Snap’s SPECS First Look is no longer a calendar tease. As of OCTOBER 2, 2026, the public try-on at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles is OPEN — walk-ins welcome, demos RUNNING, and on-site PRE-ORDERS available for Snap’s standalone AR glasses.
That is a DIFFERENT beat from Metaverse Watcher’s September 30 advance note, which tracked atrium dates before the doors moved. Today’s story is OPERATIONAL: Snap’s retail page lists the store as open, Westfield’s event listing confirms the atrium window through NOVEMBER 7, and visitors can finally judge the DISPLAY without a press badge.
Opening-Day Hours, Walk-Ins, and Demo Length
Snap’s Century City retail page shows special OPENING hours of 4PM–8PM on Friday, October 2, then a broader daily schedule of 11AM–8PM. The location is Westfield Century City, 10250 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1330, in the ATRIUM near Tesla. Snap says no APPOINTMENT is required; walk-ins are welcome, and busy periods may push visitors into a VIRTUAL QUEUE with a notification when a slot opens.
Plan for roughly 15–25 MINUTES per DEMO, Snap says, depending on how much of the feature set a visitor wants to explore. Friends and family can come along. The page also lists PRESCRIPTION lens fitting among available SERVICES — a practical detail for buyers who will not wear demo stock lenses day to day.
Try On Now; Buy Later
SPECS are NOT available for immediate TAKE-HOME purchase at the pop-up. Snap’s FAQ is EXPLICIT: you can experience the glasses through an in-store demo, explore key FEATURES, get help finding the right FIT, and place a PRE-ORDER with staff. That matches the company’s earlier First Look framing on its newsroom, which invited the public to try the hardware and see what Snap is BUILDING rather than promising same-day inventory.
Westfield’s atrium listing keeps the First Look open Thursdays through Sundays, 11AM–8PM, from October 2 through November 7. Snap’s newsroom had floated an October 1 start; the live mall calendar and today’s retail “open” status align on OCTOBER 2 as the public gate. Parking guidance points visitors to the Red (Nordstrom) garage section for the shortest walk to the ATRIUM.
For Metaverse Watcher readers who followed Specs through launch pricing, enterprise partnerships, and reviewer hands-ons, the useful UPDATE is simple: the try-on is LIVE in Los Angeles, the purchase path is still PRE-ORDER, and the atrium window runs into early NOVEMBER. Sources: Specs.com Century City retail page; Westfield Century City SPECS First Look event; Snap newsroom Visionaries post.