r/comiccon • u/housecatspeaks • Aug 21 '26
SDCC - San Diego San Diego Comic-Con 2027 Badge Sale Dates Are October 17 for Returning Registration & November 14 for Open Registration. Update Your Member ID Accounts, Create Member ID Accounts if New to SDCC Badge Sales, Start to Prepare & Organize for SDCC 2027 Badge Sales Now
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u/meatshoe69 Aug 21 '26
Jfc I saw 2027 and thought, “why are they posting a few years ahead?” Then I realized what year it was now and that I’m old. Time needs to slow the fuck down.
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u/AliceDownARedditHole Aug 22 '26
I miss the old days when we could buy our new badge at the Sails pavilion on the last day of Comic Con.😞😢 Then one year a long line out of the Marriott Marquis began to form and pop up tents began to appear….
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u/meatshoe69 Aug 23 '26
I still have my hand written name tag badge
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u/AliceDownARedditHole Aug 23 '26
You sound like my husband.🤣 He’s been attending SDCC since the 70’s. He always talks about how it used to be just comic books and was in the basement of a nearby hotel (the U.S. Grant?? I’m not sure, but one of them). My daughter and I are newbies. We’ve only been attending since ~2001, but I wish I had started sooner. It’s the highlight of our year. Truly look forward to it (I just wish it was longer, at least a week😅).
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u/meatshoe69 Aug 25 '26
2001 is still before everything went nuts. I’m not old enough to have gone in the 70’s. My first comic cons were in the 90’s
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u/TRUEfoe-X Aug 22 '26
What are the odds of getting Fri/sat as a returning guest?
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u/MsMargo Aug 22 '26
Higher than the Open Registration (~5%), but still low. We can do a theoretical calculation:
- There were at least 130,000 people who attended this year. (But in actuality it is more, since it's 130,000 per day and most people did not attend all 4 days.)
- The percentage of badges in Returning Registration has been estimated at 50%. (But this is all a guess, as CCI has never said the exact number.)
- So, the number of badges available in Returning Registration would be 68,000 a day. (But, again, this is a guess.)
- If everyone who attended this year tries for SDCC 2027 badges, that would be a 50% chance. (But, not everyone will be coming again and we also know it's more than 130,000 people.)
- If you have Returning Registration, you get to also try again in Open Registration. (So add 5% to the estimate.)
Note: This is total guesswork and not based on any "special knowledge".
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u/WkndWarrior12345054 Aug 22 '26
what's the chance of getting the passes as returning member?
2 accounts, try once in returning and if doesn't get it, another chance in open
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u/9gagsuckz Aug 30 '26
Was looking at going for the first time with my teen son. What are the odds I’ll be able to get badges?
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u/therevengeofanerd Aug 21 '26
I will never understand why they do this 9 months before the event. RIGHT before the holidays. Rude as hell. Even putting them on sale in January would be better.
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u/wombat_42 Aug 21 '26
If you were planning an event, wouldn't you prefer having as much money (working capital) up front as possible?
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u/therevengeofanerd Aug 21 '26
Yes, but am also someone who also enjoys spending on his friends and loved ones over the holidays more.
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u/MonkeyMan504 Aug 21 '26
Any timeline on professional registration opening? I'm going back, baby!
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u/MsMargo Aug 22 '26
Um, Professional Registration for SDCC 2027 is already open, and closes September 25th. So get a move on! https://www.comic-con.org/cc/industry/professionals/
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u/MonkeyMan504 Aug 22 '26
Thanks MsMargo. I should have been more clear. I am registered and in good-standing. I just need to buy my badge. I'll look it up though. Thanks for all you do for the group. They should build a statue to you.
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u/housecatspeaks 9d ago edited 9d ago
"San Diego Comic-Con 2027 Returning Registration Badge Sale Visual Guide from CCI for the Sale on Saturday Oct 17"
"San Diego Comic-Con 2027 Returning Registration Badge Sale Directions and FAQs Visual Guide from CCI"