The American Autoflower Cup returns to Los Angeles for its fifth edition on Saturday, January 30, 2027. AAC brings breeders, growers and autoflower enthusiasts together at beTRUE Studios, 7225 Sunset Boulevard, for an awards evening running from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The focus is the work behind autoflower genetics, with flower, hash and breeder recognition sharing the programme.
Seven categories, one focused competition
The announced 2027 categories are Best Auto Overall, Highest THC, Best Terps, Best Smoke, Best Looking, Best Auto Hash and Best Auto Breeder. The format gives different kinds of cultivation work their own place in the competition. Flower entries are considered across the major flower categories, while hash has a dedicated award and the breeder category uses voting.
That distinction matters for anyone following the results. The Highest THC category uses laboratory testing; Best Auto Breeder is a vote. The other announced entry categories recognize different aspects of the submitted work. The Cup’s published process combines expert judging with independent laboratory analysis, keeping the competition centred on actual entries and a defined evaluation process.
Built around growers and breeders
AAC welcomes individual growers, collaborations, cannabis associations, seed banks and grow shops. Its international entry policy brings different parts of the cultivation community into the same competition. For Los Angeles attendees, the draw is a specialist awards gathering where the genetics and the people developing them have the spotlight.
Cup curator Jeremy Norrie oversees sample evaluation and awards-ceremony production. The organizer identifies his background with The Secret Cup and Chalice California, connecting this autoflower-focused event to a longer West Coast competition tradition. The first AAC took place in Los Angeles in January 2023; the January 2027 event marks its fifth edition.
Entering the 2027 Cup
Competition registration and attending the awards use separate steps. Entrants receive a unique entry code and instructions by email after registering. Participation is paid to help cover laboratory-testing costs. The published terms require samples to be delivered in person, by the entrant or a representative, at the Hollywood pre-event on January 23.
Flower submissions require 16 individually portioned samples, approximately one gram each, in the required matching jars. Hash submissions require ten individual half-gram samples, totalling five grams. The organizer’s packaging rules prohibit stickers or labels on the individual jars or lids; identification goes on the master bag or container using the supplied entry number.
Those requirements give competitors a concrete preparation checklist before awards night. The organizer sends registered entrants the pre-event details and delivery instructions by email. Its terms also require properly prepared samples and warn that failing to follow the competition rules results in disqualification. Registration is available through the official AAC website.
Plan the Los Angeles evening
The January 30 awards ceremony takes place at beTRUE Studios in Hollywood. Tickets are available through AAC’s linked Eventbrite page, which lists the evening from 6 to 11:30 p.m. and a refund window of up to seven days before the event. Choose admission through that ticket destination; competition participation follows the separate registration and sample-delivery process.
For anyone keeping track of the autoflower scene, this is a specific date to catch the fifth-year awards and see which entries receive recognition. Follow the American Autoflower Cup series for the recurring competition, or explore the High Rise events calendar for other cannabis gatherings.