LA28 Ticket Drop 2: Dates, How Selection Works, and What to Do if You’re Picked
Selection emails went out August 6–7 and the purchase window runs August 10–20. Here’s exactly how Drop 2 works — limits, time slots, and what happens next.
More than 12 million people have registered for LA28 tickets, and Drop 1 in April sold over four million of them. Drop 2 is the second public on-sale — and if you registered before the July 22 deadline, you were in the draw. This page explains the whole machine: how selection works, what the email tells you, and the limits that apply when you buy.
The key dates
- August 6–7, 2026 — selection notifications went out. LA28 emailed fans who were randomly drawn a time slot, at the address used to register.
- August 10–20, 2026 — the Drop 2 purchase window. Selected fans buy during their assigned slot.
- If you were selected, expect a reminder email the day before your slot and again on the day, with details on how to access it.
How selection actually works
Drop 2 uses the LA28 Ticket Draw: a random selection from everyone registered, not a queue and not first-come-first-served. If you’re drawn, your email states the date, time and duration of your personal purchase slot inside the August 10–20 window. Buying happens at the official site, Tickets.LA28.org, powered by AXS and Eventim.
One registration covers everything: once you’ve registered, you’re automatically entered into every future LA28 Olympic draw until you hit your ticket maximum — including the Paralympic draws when those sales open in 2027. There is nothing to re-do between drops.
The ticket limits
- Up to 12 tickets total for Olympic events — and that cap is cumulative across every presale and drop, so tickets you bought in Drop 1 count against it.
- Up to 12 additional tickets for the Football (Soccer) Tournament, on top of the 12. Soccer’s group stage is played in stadiums across the US, which is why it gets its own allowance — more on that in [our LA28 venues guide](/guides/la28-venues).
- A 4-ticket limit per Ceremony, which counts toward the general 12.
What Drop 2 has on sale
LA28 says Drop 2 offers tickets across all Olympic sports and price points, subject to inventory — it exists precisely for fans who weren’t selected in Drop 1, registered late, or haven’t hit their maximum. For what things actually cost, see [How much do LA28 tickets cost?](/guides/la28-ticket-prices)
The Visa Presale, briefly
Just before Drop 2, LA28 ran a separate draw for Visa cardholders with a presale window of July 29–31. If you were selected for that presale, you won’t also receive a Drop 2 slot — the two are mutually exclusive for this round. Everyone else stayed in the Drop 2 draw.
If you’re picked: a 5-minute plan
- Know your budget and your must-see sessions before the slot opens — inventory is live and moves.
- Remember the caps: 12 Olympic + 12 soccer, 4 per ceremony, cumulative with anything you already own.
- Buy only at Tickets.LA28.org. LA28 cannot verify tickets sold anywhere else, and its official resale network doesn’t launch until 2027.
And if August 7 passed without an email — that’s a draw outcome, not a verdict. [Here’s what’s next](/guides/la28-drop-2-not-selected): more drops are coming, and your registration carries forward automatically.
More from this series: [what tickets cost](/guides/la28-ticket-prices) · [spotting ticket scams](/guides/la28-ticket-scams-and-resale) · [the big four venues](/guides/la28-venues-spectator-guide) · [why soccer gets 12 extra tickets](/guides/olympic-soccer-at-la28).