When do Comic-Con 2027 badges go on sale, and how much are they?
Comic-Con 2027 runs Thursday–Sunday, July 22–25 (Preview Night July 21) at the San Diego Convention Center; this year's attendees get first shot on Saturday, October 17, 2026, and everyone else on Saturday, November 14 — you need a confirmed Comic-Con Member ID beforehand, and adult day badges cost $67–$88.
- Show dates
- Jul 22–25, 2027
- Returning sale
- Sat, Oct 17, 2026
- Open sale
- Sat, Nov 14, 2026
- Adult day badge
- $67–$88 + $15 fee
The short version
- Dates: Preview Night Wednesday, July 21, 2027; the show runs Thursday, July 22 through Sunday, July 25.
- Returning Registration (2026 attendees only): Saturday, October 17, 2026. Open Registration: Saturday, November 14, 2026.
- 2027 adult prices: $67 for Preview Night and Sunday, $88 for Thursday–Saturday, plus a $15 handling fee per member; kids 12 and under free with a paying adult.
- Buy all four daily badges and Comic-Con converts them to a 4-day badge automatically.
- Sales use a randomized Queue-it waiting room; in the last open sale, each member could buy for up to three people, all with their own Member IDs.
Comic-Con badges sell out in minutes, and the sale happens eight or nine months before the show — so the real Comic-Con deadline is this fall, not next July. The most common way people miss out has nothing to do with luck: their Member ID isn't set up or they can't log in when the queue opens.
The road to Comic-Con 2027
Comic-Con International badge page; Times of San Diego (July 26, 2026).
Comic-Con 2027 badge prices
Comic-Con International. Plus a $15 handling fee per member. Children 12 and under free with a paying adult. Military discount is for active duty only.
$64 → $67
Preview Night and Sunday, 2026 to 2027
$85 → $88
Thursday–Saturday, 2026 to 2027
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People one member could buy for in the last open sale (including themselves)
How the sale works
- 01
Get a confirmed Member ID
Comic-Con: "Anyone who wishes to purchase a badge or register for Comic-Con must have a valid and confirmed Comic-Con Member ID." Everyone in your group needs their own.
- 02
Test your login days ahead
Comic-Con's own advice is to make sure you know your password and can log in before sale day.
- 03
Join the waiting room early
Last year it opened at 7:30 a.m. Pacific and the sale began at 9:00 a.m., when everyone inside was placed in a random order. Arriving earlier doesn't put you ahead.
- 04
Buy fast when you're called
Selected buyers got 15 minutes to check out. Names must match each friend's Member ID exactly.
- 05
Want all four days?
Buy Thursday through Sunday and they convert to a 4-day badge automatically.
Planning around the week
- Book lodging early — downtown hotels near the Convention Center fill up for Comic-Con week.
- The Trolley's Green Line and the Gaslamp stations are the easiest way in; from October 1, 2026, a one-way ride is $3.00.
- COASTER-to-Amtrak Rail 2 Rail passes don't work during Comic-Con week (it was July 22–26 in 2026).
- No badge? The Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park is adding convention-style panel programming (Times of San Diego, July 2026), and it runs outside convention week too.
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SOURCES
Everything above traces back to one of these. Follow them — if one has changed and we haven't, that's our mistake, not yours.
- PrimaryBadges
Comic-Con International · 2026-09-29
2027 prices, 4-day conversion, Member ID, sale dates
Comic-Con International (Toucan blog)
Waiting room times, randomized queue, 3-person limit, 15 minutes, 2026 prices
Times of San Diego · 2026-07-26
- PrimaryRail 2 Rail program
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
Comic-Con blackout