Originally published on 1/15/26

In 2028, the Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles. The City of Angels is no stranger to the Games, having hosted in 1932 and 1984—and even though it’s still two years out, people all over the world are already preparing for what’s sure to be a historic moment in sports. To learn more about the Games, including how to score $28 dollar tickets, keep scrolling. 

What we know so far about the 2028 Summer Olympics

The 2028 Summer Olympics—also known as the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad and LA28—will take place in Los Angeles from Friday, July 14, 2028 to Sunday, July 30, 2028. Currently, the  city is working to prepare for the massive event by building new arenas and figuring out how they can accommodate the influx of people expected to visit during the Games. 

“The 2028 Games are an opportunity to reimagine our infrastructure, strengthen community resilience and expand opportunity for all Angelenos—a true ‘Games for All,’” L.A. mayor Karen Bass said in a statement in October of 2025. “This is my Vision for the 2028 Games—an L.A. made better for all Angelenos. We will accelerate street projects, streamline City processes and permitting requirements and make sure that we are taking advantage of the economic impact when we welcome the world. L.A. will shine on the world stage.”

One of the big changes Bass is expected to make is the expansion of public transportation across the city, which she said will help make the 2028 Games a “no-car” event. 

“As we’ve seen here in Paris, the Olympics are an opportunity to make transformative change,” Bass said in 2024, per CBS. “”Back in L.A., we’re already meeting with businesses about procurement, especially small businesses. And I’ll say that that’s something that I admire Paris for, making a commitment that a percentage of the business goes to small businesses here, we’re already working to create jobs by expanding our public transportation system in order for us to have ‘no car’ games.”

As of publication, there have been no advancements on that front, but conversations surrounding the 2028 Games are expected to pick up once the 2026 Winter Olympic Games wrap up at the end of February 2026. These conversations will also shine light on President Donald Trump’s new 2028 Summer Olympics White House Task Force, which the government says was created to “manage security, transportation and entry/exit processes.” 

The task force will also “streamline visa processing and credentialing for foreign athletes, coaches, officials and media.” 

“Over the years, Team U.S.A. has won triple the number of Summer Olympic gold medals as the next closest country, and I’m confident that that’s going to continue in 2028,” President Trump said in a statement after he announced the task force in August of 2025. “This administration has delivered critical security funding in the recent bill that will be used by local and State agencies and the Federal Government to make sure that our Games are safe and secure and ultimately the best place to experience and be an Olympic fan. We remain incredibly confident in our ability to deliver the greatest Games ever, and that starts with the support of this administration every step of the way.” 

How to get tickets to the 2028 Summer Olympics

If you want to attend the 2028 Summer Olympics in L.A., applications to enter the lottery are open from now until March 18. Then, event staff members will randomly select people who can purchase tickets in the April presale. Prices for those tickets haven’t officially been announced yet, but Olympic organizers have said that there will be 1 million $28 tickets available for purchase during presale. 

“We have about 14 million tickets to sell across these 51 sports across these 49 venues and have priced the tickets accordingly, utilizing data from past Olympic and Paralympic Games, and certainly other events in the region, to understand really where we should be priced,” Chief of Sport and Games Delivery Shana Ferguson said in  November 2025. “The pricing is set. We’re not doing dynamic pricing [changing the price of tickets based on supply and demand]. We will have, certainly, more details in the coming weeks and months, because, again, we are going on sale earlier than ever before.” 

Following the presale, the LA28 organizing committee will have an official ticket sale, but the dates for that have not been announced. There will also be resale tickets available from secondary sellers like like Stubhub, Ticketmaster and Seatgeek. Those resale tickets do tend to cost customers a lot more, but Ferguson said they are hoping to avoid that.

“We understand the concerns that folks will have about secondary ticket markets and ticket pricing and we will address all of those concerns when we do roll out our more-finalized ticket plan,” she assured . “We recognize that folks are nervous about ticket prices and that’s always the case when it’s a big sporting event, certainly, and we’ll have more details in the coming weeks and months, for sure.” 

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