{"id":208362,"date":"2026-06-02T12:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/208362\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:29:08","slug":"luis-fonsi-to-headline-philadelphia-fifa-fan-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/208362\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Fonsi to headline Philadelphia FIFA fan festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t11 AND IT IS COMING UP SOON WITH JUST A COUPLE MORE DAYS TO GO. PREPARATIONS CONTINUE AT LEMON HILL IN PHILADELPHIA FOR THE CITY\u2019S FIFA FAN FESTIVAL. FIFA ANNOUNCED A MULTI AWARD WINNING ARTIST LUIS FONSI IS KICKING OFF THE CELEBRATION FOR THE FAN FEST IN FAIRMOUNT PARK. HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR THE HIT SONG DESPACITO. REMEMBER THAT ONE FROM YEARS AGO? YEAH. ORGANIZERS ANNOUNCED THE LATIN POP STAR WILL HEADLINE THE FESTIVAL\u2019S OPENING NIGHT ON THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH. IT\u2019S FREE FOR ANYONE TO ATTEND.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPreparations are underway at Lemon Hill in Philadelphia for the city&#8217;s FIFA Fan Festival ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. FIFA announced that multi-award-winning artist Luis Fonsi, best known for his hit song &#8220;Despacito,&#8221; will help launch the celebration at Fairmount Park. Organizers said the Latin pop star will headline the festival&#8217;s opening night on Thursday, June 11. The event is free and open to the public. Fonsi&#8217;s performance is scheduled to begin after the day&#8217;s first match at 6 p.m. Did you capture a moment that you would like to share with News 8? Send us your photos or videos at https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/upload.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tPHILADELPHIA \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Preparations are underway at Lemon Hill in Philadelphia for the city&#8217;s FIFA Fan Festival ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. <\/p>\n<p>FIFA announced that multi-award-winning artist Luis Fonsi, best known for his hit song &#8220;Despacito,&#8221; will help launch the celebration at Fairmount Park. <\/p>\n<p>Organizers said the Latin pop star will headline the festival&#8217;s opening night on Thursday, June 11. <\/p>\n<p>The event is free and open to the public. Fonsi&#8217;s performance is scheduled to begin after the day&#8217;s first match at 6 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 02: Musical artist Luis Fonsi performs before the 2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic game between the New York Rangers and the Florida Panthers at loanDepot park on January 02, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Ben Jackson\/NHLI via Getty Images)\" title=\"2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic: New York Rangers v Florida Panthers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8857c2f2-c22f-4673-a557-6edc2d99c76b.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Did you capture a moment that you would like to share with News 8? Send us your photos or videos at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/upload\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/upload<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"11 AND IT IS COMING UP SOON WITH JUST A COUPLE MORE DAYS TO GO. 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