2028 Summer Games Los Angeles Schedule

The 2028 Summer Games schedule is packed with events. The traditional Summer Games core sports will be complemented by five new or returning disciplines: softball/baseball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse, and squash. L.A.’s Summer Games will officially begin with the Opening Ceremonies on July 14th and conclude with the Closing Ceremonies on July 30th, though some sports will have preliminary events prior to the official start. Below you will find the 2028 schedule to help you start planning your ultimate Summer Games experience.

When is the Next Summer Games?

The next Summer Games will be held in Los Angeles from Friday, July 14 to Sunday, July 30, 2028. The 2028 Summer Games will feature over 300 events across more than 30 sports, with the opening and closing ceremonies taking place at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Paralympic Games will follow from August 15 to August 27.

Sport / Discipline	12 Jul	13 Jul	14 Jul	15 Jul	16 Jul	17 Jul	18 Jul	19 Jul	20 Jul	21 Jul	22 Jul	23 Jul	24 Jul	25 Jul	26 Jul	27 Jul	28 Jul	29 Jul	30 Jul
Ceremonies			O																C
3x3 Basketball					●	●	●	●	●	●
Archery											●	●
Artistic Gymnastics				●	●
Artistic Swimming														●		●	●
Athletics
Badminton				●	●	●	●	●	●
Baseball				●	●	●	●	●
Basketball	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Beach Volleyball				●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
BMX Freestyle																	●
BMX Racing				●
Boxing				●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Canoe Slalom*			●			●			●	●
Canoe Sprint														●		●
Coastal Rowing
Cricket	●	●		●	●	●	●	●			●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cycling Road
Cycling Track
Diving					●		●		●
Equestrian				●	●	●			●	●				●			●
Fencing
Flag Football				●	●	●	●	●	●
Football (Soccer)	●	●		●	●		●	●		●	●		●	●		●
Golf								●	●	●		●			●	●	●
Handball	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Hockey	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Judo
Lacrosse													●	●	●	●	●
Modern Pentathlon				●	●
Mountain Bike
Open Water Swimming
Rhythmic Gymnastics																●
Rowing				●	●
Rugby Sevens	●	●			●	●
Sailing					●	●	●					●	●	●
Shooting										●
Skateboarding							●							●
Softball*												●	●	●	●	●	●
Sport Climbing													●	●
Squash				●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Surfing				●	●	●		●	●	●	●	●
Swimming
Table Tennis				●	●				●	●			●	●	●	●	●
Taekwondo
Tennis								●		●	●	●	●	●	●
Trampoline Gymnastics
Triathlon
Volleyball				●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Water Polo	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Weightlifting
Wrestling													●

● Event Competitions

● Contingency Days

Medal Competitions

C  Opening & Closing Ceremony

* These events are located in Oklahoma City

One of the great things about the Summer Games is that each day offers a different experience. Choosing which days to attend requires a few considerations including your preferred sports and your travel schedule. That said, some days are expected to be more popular than others:

July 14 – The Summer Games will kick off on July 14, 2028, with an unprecedented dual-venue ceremony. For the first time, the Summer Games Opening Ceremony will take place in two different stadiums: LA Memorial Coliseum and 2028 (SoFi) Stadium.

July 15 – Excitement will be high as the Games kick off. Medals will be awarded in 7 different sports including athletics, rugby sevens, and triathlon.

July 22 & 23 – The middle weekend of these Games is jam-packed with excitement. A total of 18 different sports will hold medal events including athletics, diving, gymnastics, and swimming.

July 29 – The penultimate day of the Summer Games will offer no shortage of thrills with medal events in 23 sport disciplines including basketball, beach volleyball, golf, soccer, and swimming.

July 30 – The Games conclude with the Closing Ceremonies at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Swimming Events dates – 2028 (SoFi) Stadium, scheduled between Saturday, July 22 and Sunday, July 30, 2028.

Diving Events dates – 1932 Pool, scheduled throughout the Games with the first event on Sunday, July 16th and the last on Friday, July 28, 2028. There are no diving events scheduled on July 23rd or 24th.

Artistic Swimming Events dates – Long Beach Aquatics Center, scheduled from Tuesday, July 25th to Saturday, July 29th.

Water Polo Events dates – Long Beach Aquatics Center, scheduled from Wednesday, July 12th to Sunday, July 23rd, with the exception of July 14th.

Marathon Swimming Events dates – Belmont Shore, scheduled on Monday, July 17th and Tuesday, July 18th.

Track and field dates – LA Memorial Coliseum, scheduled from July 15-24

Race walk dates – Course TBA, scheduled on July 27

Marathon dates – Venice Beach Boardwalk (start), scheduled on July 29 and 30

Artistic Gymnastics dates – DTLA Arena, scheduled July 15-20 and July 22-25.

Rhythmic Gymnastics – Galen Center, scheduled July 27-29

Trampoline Gymnastics – DTLA Arena, scheduled on July 21

Volleyball dates – Anaheim Arena, scheduled from July 15-30

Beach Volleyball dates – Alamitos Beach Stadium, scheduled from July 15-29

3×3 Basketball dates – Valley Complex 3, scheduled from July 16-22

Basketball dates – Inglewood Dome, scheduled July 12-13 and July 15-30