The Summer 2028 Olympic and Paralympic games are set to touch down in Los Angeles, California from July 14 through Aug. 27, with over 35 sporting events in total.
While many of the Olympic events will take place in the City of Angels, including the Olympic Village, where athletes are housed, and the opening ceremony at Sofi Stadium, Long Beach will host 11 olympic events, making it the second-largest venue-city outside of Los Angeles.
“Long Beach is now confirmed to serve as a premier waterfront venue for the 2028 Games…we are excited to open our doors to the world and showcase the culture, diversity, and spirit of our community,” says Mayor of Long Beach Rex Richardson in a City of Long Beach press release after the additions to the venue plan.
The last time the Olympics visited Long Beach was in 1984 and before that in 1932, for the Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Many of the same facilities, like Marine Stadium, will be sites of competition again, continuing the history that Long Beach has as a hosting city.
Originally, Long Beach was set to be home to seven returning events: rowing, canoe sprinting, sailing, artistic swimming, water polo, handball, and marathon swimming in various venues across Long Beach. As of Apr. 15, 2025, however, Long Beach has added four new events to the roster: beach volleyball, coastal rowing, target shooting, and sports climbing.
“This happens very rarely…so I’m super excited for this once in a lifetime opportunity to watch olympic level athletes compete for gold,” says Kendall Block, a sophomore in PEACE who often watches the olympics with her family.
To prepare for these events, some parts of Long Beach will undergo significant adjustments and changes in the upcoming years. More information will be available from LA28 in the coming months leading up to the games.
