GTA VI Festival lottery closes Nov 10: Travis Scott, Cardi B headline Miami show
By Lorcan Pettifer Fact-checked by Terrence Abiola Published
CONFIRMED
Rockstar Games confirmed that “Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival” will take over Mana Wynwood in Miami for one night on Saturday, November 21, 2026, with Travis Scott, Cardi B and Don Toliver at the top of the bill. Entry runs through a DICE lottery that closes Tuesday, November 10 at 4 p.m. ET, which leaves roughly a day to register.
What we know
Rockstar Games’ official event page describes the festival as a one-day event, presented with PlayStation. The date is Saturday, November 21, 2026. The venue is Mana Wynwood in Miami.
The headliners, per Rockstar’s page, are Travis Scott (billed as “Cactus Jack presents”), Cardi B and Don Toliver. Rockstar also lists Kodak Black and SoFaygo further down the bill.
Getting in is not a matter of being fastest in a queue. Rockstar confirmed that entry is by lottery, handled through DICE, with registration at gtavi-thefestival.miami. The lottery closes on Tuesday, November 10 at 4 p.m. ET.
Lottery winners can then buy tickets starting Wednesday, November 11 at noon ET. Rockstar caps purchases at two tickets per winner, and those tickets are non-transferable.
In practical terms, the steps are short. Register for the lottery before the Tuesday deadline. Wait to find out whether you were selected. If you were, buy up to two tickets once sales open Wednesday at noon ET, and plan on using them yourself, since they cannot be passed on.
Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, from Atlantic Records and Rockstar, is due the same day as the game.
The album and the festival overlap. Artists reported for the album include Travis Scott, Metro Boomin, Future, Yung Lean and Cardi B. Cardi B’s single “Don’t Chart” was reported as released on October 8, 2026. Two of those reported album names, Scott and Cardi B, are also confirmed festival headliners.
The location fits as well. Wynwood Walls unveiled GTA VI-themed murals, and the game itself includes a Wynwood-based area called “Stockyard.” The festival is staged in the real neighborhood the game borrows from.
What we don’t know yet
Price is the most obvious gap. Rockstar’s published details cover dates, the lottery and purchase limits, but no ticket price has been stated. Anyone entering the lottery is doing so without knowing what the buy-in will be.
The selection mechanics are also thin. Rockstar has not said how many tickets are available, how winners will be notified, or what happens to unclaimed allocations once the Wednesday sale window opens.
Set times and running order have not been published. Neither have door times, age policies or entry requirements at Mana Wynwood.
There is no word on whether the show will be streamed or recorded for anyone outside the venue. Given the lottery format and limited capacity that a lottery implies, that question matters to most fans, and it remains open.
It is also unclear what role the game itself plays on the night. Rockstar has not said whether the festival includes any GTA VI content, playable stations, or tie-ins beyond the branding and the PlayStation partnership.
Finally, nothing confirms whether the festival lineup is connected to the album tracklist in any formal way. The overlap in names is real, but the reported album artists remain reported, not confirmed by Rockstar in the material we have.
What it means
Rockstar is treating the launch of GTA VI as an event that extends past the console. A game release, an album on the same day, and a live show in Miami form a single, tightly scheduled launch push.
The choice of Wynwood is a statement about where Rockstar wants the game’s identity anchored. The murals at Wynwood Walls, the in-game Stockyard district and now a festival at Mana Wynwood all point at the same few blocks of Miami. Leonida’s version of the city is being marketed through the real one.
The lineup reads as a hip-hop heavy bill. Travis Scott, Cardi B and Don Toliver sit at the top, with Kodak Black and SoFaygo below them. That mix suggests Rockstar is curating around the game’s soundtrack identity and its Miami setting.
The ticketing structure is the part fans should pay closest attention to. A lottery, a two-ticket cap and non-transferable tickets together are designed to limit resale. Rockstar has not explained its reasoning, but the effect is clear: if you win, you go, and you bring at most one other person.
For most of the audience, the festival will be something to follow from a distance. Unless Rockstar announces a stream, the practical takeaway is simple. Register before Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET if you can be in Miami on November 21, and treat a winning entry as a bonus rather than a plan.
We will update this file when Rockstar or DICE publish pricing, set times or any broadcast plans.
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