The 2028 Olympics take place in Los Angeles from Friday, July 14, to Sunday, July 30, 2028.
Soccer kicks off 4 days early, on Monday, July 10, and 7 more team sports start before the Opening Ceremony. The LA28 Paralympics follow from August 15 to 27, 2028.
2028 Olympics at a glance
- Opening Ceremony: Friday, July 14, 2028, at 5 p.m. Pacific time, at 2028 Stadium (SoFi Stadium) and the LA Memorial Coliseum.
- First competition: Monday, July 10 (soccer). First medal: Saturday, July 15 (women’s triathlon, Venice Beach).
- Closing Ceremony: Sunday, July 30, 2028, at 6 p.m. Pacific time, at the LA Memorial Coliseum.
- Size: 36 sports, 51 sport disciplines on the schedule, and about 350 medal events over 21 days of competition.
- Debuts and returns: flag football and squash debut, and cricket, lacrosse, baseball, and softball return.
- Tickets: more than 6 million sold in 2 drops in 2026. The next public sale is in 2027.
- Countdown: 642 days from October 11, 2026, to the Opening Ceremony.
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When are the 2028 Olympics?
The 2028 Olympics officially run from July 14 to 30, 2028, which is 17 days. Competition starts earlier, though: men’s soccer opens on Monday, July 10, and women’s soccer on Tuesday, July 11.
LA28 numbers the days from the Opening Ceremony. Friday, July 14, is Day 0, Saturday, July 15, is Day 1, and the last day, Sunday, July 30, is Day 16. The early soccer matches fall on Days minus 4 and minus 3. See the full month in the 2028 calendar.
2028 Olympics schedule by sport
All 51 sport disciplines on the LA28 schedule compete between July 10 and July 30, 2028. Track and field fills the first week at the Coliseum, and swimming moves to the second week, from July 22 to 30.
| Sport | Competition dates (2028) | Venue | City or area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 Basketball | July 16 to 22 | Valley Complex 3 | Los Angeles (Sepulveda Basin) |
| Archery | July 20 to 28 | Carson Stadium | Carson |
| Artistic Gymnastics | July 15 to 25 | DTLA Arena | Downtown Los Angeles |
| Artistic Swimming | July 25 to 29 | Long Beach Aquatics Center | Long Beach |
| Athletics (track and field) | July 15 to 30 | LA Memorial Coliseum; marathons start at Venice Beach | Los Angeles |
| Badminton | July 15 to 24 | Galen Center | Los Angeles (USC) |
| Baseball | July 13 to 19 | Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles |
| Basketball | July 12 to 30 | Intuit Dome | Inglewood |
| Beach Volleyball | July 15 to 29 | Alamitos Beach Stadium | Long Beach |
| BMX Freestyle | July 28 to 29 | Valley Complex 1 | Los Angeles (Sepulveda Basin) |
| BMX Racing | July 15 to 16 | Valley Complex 4 | Los Angeles (Sepulveda Basin) |
| Boxing | July 15 to 30 | Peacock Theater; finals at DTLA Arena | Downtown Los Angeles |
| Canoe Slalom | July 14 to 22 | OKC Whitewater Center | Oklahoma City |
| Canoe Sprint | July 25 to 29 | Marine Stadium | Long Beach |
| Coastal Rowing (beach sprints) | July 24 to 25 | Belmont Shore | Long Beach |
| Cricket | July 12 to 29 | Fairgrounds Cricket Stadium | Pomona |
| Cycling Road | July 19 to 23 | Venice Beach, Griffith Observatory, and LA Zoo | Los Angeles |
| Cycling Track | July 25 to 30 | Carson Velodrome | Carson |
| Diving | July 16 to 28 | Rose Bowl Aquatics Center | Pasadena |
| Equestrian | July 15 to 29 | Santa Anita Park | Arcadia |
| Fencing | July 15 to 23 | LA Convention Center Hall 1 | Downtown Los Angeles |
| Flag Football | July 15 to 22 | Exposition Park Stadium | Los Angeles |
| Football (soccer) | July 10 to 29 | 6 stadiums across the US; finals at the Rose Bowl | New York, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San Jose, San Diego, and Pasadena |
| Golf | July 19 to 29 | Riviera Country Club | Pacific Palisades |
| Handball | July 12 to 28 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach |
| Hockey (field hockey) | July 12 to 29 | Carson Field | Carson |
| Judo | July 15 to 22 | LA Convention Center Hall 2 | Downtown Los Angeles |
| Lacrosse | July 24 to 29 | Exposition Park Stadium | Los Angeles |
| Modern Pentathlon | July 15 to 18 | Valley Complex 2 | Los Angeles (Sepulveda Basin) |
| Mountain Bike | July 17 to 18 | Industry Hills MTB Course | City of Industry |
| Open Water Swimming | July 17 to 18 | Belmont Shore | Long Beach |
| Rhythmic Gymnastics | July 27 to 29 | Galen Center | Los Angeles (USC) |
| Rowing | July 15 to 22 | Marine Stadium | Long Beach |
| Rugby Sevens | July 12 to 18 | Carson Stadium | Carson |
| Sailing | July 16 to 28 | Belmont Shore and Port of Los Angeles | Long Beach and San Pedro |
| Shooting | July 15 to 25 | Long Beach Target Shooting Hall; Whittier Narrows Clay Shooting Center | Long Beach and South El Monte |
| Skateboarding | July 18 to 27 | Valley Complex 1 and 2 | Los Angeles (Sepulveda Basin) |
| Softball | July 23 to 29 | OKC Softball Park | Oklahoma City |
| Sport Climbing | July 24 to 29 | Long Beach Climbing Theater | Long Beach |
| Squash | July 15 to 24 | Comcast Squash Center at Universal Studios | Universal City |
| Surfing | July 15 to 18 | Trestles State Beach | San Clemente |
| Swimming | July 22 to 30 | 2028 Stadium (SoFi Stadium) | Inglewood |
| Table Tennis | July 15 to 29 | LA Convention Center Hall 3 | Downtown Los Angeles |
| Taekwondo | July 26 to 29 | LA Convention Center Hall 1 | Downtown Los Angeles |
| Tennis | July 19 to 28 | Carson Courts | Carson |
| Trampoline Gymnastics | Fri, July 21 | DTLA Arena | Downtown Los Angeles |
| Triathlon | July 15 to 20 | Venice Beach | Los Angeles |
| Volleyball (indoor) | July 15 to 30 | Honda Center | Anaheim |
| Water Polo | July 12 to 23 | Long Beach Aquatics Center | Long Beach |
| Weightlifting | July 25 to 29 | Peacock Theater | Downtown Los Angeles |
| Wrestling | July 24 to 30 | LA Convention Center Hall 2 | Downtown Los Angeles |
LA28 uses event names for some venues during the Games. 2028 Stadium is SoFi Stadium, DTLA Arena is Crypto.com Arena, and Exposition Park Stadium is BMO Stadium. Valley Complex is the venue cluster in the Sepulveda Basin.
Putting track first reverses the usual Olympic order, in which swimming fills week 1. Swimming will close the Games on Sunday, July 30, with its last medal events from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific time. The marathons stay on the final weekend.
The biggest days of the 2028 Olympics
The LA28 schedule has 6 standout dates, from the soccer kickoff on July 10 to swimming’s last night on July 30.
| Date | Day | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, July 10 | Day minus 4 | Men’s soccer opens the Games, 4 days before the Opening Ceremony |
| Friday, July 14 | Day 0 | Opening Ceremony at 2028 Stadium and the Coliseum; canoe slalom is the only sport that day, in Oklahoma City |
| Saturday, July 15 | Day 1 | First medal (women’s triathlon); first track finals, including the women’s 100 meters |
| Sunday, July 16 | Day 2 | Men’s 100-meter final |
| Saturday, July 29 | Day 15 | “Super Saturday,” the busiest day, with the women’s soccer final and dozens of medal events |
| Sunday, July 30 | Day 16 | Final swimming session, then the Closing Ceremony at 6 p.m. at the Coliseum |
The men’s soccer gold-medal match is on Friday, July 28, at the Rose Bowl, and the women’s final follows on Saturday, July 29.
Where are the 2028 Olympics? Venues and host cities
Los Angeles hosts most of the 2028 Olympics, but 3 sports leave Southern California. Soccer plays group matches in New York, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, and San Jose, and canoe slalom and softball are held in Oklahoma City.
Inside Southern California, events spread from Pasadena to San Clemente. Long Beach hosts the most sports outside the city of Los Angeles, with 11 on our table, including water polo, beach volleyball, rowing, and sailing. The athletes’ village is at UCLA.
| Area | Sports held there |
|---|---|
| Downtown Los Angeles | Artistic and trampoline gymnastics, boxing, fencing, judo, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting, wrestling |
| Inglewood | Swimming, basketball, and the Opening Ceremony |
| Long Beach | Artistic swimming, beach volleyball, canoe sprint, coastal rowing, handball, open water swimming, rowing, sailing, shooting (rifle and pistol), sport climbing, water polo |
| Carson | Archery, field hockey, rugby sevens, tennis, track cycling |
| Sepulveda Basin (Valley Complex) | 3×3 basketball, BMX, modern pentathlon, skateboarding |
| Pasadena | Diving and the soccer finals at the Rose Bowl |
| Oklahoma City | Canoe slalom and softball |
| Other US cities | Soccer group matches in New York, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San Jose, and San Diego |
What new sports are in the 2028 Olympics?
The 2028 program adds 5 sports. Flag football and squash make their Olympic debuts, and cricket returns for the first time since 1900.
| Sport | Last Olympic appearance | 2028 dates and venue |
|---|---|---|
| Flag football | Debut | July 15 to 22, Exposition Park Stadium |
| Squash | Debut | July 15 to 24, Universal Studios |
| Cricket (T20) | 1900, Paris | July 12 to 29, Pomona |
| Lacrosse (sixes) | 1908, London | July 24 to 29, Exposition Park Stadium |
| Baseball and softball | 2020, Tokyo (held in 2021) | Baseball July 13 to 19 at Dodger Stadium; softball July 23 to 29 in Oklahoma City |
Cricket fans can follow the sport’s own world events in the Cricket World Cup 2027 guide. Rugby sevens, which opens on July 12, has its 15-a-side counterpart in the Rugby World Cup 2027.
2028 Olympics tickets: key dates
LA28 has sold more than 6 million Olympic tickets in 2 drops in 2026, and the next public sale opens in 2027. Each drop used a draw: fans register, and a random draw assigns each one a 48-hour time slot to buy.
| Phase | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket draw registration opens | January 14, 2026 | Confirmed |
| Locals presale (Los Angeles and Oklahoma City areas) | April 2 to 6, 2026 | Confirmed |
| Drop 1 public sale | From April 9, 2026 | Confirmed; more than 4 million tickets sold |
| Drop 2 registration deadline | July 22, 2026 | Confirmed |
| Drop 2 sale | From August 10, 2026 | Confirmed; total sales passed 6 million |
| Next public Olympic sale | 2027 | To be announced |
| First Paralympic tickets | 2027 | To be announced |
Buy only through LA28’s official ticketing site. We update this table as soon as LA28 sets the 2027 dates.
When are the 2028 Paralympics?
The LA28 Paralympic Games run from Tuesday, August 15, to Sunday, August 27, 2028. The Paralympic Opening Ceremony is at 2028 Stadium, and the Closing Ceremony is at the LA Memorial Coliseum. Paralympic tickets go on sale for the first time in 2027.
2028 Olympics TV times: what Pacific time means for viewers
All LA28 times are Pacific Daylight Time, which is 3 hours behind the East Coast. That puts the Opening Ceremony at 8 p.m. Eastern, in prime time across the US.
| Event | Pacific (PT) | Mountain (MT) | Central (CT) | Eastern (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Ceremony, Friday, July 14 | 5:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. |
| Final swimming session, Sunday, July 30 | 3:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. |
| Closing Ceremony, Sunday, July 30 | 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. |
Arizona does not observe daylight saving time, so its clocks match Pacific time in July. Soccer matches in New York, Columbus, and Nashville run on Eastern or Central time, not Pacific.
When is the next Olympics?
The next Olympics is LA 2028, from July 14 to 30, 2028. The next Winter Olympics follow in the French Alps from February 1 to 17, 2030. Brisbane then hosts the 2032 Summer Games, and Salt Lake City hosts the 2034 Winter Games.
| Games | Host | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 2028 Summer Olympics | Los Angeles, USA | July 14 to 30, 2028 |
| 2028 Summer Paralympics | Los Angeles, USA | August 15 to 27, 2028 |
| 2030 Winter Olympics | French Alps, France | February 1 to 17, 2030 |
| 2032 Summer Olympics | Brisbane, Australia | July 23 to August 8, 2032 |
| 2034 Winter Olympics | Salt Lake City–Utah, USA | February 10 to 26, 2034 |
LA28 is the third Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, after 1932 and 1984. With Salt Lake City in 2034, the US hosts 2 of the next 4 Olympic Games.
Frequently asked questions
When are the 2028 Olympics?
The 2028 Olympics run from Friday, July 14, to Sunday, July 30, 2028, in Los Angeles. Soccer starts early, on Monday, July 10, and 7 other team sports start on July 12 or 13.
Where are the 2028 Olympics?
The 2028 Olympics are in Los Angeles, California. Soccer group matches are also played in 6 other US cities, and canoe slalom and softball are held in Oklahoma City.
When do 2028 Olympics tickets go on sale?
The next public sale of LA28 Olympic tickets opens in 2027, after 2 ticket drops in April and August 2026. Paralympic tickets also go on sale for the first time in 2027.
What new sports are in the 2028 Olympics?
Flag football and squash make their Olympic debuts in 2028. Cricket returns for the first time since 1900, lacrosse since 1908, and baseball and softball since Tokyo 2020.
When is swimming at the 2028 Olympics?
Olympic swimming runs from Saturday, July 22, to Sunday, July 30, 2028, at 2028 Stadium (SoFi Stadium) in Inglewood. It is the first time swimming takes the second week, with track and field moving to week 1.
When are the 2028 Paralympics?
The 2028 Paralympics run from Tuesday, August 15, to Sunday, August 27, 2028, in Los Angeles.
The Opening Ceremony falls 10 days after Independence Day 2028, and the Games wrap up 100 days before Election Day 2028. Other headline sporting events are in the Super Bowl guide and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 guide, and more dates are in the events section.
