{"id":187094,"date":"2026-05-08T11:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/187094\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:29:10","slug":"philadelphia-soccer-2026-opens-media-credentialing-and-fan-registration-for-fifa-fan-festival-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/187094\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Soccer 2026 Opens Media Credentialing and Fan Registration for FIFA Fan Festival\u2122 Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Media Must Apply in Advance; Fans Required to Register for Entry<\/p>\n

PHILADELPHIA, May 8, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ — Philadelphia Soccer 2026<\/a>, the 501c3 non-profit that serves as the Local Host Committee charged with planning and executing FIFA World Cup\u2122 in partnership with the City of Philadelphia,\u00a0is now accepting media credential applications for on-site coverage at FIFA Fan Festival\u2122 Philadelphia (Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park). Free registration is also open for fans to attend FIFA Fan Festival\u2122 Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

\"Philadelphia<\/a> Philadelphia Soccer 2026 (PRNewsfoto\/Philadelphia Soccer 2026) <\/p>\n

FIFA Fan Festival\u2122 is the official public fan experience of the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122, offering supporters the best place outside the stadiums to watch matches live in an energetic atmosphere filled with football, music, food, entertainment, and cultural programming. Located at Lemon Hill in East Fairmount Park, FIFA Fan Festival\u2122 Philadelphia is the only U.S. host city festival open daily throughout the tournament with free general admission.<\/p>\n

The festival will transform more than one million square feet into a vibrant hub “welcoming the world with a Philly phlavor,” where residents and visitors can gather to celebrate the world’s largest sporting event. It will offer 39 days of programming that brings together soccer, culture, and the unmistakable spirit of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Media Accreditation
The media credential application is open to all members of the press, including:<\/p>\n

Broadcast, digital, print, radio, podcast<\/p>\n

Photo\/video professionals and technical crew<\/p>\n

News agencies and team media<\/p>\n

Freelancers (assignment verification may be required)<\/p>\n

Media registration is available at PhillyFWC26.com\/Credentials<\/a>. All media must apply in advance to receive credentials. Philadelphia Soccer 2026 will contact all applicants regarding the status of their accreditation.<\/p>\n

This accreditation process covers on-site media coverage at FIFA Fan Festival\u2122 Philadelphia (Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park). This accreditation process does not include access to FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 matches at Philadelphia Stadium. Media seeking stadium credentials must apply directly through FIFA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fan Registration
Philadelphia Soccer 2026 also opened digital registration for fans. While general admission to the FIFA Fan Festival\u2122 is free, all attendees are required to register and present a valid ticket upon entry.<\/p>\n

Fans can now register HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please note: Access each day is first come, first served and subject to venue capacity.<\/p>\n

About Philadelphia Soccer 2026
Philadelphia Soccer 2026 is the Local Host Committee charged with planning and executing FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 in coordination with the City of Philadelphia. Established in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it is governed by a 14-person Board of Directors that\u00a0convenes\u00a0leaders from across the City of Philadelphia and the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For more information, follow us on social media @FWC26Philly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Media Must Apply in Advance; Fans Required to Register for Entry PHILADELPHIA, May 8, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ — Philadelphia…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187095,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2847,2233,83493,69,71,70,83494],"class_list":["post-187094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-fairmount-park","tag-fifa","tag-fifa-fan-festival","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-philadelphia-stadium"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187094","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=187094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}