points of access for LA28 ticket resale.”

AXS and EVENTIM were already named the “Official Secondary Ticket Marketplace” for LA28, and now other resale platforms will include Ticketmaster and Sports Illustrated Tickets.

Those platforms will not make LA28 tickets available for resale until 2027, so if people see LA28 resale tickets on any website before 2027, those tickets have not been verified by LA28.

A strong showing at ‘Locals Presale’

LA28 called the response to the first drop of tickets of Southern California and Oklahoma City “unprecedented.”

“In its first week, LA28 significantly exceeded first week sales for any previous Olympic Games, with every one of those tickets going to LA and OKC locals,” a press release said.

LA28 said local interest is exceeding available ticket inventory for many sports.

“We’re thrilled by the level of interest and enthusiasm in tickets to the Games, and we’re ready to welcome millions of others to Los Angeles in 2028,” Hoover added.

More details for soccer fans about the 2028 Olympics. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Monday March 16, 2026.

LA28: Save the date

The LA28 Olympic Games will be held from July 14 to July 30, 2028.

Los Angeles will become the third city ever to host three Olympic Games; the city hosted the competition in 1932 and 1984, too.

LA28 officials expect 15,000 athletes to compete in the 2028 Olympics. UCLA will transform into the Athlete Village for those couple of weeks.

Los Angeles will also host the Paralympic Games from Aug. 15 to Aug. 27, 2026 — LA’s first time ever hosting the Paralympic Games.