Grey Cup 2026 Resale Tickets

When to buy Grey Cup tickets

Official tickets for the 113th Grey Cup went on sale May 11, 2026 through the CFL and the host Calgary Stampeders — six months before anyone knows who will play in it. That first allotment moves in waves: season-ticket holders across the league's nine clubs get priority windows, the host committee and corporate partners hold their blocks, and general-public inventory sells down through the summer. Once those waves pass, the resale market becomes the open channel — which is why listings on this page are live months before kickoff.

Prices tend to follow the CFL calendar, not the calendar month. Through the summer the market is quiet: buyers are mostly Calgarians and committed neutrals locking in good sections while prices are flat. Movement starts with the October playoff race and turns sharp across the two playoff weekends in November — every division-final result instantly reprices the market, because it decides which two fan bases are booking flights. A finalist within driving distance of Calgary — Edmonton, Saskatchewan or Winnipeg — typically means the strongest demand spike, with thousands of fans a road trip away from McMahon Stadium's roughly 35,000 seats.

That is why so many November buyers wait for the finalists: nobody wants to pay championship prices and then watch two other teams. The trade-off is choice. In the week between the division finals and kickoff you are competing with two entire fan bases for whatever is left, and lower-bowl and midfield sections are the first to vanish. If you are going for the event — Grey Cup week is a festival whatever the matchup — early-autumn buying usually means the widest selection at the calmest prices. If you only want in when your team makes it, budget for the late surge and buy the moment your division final goes final, not the week of the game.