Pokémon GO Fest Draws Thousands to Chicago for 10th Anniversary as Grant Park Hosts U.S.-Only Stop
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Updated · WLS-TV · Jun 7
Pokémon GO Fest Draws Thousands to Chicago for 10th Anniversary as Grant Park Hosts U.S.-Only Stop
3 articles · Updated · WLS-TV · Jun 7
Summary
Thousands of players packed Chicago's Grant Park on Saturday for Pokémon GO Fest, the app's 10th-anniversary celebration and the event's first return to the city since 2019.
Grant Park became a digital playground as visitors traveled from across the Midwest to catch Pokémon outdoors, with temperatures nearing 80 degrees boosting the festival atmosphere.
Chicago is the only U.S. host city on this season's schedule, giving fans a rare domestic chance to attend the live event.
Organizers said the festival returned because Chicago hosted the first three U.S. GO Fests, making the city a symbolic homecoming for the anniversary weekend that runs through Sunday.