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Golden Snitch Digital Lottery Announced: Discounted Tickets to ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’

Starting Aug. 7, don’t miss your chance to score $40 tickets to this popular family-friendly show

Actors on stage shooting fire from their wands at "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"

Photo: Evan Zimmerman

Published on: August 6, 2026

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Dust off your cloak and find your wand, the witches and wizards of Hogwarts are coming to Seattle. For three weeks only (Aug. 22–Sept. 12) the six-time Tony Award-winning production of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ will be at The Paramount Theatre. 

If you want to hop on the Hogwarts Express, but the cost of theater tickets makes you feel like you’ve been hit with a stunning spell, never fear! You can enter the Golden Snitch Digital Lottery for a chance to win the opportunity to purchase two tickets to the show for $40 each. A minimum of 10 tickets for each performance will be available. The lottery opens Friday, Aug. 7, enter online

Actors in the play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"
The next generation of wizards in ‘Harry Pottery and the Cursed Child.’ Photo: Evan Zimmerman

Be sure to follow the instructions below, and pay attention to your email after you sign up for your shot at two $40 tickets. 

  • Only one entry per person. Repeat entries and disposable email addresses will be discarded.
  • Winner and non-winner notifications will be sent by email within one hour of the closing of the lottery at 5 p.m. the day prior to the desired performance date. Winners will have one hour to claim and pay for the number of tickets included in their winner notification.
  • No purchase or payment is necessary to enter nor does a purchase increase the chance of winning.
  • Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
  • $40 tickets are void if resold.
Actors in "Harry Potter and the Cursed child" battling on stage
Get ready for some epic stage battles! Photo: EvanZimmerman

The lottery will close on Thursday, Aug. 20 for the first week of performances, on Friday, Aug. 28 for the second week of performances, and on Thursday, Sept. 3 for the final week of performances.

So mark your calendar for Aug. 7, and go ahead and knock back some Felix Felicis (not too much, of course) before you enter.