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title: "LA28 opens the door to 60,000 Olympic volunteers: here's how to sign up"
description: "With two years to go until the 2028 Games, the LA28 organizing committee has opened applications for roughly 60,000 volunteers. Here's who can apply, what the commitment involves, and how to get your name in."
category: "Los Angeles"
category_url: https://herald.la/category/los-angeles
author: "Mei-Lin Tang"
published: 2026-07-14T14:04:00.000Z
updated: 2026-07-14T14:04:00.000Z
canonical: https://herald.la/article/la28-opens-the-door-to-60-000-olympic-volunteers-here-s-how-to-sign-up
tags: ["la28", "2028 olympics", "volunteering", "los angeles"]
---
# LA28 opens the door to 60,000 Olympic volunteers: here's how to sign up

With two years to go until the 2028 Games, the LA28 organizing committee has opened applications for roughly 60,000 volunteers. Here's who can apply, what the commitment involves, and how to get your name in.

The 2028 Olympics will need a small city's worth of help to run, and LA28 has started recruiting it. The organizing committee has [opened applications for about 60,000 volunteers](https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/how-to-volunteer-2028-la-olympics) to staff the Summer Games and the Paralympics that follow, timed to the milestone of two years before the opening ceremony.

## What volunteers do

The roles are broad. LA28 says it needs people for tasks [ranging from translation to guiding guests and athletes](https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/how-to-volunteer-2028-la-olympics), spanning areas such as communications, driving, ceremonies and technology. Most positions are in the Greater Los Angeles area, with [additional openings in Oklahoma City and at the Olympic soccer host sites](https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/how-to-volunteer-2028-la-olympics) around the country.

## Who can apply

The requirements are straightforward. Volunteers [must be at least 18 years old and proficient in English](https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/how-to-volunteer-2028-la-olympics), the committee's working language. Notably, you [do not need to be a U.S. citizen or a Los Angeles resident](https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/how-to-volunteer-2028-la-olympics); international applicants are welcome, though anyone traveling to the Games is responsible for meeting U.S. entry requirements on their own. A volunteer role does not come with a visa.

## The commitment

This is not a one-day sign-up. LA28 asks volunteers to be [available for at least 10 shifts of about eight hours each](https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/how-to-volunteer-2028-la-olympics) during the Olympic or Paralympic period in the summer of 2028. Applicants list their preferred roles, and selected candidates go through an interview, either in person in Los Angeles or online, according to [LA28's volunteer page](https://la28.org/en/volunteer.html).

## What you get, and don't

Volunteering is unpaid, and LA28 does not cover travel or lodging. In return, the committee says volunteers receive a uniform, meals and water during shifts, training, and a certificate of participation, along with a front-row vantage on a Games the city has not hosted since 1984.

## How to sign up

Applications run through the official LA28 volunteer portal at [la28.org](https://la28.org/en/volunteer.html). Selection happens on a rolling basis well ahead of 2028, so there is time, but the committee is casting a wide net now. For Angelenos who want a hand in their city's Olympics, this is the on-ramp.

## Sources

- [How to volunteer for the 2028 LA Olympics](https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/how-to-volunteer-2028-la-olympics)
- [LA28 opens Games-time volunteer applications](https://la28.org/en/volunteer.html)
- [Volunteers, to your marks: here's how you can help with the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/olympics/2028-los-angeles/la-2028-olympics-volunteer-applications/3916689/)