CHECK BEFORE YOU CLAIM: BAYC Members Can Make Sure They're Ready For ApeFest 2026 Ticketing Tomorrow By Checking Their Wallets Now!
- Kyle
- 26 minutes ago
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The window to claim your ApeFest 2026 tickets opens tomorrow, but tonight every Bored Ape Yacht Club member should take a moment to check their Glyph account and make sure they're ready.
Things will be anything this Thursday beginning at 12 P.M. ET when ApeFest 2026 tickets officially drop.
Like previous ApeFests, tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis. BAYC members can claim one complimentary ticket, though attendees must place a refundable $169 deposit to reserve their spot. Plus One tickets will cost $269.
Unlike previous years, however, this year's ticketing process will run through Yuga Labs' new wallet protocol, Glyph, instead of Tokenproof.
With the switch to Glyph, Apes must either link or delegate their hardware wallets before claiming their tickets. For more information on how to do that, read below:
LINKING: “Go to useglyph.io/profile, open Linked Accounts & Wallets, click Manage, then + Link Wallet,” Yuga Labs wrote. “Connect the wallet and sign a message to prove it’s yours.Linking is a signature, not a transaction. There’s no gas fee and your Ape never moves. You can link more than one wallet if your Apes are spread across addresses.”
DELEGATING: “You can delegate your BAYC or MAYC to your Glyph account instead of linking, which lets you prove ownership without connecting your cold wallet at all,” Yuga Labs wrote. “We check delegate.xyz registry V2 only. Delegate to your Glyph main wallet address, which you’ll find at useglyph.io/profile under Glyph Wallets. Copy the address shown there and use it as the delegate. Set this up before tickets go on sale, not on sale day.”
Once everything is connected, members can check their ApeFest eligibility here: https://tickets.apefest.com
As the Gazette previously reported, ApeFest 2026 will take place from October 16–18 in Charleston, South Carolina.
According to the schedule, the club’s official festivities will begin on Friday the 16th with the opening of the ApeFest pop up shop at Charleston Union Station, located at 652A King St. There, attendees will be able to browse exclusive merchandise, pick up their event wristbands, and connect with fellow community members. This pop up shop will be open all ApeFest weekend from 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The initial schedule also included the main ApeFest event that’s slated for October 17, at Beeple’s Studio, located at 2325 Charleston Regional Parkway. Registration begins at 6 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m., and the event will go until midnight.
For more information about ApeFest 2026, visit the Club's official FAQ here: https://www.apefest.com/faq
