One of Los Angeles’ historic and most storied sports venues and one of the city’s newest will share the Olympics ceremony stage in 2028.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will host the Opening and Closing Ceremony for the 2028 Olympics, it was announced Thursday.
The Opening Ceremony on July 14, 2028, will be shared by both the Coliseum and SoFi Stadium. The Closing Ceremony is set for July 30, 2028, at the LA Memorial Coliseum, which will become the first venue in history to host events for three Olympics.
LA Memorial Coliseum previously provided the stage for Olympics event in 1932 and 1984.
“The venues selected for the 2028 Opening and Closing Ceremonies will highlight Los Angeles’s rich sporting history and cutting-edge future, showcasing the very best that LA has to offer on the world stage,” said LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman. “These two extraordinary venues will create an unforgettable experience, welcoming fans from across the globe to an Olympic and Paralympic Games like never before and concluding what will go down as one of the most incredible Games in history.”
The Paralympic Opening Ceremony on Aug. 15, 2028 will be at SoFi Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. The Closing Ceremony on Aug. 27 will be at the Coliseum.
As for competition venues, the plan for the 2028 Olympics became clearer last month when locations for more than a dozen sports, including beach volleyball, surfing and baseball, were revealed. LA28 presented its updated list of 2028 Olympics venues to the International Olympic Committee, which signed off last month on the updated plan.
