Seattle to host 4 free FIFA World Cup 2026 fan celebration venues starting June 11
SEATTLE— As Seattle prepares for the arrival of the FIFA World Cup this summer time, the native organizing committee and its companions have unveiled plans for the final word fan expertise within the host metropolis of the most important worldwide soccer match.
On Monday, the Seattle FIFA World Cup 2026 Local Organizing Committee (SeattleFWC26), alongside its companions with the City of Seattle, Seattle Center, Friends of Waterfront Park, Seattle Sounders FC, Seattle Reign FC, RAVE Foundation, Seattle Mariners and BH Properties, introduced 4 venues in an expanded strategy to fan celebrations for the World Cup.
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Starting June 11, FIFA followers can be ready to expertise World Cup thrills at a number of places alongside Unity Loop, together with Seattle Center, Waterfront Park, Pacific Place and Victory Hall in SODO. According to the committee, all these fan experiences in a brand new distributed mannequin can be free and open to the general public.
“In just 100 days, Seattle will be buzzing as fans from all over flooding our city for an unforgettable summer,” mentioned SeattleFWC26 CEO Peter Tomozawa. “Our amazing partners have created a network of free celebrations that meet people where they live, work and gather. This approach reflects who we are: innovative, inclusive, and community-driven. We’re not just hosting a tournament – we’re bringing the game to everyone.”
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson mentioned soccer as a complete “brings people together.”
I’m so excited to be welcoming folks from world wide to an unimaginable FIFA World Cup this yr,” said Wilson, “and I am unable to wait to make the entire metropolis a part of the celebration.
Fan celebration places
SeattleFWC26 mentioned the distributed mannequin will embrace a number of actions and varied places throughout town, together with the next:
Seattle Center
Seattle Center, Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena will present a free, giant, family-friendly and vibrant place on the coronary heart of town with the “Let’s Play SEA ’26 – World Soccer Fan Celebration,” the place the Armory will function the first hub, that includes a large-format indoor display screen and a cushty, all-weather gathering house with meals, seating and facilities.
Additional free fan experiences will happen throughout the Seattle Center campus, together with the Mural Amphitheater with views of the Space Needle and Pacific Science Center arches.
The International Foundation may also function Seattle-based and worldwide DJs and artists performing nice music, in addition to different cultural programming, public artwork, Festal activations, meals distributors, kid-friendly play areas and immersive fan experiences that can animate the campus all through the match, alongside Seattle Center’s must-see points of interest, accomplice organizations and beforehand scheduled occasions and festivals.
Pacific Place
Fans may also get to expertise the entire FIFA World Cup pleasure at “Seattle Soccer House” at Pacific Place, that includes a lately accomplished and spectacular four-story, high-resolution, inside LED display screen constructed inside a five-story inside mall.
While surrounded by fellow followers, interactive activations and data cubicles, the house will rework right into a vibrant soccer hub on the coronary heart of Seattle, full with handy direct-access parking. The celebration is hosted by SeattleFWC26 and BH Properties, and can present fan experiences day by day via the final Seattle match on July 6.
Waterfront Park
For the FIFA World Cup, “Meet Me at Waterfront Park” – Seattle’s latest and iconic civic house – can be specifically programmed and activated by Friends of Waterfront Park. During the match, Friends will activate the complete 20-acre park with free public programming that can replicate the spirit and variety of Seattle, whereas partnering with the Sounders, Reign and RAVE Foundation to host fan experiences on Pier 62.
SODO (Victory Hall)
Meanwhile, the Mariners will host “Seattle Matchday Live at Victory Hall,” the place followers can hear the roar of the stadium whereas having fun with FIFA vitality and a 23-foot display screen all through the match at Victory Hall. The celebration can be open daily of the FIFA World Cup.
According to SeattleFWC26, most celebration places intend to be open for almost all of the match, not simply the six matches in Seattle. Capacity throughout the 4 venues will differ relying on match day, with the best capability deliberate for Seattle matches, which stays round 15,000 folks at anybody time.
All places can be positioned alongside the Unity Loop and accessible for followers by public transportation, together with Sound Transit Link Light Rail, King County Metro, the Seattle Monorail, ferries, water taxis, bicycles and strolling. The distributed mannequin will unfold financial advantages throughout Seattle neighborhoods to create alternatives for native distributors and small companies at a number of places moderately than simply centralizing actions at a single location, SeattleFWC26 mentioned.
Additionally, the Downtown Seattle Association may also be activating in Westlake, in addition to a number of different parks and public managed throughout the downtown core with areas enjoyable, interactive, soccer-themed programming, the committee added. Other websites can be added all through the spring, together with the Central and Chinatown-International District.
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As different fan occasions get finalized, companies, group teams and different cities are inspired to submit the main points to the brand new SeattleFWC26 Community Calendar – the followers’ one-stop store to see what World Cup-related occasions are taking place throughout the area.
In partnership with native jurisdictions, enterprise associations, chambers of commerces and different group companions, there are additionally 9 official SeattleFWC26 fan zones throughout the state – Bellingham, Bremerton, Everett, Olympia/Lacey, Spokane, Tacoma, Tri-Cities, Vancouver and Yakima – in order that Washington residents and guests can collectively benefit from the thrill of FIFA.
Updates about fan zone actions deliberate in these 9 cities can be launched within the days forward, the committee mentioned.
To sustain with the most recent information on all fan experiences and different FIFA World Cup-related occasions, go to www.seattlefwc26.org.
