Pokémon GO Fest Chicago Sells 103,605 Tickets, Setting North America Record
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Updated · GoNintendo · Jun 9
Pokémon GO Fest Chicago Sells 103,605 Tickets, Setting North America Record
3 articles · Updated · GoNintendo · Jun 9
Summary
103,605 tickets were sold for Pokémon GO Fest 2026 in Chicago, including 90,000 for Grant Park, making it the biggest Pokémon GO live event in North America.
717,363 unique active players were recorded across Chicago from June 5-7 as the festival expanded beyond the park with citywide gameplay, exclusive event features and community activities.
107,793,707 Pokémon were caught across Chicago during the weekend, including 14,845,206 inside Grant Park and 62,880,085 during ticketed citywide play.
The return to Chicago, host of the first Pokémon GO Fest, tied the event to the game's 10th anniversary in July and included partnerships with the White Sox, Field Museum and Lincoln Park Zoo.