GET READY TO GET BORED WITH BEEPLE: BAYC Members Can Claim Their ApeFest 2026 Tickets Thursday At 12 P.M. ET. Here's What You Need To Know:
- Kyle
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Get ready to get bored with Beeple!
Things were anything but boring around the swamp on Tuesday after the Bored Ape Yacht Club announced that ApeFest 2026 ticket claiming will officially open later this week, bringing members one step closer to this October's trip to Charleston, South Carolina.
“ApeFest tickets go live Thursday, August 6th at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET at http://tickets.apefest.com,” the club announced. “For more details on ticketing and the event, check out the FAQ at http://apefest.com/faq Charleston, SC. 10.17.26.”
Like past ApeFests, tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis and will be free for Ape holders, though attendees will need to place a refundable $169 deposit to reserve their spot. Plus one tickets will cost $269.
But unlike previous ApeFests, this year's ticketing process will run through Yuga Labs' new wallet protocol, Glyph, instead of Tokenproof.
To make sure you're ready for Thursday's ticket claim, Yuga Labs recommends creating or updating your Glyph wallet ahead of time and ensuring your Ape is either linked or delegated to it. For more information on Glyph, visit Yuga Labs' website here: https://useglyph.io
Find out more about either linking or delegating your hardware wallet to your Glyph wallet 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.”
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
