{"id":6285,"date":"2026-04-15T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/6285\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:00:15","slug":"toronto-looks-to-charge-admission-to-previously-free-fifa-world-cup-parties-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/6285\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto looks to charge admission to previously free FIFA World Cup parties – Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n

\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n

The City of Toronto is considering charging entry to fan festivals set up as part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a>, which it had previously indicated would be free.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

A report going to the city\u2019s executive committee said the costs of hosting fan-focused events at the Fort York National Historic Site and the Bentway over the course of the tournament had increased.<\/p>\n

Staff said the increased costs would require the city to charge entry to the festivals, which had previously been advertised as a benefit of the men\u2019s World Cup that Toronto is paying $380 million to host.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\"Get<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n

Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories.<\/p>\n

The festival, which is set to include live game broadcasts, food and music events, was promoted by the city last year as a \u201cfree and inclusive space\u201d for fans to enjoy the tournament.<\/p>\n

Across the two sites, Toronto will be able to host 20,000 people, which the city suggested would increase safety and security costs.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tMore on Canada
\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n

Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n

The report suggested an admission price of $10 for the previously complimentary event, with VIP admission priced between $100 and $300.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FIFA Fan Festival ticketing model is designed as a planning and safety tool, ensuring a high-quality, equitable experience for everyone,\u201d staff wrote.<\/p>\n

Toronto is among 16 cities across Canada, the United States and Mexico that will host a combined 104 games during the expanded 48-team tournament, running June 11 through July 19.<\/p>\n

Vancouver, which is also hosting the tournament, is set to hold a free fan festival with premium paid experiences.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t&copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Toronto is considering charging entry to fan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[17,1312,113,49,48,3723],"class_list":{"0":"post-6285","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-toronto","8":"tag-canada","9":"tag-fifa-world-cup","10":"tag-politics","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-toronto","13":"tag-toronto-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}