"MEMBERS ONLY" MYSTERY: ApeFest Watch Enters Day Six As The BAYC Shares Another Cryptic Clue!

The Bored Ape Yacht Club is members only, but what does that mean for ApeFest 2026? That is the question!

ApeFest watch continued Tuesday, and everyone is seeing red after a rustic red graphic recapping the club’s previous clues hit the timeline alongside a new phrase: “Members Only.”

 

 

As the Gazette previously reported, Yuga Labs has now released six ApeFest teasers in six days: “10.17” on Thursday, “USA” on Friday, “COLLECTORS COLLECT” on Saturday, Sunday’s seemingly blank clue, Monday’s “2325,” and now Tuesday’s “Members Only.”

 

 

Along the way, the club also changed its profile photo from its classic Ape skull logo to a red version.

 

 

Tonight, nothing has been officially confirmed about ApeFest 2026. However, the leading theory has Apes heading to Beeple’s studio in Charleston, South Carolina, on October 17.

The theory gained traction after many noticed that Beeple’s studio address, 2325 Charleston Regional Parkway, matches Monday’s “2325” clue.

 

 

Another top theory has ApeFest 2026 heading to Miami for the grand opening of the BAYC’s official clubhouse, which is what many have thought it’d be since the clubhouse was officially announced at ApeFest 2025.

But again, this is all just speculation, and your guess is as good as mine, or anyone else's.

While Apes continue reading the tea leaves, Yuga Labs says answers will be coming soon.

Last Thursday, Yuga Labs CEO Michael Figge stopped by the club's Meet at the Clubhouse Space and told listeners that he and the team will be releasing the most thorough ApeFest document ever because, as he put it, ‘people need to know when that is and where that is.’

 

“There have been a lot of people in my replies and my DMs telling me about this event around the world where Apes are going to meet in one location,” he said in a facetious tone. “This is what people like to do. But I’m new to this. Ive only been CEO for a couple months, people need to explain to me how to communicate in Web3, im just learning , im new at this. The BAYC team, I told them there’s this meeting of Apes around the world in one location and people need to know when that is and where that is.And they all looked at my and went, oh that’s right. People do need to know that.”

 

 

Figge went on to say that he and the team will soon answer everyone's questions surrounding ApeFest and that the announcement will be extremely thorough.

 

“Its going to be so comprehensive that we won’t event need to talk about it,” he said. And that will be that.”

 

The Gazette will continue to follow all things ApeFest 2026 and will let you know when the next clue drops and what it might mean. Stay tuned for updates!