2028 LA Olympics 'Drop 2' ticket draw timeline announced

The LA28 Olympic Games organizing committee on June 10 announced the official timeline and dates for its upcoming “Drop 2” ticket draw.

It allows the general public to join in on the second wave of Olympic event tickets when Los Angeles serves as the host city from July 14 to July 30, 2028.

The first opportunity to purchase tickets happened in early April for Southern California residents.

Registered applicants for the LA28 Olympic Ticket Draw are automatically included in the general pool, but qualifying Visa cardholders have an opportunity to secure an early ticket-purchasing time slot, as well.

Those who secure a cardholder time slot will be ineligible for a Drop 2 time slot that follows.

The ticketing process will take place over the summer, beginning on July 22, which will serve as the deadline for cardholders to opt in at tickets.LA28.org. A notification will be sent out on July 27 to those qualified cardholders and will present them with a time slot.

Non-cardholders and the cardholders who did not receive a time slot will be notified of their purchase date for the standard draw results on Aug. 6 or 7. The active purchase window for that standard drop is expected to be open from Aug. 10-20.

It is not known what the volume of tickets and for what sports/sessions will be made available.

Not all tickets were available at the first drop, and a vocal portion of those interested in buying tickets expressed concern about the prices shown during the first early access period.

General view of musicians performing during the closing ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics closing Ceremony at the Verona Olympic Arena, Verona, Italy on Feb. 22, 2026.

General view of musicians performing during the closing ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics closing Ceremony at the Verona Olympic Arena, Verona, Italy on Feb. 22, 2026.

Part of the first early access window was said to include select tickets marked at $28 for residents of both Los Angeles and Oklahoma City.

While a majority of the Olympic events will take place across Southern California, Oklahoma City will host softball and Canoe Slalom. Oklahoma is considered by many to be the home of softball, having hosted the Women’s College World Series for decades at Devon Park — the same venue where Olympic softball will be held.

Allison Katz-Mayfield, LA2028’s SVP of Games Delivery Revenue, spoke to FOX LA earlier this year about the original early access prices and addressed the concern about the ticket prices.

“We have a wide range of price points and we were so excited by the demand we saw during the locals’ presale,” Katz-Mayfield said. “We actually sold hundreds of thousands of $28 tickets already to local OKC and LA residents.

“Not unexpectedly, those tickets sold quickly. Residents wanted those tickets that were $28.”

Katz-Mayfield alluded to the possibility that more tickets priced under $100 would be made available later this year.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2028 LA Olympics ‘Drop 2’ ticket draw timeline revealed