Philadelphia opens largest World Cup Fan Festival in Fairmount Park for ultimate soccer experience
The Fan Fest will open at 2 p.m. Thursday, ahead of the first match at 3 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia's FIFA Fan Festival also opens Thursday at Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park.
Fans can visit the site for the ultimate soccer experience throughout the tournament.
Of the 11 cities hosting matches, Philadelphia has the largest fan fest site.
The Fan Fest will open at 2 p.m. ahead of the first World Cup match at 3 p.m. in Mexico City.
It is free to attend, but you must register beforehand.
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The million-square-foot space will have games, food and retail tents.
There will be fan activities and huge screens to watch the matches and cheer along.
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On the days when there are no matches, it will still be open with concerts and other things.
Luis Fonsi, whose biggest hit is probably "Despacito," will hold a concert Thursday night following the final whistle of the Mexico-South Africa match.
The Fan Fest was designed to be the World Cup experience for everyone.
Philadelphia hosts its first World Cup match on Sunday.
Tickets are hard to get so if you're somebody who can't make it inside the stadium, you still have a place to come. You got a place to come to celebrate FIFA, to watch the matches, to eat and drink and celebrate with your friends so the World Cup experience is out here for everybody.
