LA Auto Show Launches Father’s Day Presale with BOGO Ticket Deal

Los Angeles, CA — Dads and cars. It is a cliché for a reason. For so many of us, our earliest memories are sound-tracked by a sputtering engine, a radio playing classic rock in a drafty garage, and the smell of WD-40. Maybe your dad was the type who spent his Saturdays with his hands covered in grease, or maybe he was just the guy who pointed out every sleek sports car on the highway.

This Father’s Day, the organizers of the Los Angeles Auto Show are leveraging that exact brand of family nostalgia. They have just opened up their box office way ahead of schedule for a limited-time Father’s Day presale, letting you grab a free ticket for the man who probably taught you how to drive in the first place.

The promotion runs from June 15 through June 21, 2026. The mechanics are delightfully simple: you buy one standard adult “Any Day” ticket for $25 (which, thankfully, already includes those annoying online service fees), and a complimentary ticket for Dad automatically unlocks at checkout. There is a limit of one free dad ticket per order, and a maximum cap of six purchased tickets per transaction.

The 2026 show itself won’t actually kick off until November 20, running through November 29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, but buying now saves you from the inevitable last-minute ticket rush.

“For 119 years, our show has been a place families come back to together, sometimes three generations at once,” said Terri Toennies, president of the Los Angeles Auto Show. And honestly, she isn’t exaggerating. Founded way back in 1907, the show is one of the longest-running and most influential automotive events on the planet.

Run by ANSA Productions, it serves as the absolute epicenter of Southern California’s car culture. In a world where car shopping has mostly migrated to sterile, digital online configurators, the show offers a rare, hands-on antidote.

This year’s floor is expected to be absolutely packed with the newest trucks, SUVs, gas-powered monsters, and cutting-edge EVs. You can sit in them, compare cargo spaces, and actually test-drive them on both indoor and outdoor test tracks.

To make planning a bit easier, here is how the entry-level pricing shakes out for the cashless presale:

If you are looking for more specialized passes—like Opening Day, Weekday-only tickets, Weekend Priority Entry, Family Four Packs, or those fancy VIP Guided Tours—you will have to wait until the general public sale goes live in August.

It’s also worth noting that the industry-focused AutoMobility LA Media Day will take place on November 19, just before the public doors swing open.

At its core, this presale is a smart, low-risk play. Even if your dad isn’t a die-hard gearhead who can quote torque specifications from memory, there is still something undeniably fun about spending an afternoon sitting in cars you can’t afford.

If you want to skip the generic gifts this year, head over to the LA Auto Show Ticket Portal before the presale ends on June 21. Just make sure to tell him he’s driving.