The first step for everyone is to sign up for a Comic-Con Member ID. Anyone who wishes to register for or purchase a badge must have a valid and confirmed Comic-Con Member ID. Comic-Con badges for attendees are sold during two events: Returning Registration and Open Registration. 

Because there are more eligible members than badges available in both sales, you are not guaranteed a badge purchase during either sale, regardless of when you enter the virtual waiting room. Following each badge sale date announcement, our website provides detailed information on how to participate. This includes how to access the virtual waiting room and, if randomly selected for a registration session, how to purchase badges!  

If you are interested in attending Comic-Con you will need to participate in one (or both, if eligible!) of our attendee badge sale events. Read our Badges page to learn which event(s) you’re eligible for.

Badges for attendees are sold during two events: Returning Registration and Open Registration. To receive information on either event, you must have a valid and confirmed Comic-Con Member ID and have opted-in to receive marketing emails.

We strongly encourage you to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Toucan – The official blog of Comic-Con and WonderCon – for badge sale date and time announcements.

COMIC-CON BADGE: A Comic-Con badge is required for entry to any Comic-Con event. This is the physical badge (with your name on it) you must wear at Comic-Con at all times.

COMIC-CON MEMBER ID: A Comic-Con Member ID is similar to a “username” and is required to purchase, apply, or register for a badge. Having a Member ID account allows you to indicate your membership type, email preferences, and preferred badge shipping address. Without a Member ID, you will not be able to participate in badge sales or registration events.

TICKETS: Comic-Con does not sell “tickets” to our event. Do not attempt to purchase tickets from a third party.

Anyone you wish to purchase a badge for must have their own valid and confirmed Comic-Con Member ID.

If you are selected for a registration session during a badge sale, you will be able to purchase badges for up to three people. You will need the correct Member ID and last name of each friend or family member you wish to purchase badges for. They must also be eligible to participate in the sale.

For example, Comic-Con Returning Registration is only open to those who had purchased an attendee badge for the previous year’s Comic-Con. If you attended Comic-Con but your friend did not, you will not be able to purchase a badge for them during Returning Registration. Your friend will have to participate in Comic-Con Open Registration instead.

For information on child badges, please see our Child Badge Policy.

No. A Comic-Con Member ID is required for all badge purchases. If you would like to purchase a badge for a spouse, junior child, friend, or member of your family, they will need their own valid and confirmed Member ID to complete the purchase. Additionally, they must be eligible to participate in the sale.

Of course! Children (ages 12 and under) are free with a paying adult and can be registered on-site in the Registration Area. Children do not need to register for a Member ID to receive a badge.

To accommodate the transition from child (age 12 and under) to junior (age 13 – 17), we set a static date each year to determine who is considered a child for Comic-Con. See our Child Badge Policy for more information.

Comic-Con badges are non-transferable. For information regarding refunds, please review our Cancellation/Refund Policy.

Comic-Con badges are shipped to most attendees, professionals, and press who purchase or register for a badge before the shipping deadline. This allows you to skip badge pick-up lines when you arrive and proceed directly to the fun stuff! Check our Badge Shipping FAQ for more information once it’s available!

Please keep the shipping address on your Member ID account current! To add or update your shipping address, log in to your Member ID account and click “My Addresses”. 

• If your primary address is where you want badges mailed, click “Edit”, check the box next to “Primary Shipping Address“, and click “Save”.

• If your primary address is correct but you want your badges to be mailed elsewhere, click “+Add Address”. Enter your shipping address information, check the box next to “Primary Shipping Address“, and click “Save”.

Please Note: We cannot ship to international or APO/FPO/DPO addresses.

Because of increased interest in Comic-Con and limited space at the San Diego Convention Center, we have had to cap attendance. We truly wish we could accommodate each and every person who would like to attend the show. While we are making strides to increase space by utilizing hotels and outdoor venues, the problem of attendance is one that all of us continue to work on constantly.

Comic-Con has worked on streamlining the badge purchase experience, but it is possible that problems outside of our control could result in the system not working as planned. The possibility exists that anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-malware software may aggressively block browser cookies, JavaScript, or other operations of modern web applications. It is also possible that user error, specific hardware problems, local ISP issues, or simply the extremely high level of demand beyond our control may result in your computer and/or browser not behaving as described above. Unfortunately, because of these factors, Comic-Con is unable to guarantee that your efforts will result in a successful badge purchase regardless of when you enter the process.

Do not purchase Comic-Con badges from any source other than Comic-Con. Comic-Con is the only official seller of Comic-Con badges. Badges are security printed and are personal to the badge holder only. Any badges bought from an unauthorized source such as a street trader, online reseller, social media site, or ticket agency will be invalid and cannot be used to gain entrance to the convention. Please purchase your badge directly from Comic-Con to ensure its validity.

Log in to your Comic-Con Member ID account and go to “My Orders” from your Account Dashboard. Locate the correct order and click the yellow “Details” button. Click “Resend Confirmation”, verify the auto-populated email address is correct, then hit “Send”.

No. If you use your Member ID to register for an industry badge after purchasing an attendee badge, the original badge you purchased will automatically be canceled and the amount paid will be refunded, less the 10% processing fee and the handling fee. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.

Comic-Con does not reserve group bookings. If you are planning to celebrate a special event at Comic-Con, everyone in your group needs to register for a Member ID and purchase badges in the same manner as all attendees.