San Diego, CA — Every badge for San Diego Comic-Con 2027, July 22 to 25 at the San Diego Convention Center, sold during Comic-Con’s Open Registration sale on Saturday morning, Nov. 14. Comic-Con’s next badge sales, for 2028, are in the fall of 2027.
How the Open Registration Sale Worked
Open Registration was Comic-Con’s badge sale for the general public, open to anyone with a confirmed Comic-Con Member ID. Comic-Con’s virtual waiting room opened at 7:30 a.m. PST, and when the sale started at 9 a.m., everyone inside went into a randomized queue, so arriving early gave no advantage. Buyers pulled from the queue had 15 minutes to check out and could buy badges for up to three members, themselves included. Comic-Con’s page warned before the sale, “There are more eligible attendees than badges available.”
Saturday’s sale followed Returning Registration on Oct. 17, which was open only to people who bought a Comic-Con 2026 badge. Comic-Con’s badge page now reads, “All attendee badges for Comic-Con 2027 have been sold.”
Comic-Con 2027 Badge Prices
Buyers paid these prices per day, plus a $15 handling fee per member:
- Wednesday Preview Night: $67 adult, $34 junior, military or senior, sold only to buyers of all four days
- Thursday: $88 adult, $44 junior, military or senior
- Friday: $88 adult, $44 junior, military or senior
- Saturday: $88 adult, $44 junior, military or senior
- Sunday: $67 adult, $34 junior, military or senior
Juniors are ages 13 to 17, seniors are 60 and older, and the military price is for active-duty members with ID. Children 12 and under get in free with a paying adult, and buying all four daily badges converts them to a 4-Day badge.
If You Didn’t Get a Badge
Each Comic-Con badge carries a barcode and an RFID sticker registered to its holder, and the name on the badge has to match a photo ID at the door. Comic-Con says it won’t honor badges or badge confirmations sold by anyone other than SDCC, so a resale listing won’t get you in.
Comic-Con Museum sells a limited number of memberships that include a badge to attend Comic-Con, and its page on Comic-Con’s site has the details. Badge holders who change their plans can request a refund until May 6, 2027, with a 10% processing fee.
Comic-Con International also runs WonderCon in Anaheim, and badges for WonderCon 2027, March 26 to 28, are on sale now, with 3-Day badges at an early-bird discount for a limited time. Horror fans planning their 2027 conventions can also see my Midsummer Scream 2027 guide.
Questions About San Diego Comic-Con 2027
When is San Diego Comic-Con 2027?
July 22 to 25, 2027, at the San Diego Convention Center.
Can I still buy a San Diego Comic-Con 2027 badge?
No. Comic-Con says all attendee badges for Comic-Con 2027 have been sold, and it won’t honor badges sold by anyone else. Comic-Con Museum sells a limited number of memberships that include a badge.
How much were Comic-Con 2027 badges?
$88 for an adult Thursday, Friday or Saturday badge and $67 for Sunday or Preview Night, plus a $15 handling fee per member. Juniors, active-duty military and seniors paid $44 a day, or $34 for Sunday or Preview Night, and children 12 and under are free with a paying adult.
When do San Diego Comic-Con 2028 badges go on sale?
Comic-Con says badge sales for Comic-Con 2028 will take place in the fall of 2027, with a sale for returning attendees first and then one for the general public. You need a confirmed Comic-Con Member ID to buy.
Badge rules and the Member ID sign-up are on Comic-Con’s site, comic-con.org.
