{"id":144504,"date":"2026-03-21T07:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/144504\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T07:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:40:08","slug":"know-before-you-go-kids-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/144504\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Before You Go | Kids&#8217; Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n      Game Information<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Union vs. Chicago Fire FC<br \/>MLS Matchday 5<br \/>Saturday, March 21st, Kick off set for 4:30PM ET<br \/>Walmart Saturday Showdown with coverage on Apple TV<\/p>\n<p>\n      Parking Lots<\/p>\n<p>Fans should make sure to check the official parking map below and are reminded that all <a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphiaunion.evenue.net\/cgi-bin\/ncommerce3\/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:GLOBAL-UNION:UNION24:PRKUB3:&amp;linkID=global-union&amp;dataAccId=165&amp;locale=en_US&amp;siteId=ev_global-union\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Union parking lots<\/a> will open at 11:30AM. To cut down on your wait, fans are encouraged to purchase a parking pass to ensure a parking spot which can be purchased online here. Passes are limited so don&#8217;t wait!<\/p>\n<p>\n      Kids&#8217; Day Activities<\/p>\n<p>The club is celebrating the youngest members of the Union faithful with lots of Kids&#8217; Day festivities.<\/p>\n<p>Kids&#8217; Day kicks off at Union Yards with all members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiaunion.com\/phang\/club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Phang\u2019s Kids Club<\/a> members invited to an exclusive Pregame Tailgate in the GIANT Boot Room from 1:00 PM &#8211; 2:00 PM. Members can enjoy popcorn, hot dogs, cookies, and assortment of beverage options. There will be an opportunity to get your caricature drawn, and members can create their own posters to bring into the match to cheer on the Boys in Blue! To sign up for Phang&#8217;s Kids Club, click the image below.<\/p>\n<p>From 1:30 PM &#8211; 2:30 PM fans can enjoy a live performance outside Union Yards from singer, Adeline Csontos.<\/p>\n<p>Kids of all ages are welcome at the Subaru Plaza with fun activities like Soccer Darts, Phang\u2019s Game Time, and Musselman\u2019s Kick. Fans\u00a0will also be\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0enjoy\u00a0Face\u00a0Painting, Balloon Artists, and Air Brush Artists.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the stadium, be sure to grab the specialty Souvenir Ice Cream Cup at concessions. Fans can expect a special appearance from a kid host accompanying Rach on the Radio and a kid National Anthem performance by Charlie Carroccio.<\/p>\n<p>Once the match concludes, the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphiaunion.formstack.com\/forms\/kids_kick_waiver_2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Post-Game Kick<\/a> will commence where kids 14 and under will have the opportunity to shoot on the same pitch the Boys in Blue play on, from the 18-yard line! The first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofevo.com\/event\/PKC2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">100 Phang\u2019s Kids Club MVP members<\/a> will have the exclusive perk of front-of-the-line access (first come first serve).<\/p>\n<p>\n      Download the Philadelphia Union App powered by Theta Network<\/p>\n<p>Fans making their way to Subaru Park this weekend will want to make sure they have the Philadelphia Union App downloaded to their device. From connecting with your SeatGeek account to access your tickets to participating in the club&#8217;s all-new pre-game light show, you&#8217;ll want to be sure you&#8217;re connected with the U during the match. To download, please <a href=\"https:\/\/yi.nzc.am\/1v\/welcome-journey-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n      Union Yards<\/p>\n<p>Located just across from the Sons of Ben Tailgate lots, the \u2018Dogfish Head Bar at Union Yards\u2019 features a 50-foot full bar serving 20 beers on tap as well as wine, liquor, and soft drinks. The 4,000-square-foot main hall includes a rustic brick fa\u00e7ade, nine clear glass garage doors, 15-foot ceiling fans, nine rows of communal tables, and 10 big screen TVs showing games across Major League Soccer as well as all Philly sporting events.<\/p>\n<p>Union Yards opens three hours before kick off, at 1:30PM ET on Saturday, and will be open until 7:30PM.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018GIANT Tailgate at Union Yards\u2019 features tailgate games, lounge seating and firepits with string lights overhead and trees throughout.<\/p>\n<p>\n      Gates Opening<\/p>\n<p>All gates will open at 3PM ET for the Union&#8217;s home match against Chicago Fire FC on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\n      Zero Landfill<\/p>\n<p>With the\u00a0Philadelphia\u00a0Union&#8217;s innovative, forward-thinking initiatives and Subaru&#8217;s long history of environmentalism and zero landfill expertise, the Union and Subaru have made Subaru Park the first zero landfill soccer stadium in Major League Soccer.\u00a0To achieve this, Subaru Park reduces, reuses, and recycles more than 90% of its waste with the remaining waste converted to energy, thereby putting nothing into landfills since officially declaring zero-landfill status in 2021.\u00a0By creating in-stadium messaging and an easy system for fans to sort\u00a0their waste, Subaru and the Union cut the amount of waste each fan generated in half and increased the amount of waste fans recycle five-fold.\u00a0Helping to keep trash out of landfills is just another way Subaru lives up to its commitment to support the Philadelphia community through its partnership with the Philadelphia Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Game Information Philadelphia Union vs. Chicago Fire FCMLS Matchday 5Saturday, March 21st, Kick off set for 4:30PM ETWalmart&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144505,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70,64198],"class_list":["post-144504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-phivschi-03-21-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}