{"id":187740,"date":"2025-06-16T01:23:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T01:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/187740\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T01:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T01:23:04","slug":"annual-pokemon-go-fest-draws-thousands-from-new-york-city-and-beyond-to-liberty-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/187740\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest draws thousands from New York City and beyond to Liberty State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NYJD108.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025 brings together fans from around the world to celebrate the global phenomenon at Liberty State Park, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Annual Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest draws thousands from New York City and beyond to Liberty State Park 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025 brings together fans from around the world to celebrate the global phenomenon at Liberty State Park, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. <\/p>\n<p>Jason DeCrow\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest drew out around 50o,000 people from New York City, New Jersey and beyond.\n<\/p>\n<p>From June 6-8, Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest set up shop at Liberty State Park in Jersey City with exclusive gameplay opportunities, meet and greets, community celebrations, and the inaugural appearance of Volcanion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPok\u00e9mon GO Fest is our annual in-person celebration of the Pok\u00e9mon GO community, the excitement of new Pok\u00e9mon being discovered, and just creating this magical moment where folks can connect with each other,\u201d said Divya Erram, Marketing and Live Events Manager for Global Pok\u00e9mon Go Fest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/?attachment_id=137772184\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-137772184 noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137772184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NYJD103.jpg\" alt=\"Tens of thousands of people attend Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025 at Liberty State Park, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. (Jason DeCrow\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"Annual Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest draws thousands from New York City and beyond to Liberty State Park 2\"  \/><\/a>Tens of thousands of people attend Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025 at Liberty State Park, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. (Jason DeCrow\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/?attachment_id=137772185\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-137772185 noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137772185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NYJD105.jpg\" alt=\"A group of players show off their latest catches at Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. (Jason DeCrow\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"Annual Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest draws thousands from New York City and beyond to Liberty State Park 3\"  \/><\/a>A group of players show off their latest catches at Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. (Jason DeCrow\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/?attachment_id=137772186\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-137772186 noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137772186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NYJD107.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees pose with Eevee at Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. (Jason DeCrow\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"Annual Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest draws thousands from New York City and beyond to Liberty State Park 4\"  \/><\/a>Attendees pose with Eevee at Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. (Jason DeCrow\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO)<\/p>\n<p>This is the third time that Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest has come to the tri-state area, with previous years taking place at Governors Island. Liberty State Park lent some of its 1,212-acre grounds during the three-day event to activations, photo ops with Pok\u00e9mon characters, carnival games and opportunities to shop and connect with other players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiberty State Park, I think, is one of the most beautiful parks we\u2019ve ever hosted an event in, but it also is incredibly accessible, not just for folks within Jersey City and the surrounding areas but also for international folks,\u201d said Erram. \u201cFolks from other states are able to make a really jam-packed fun vacation out of it, but yeah, we can\u2019t beat these views, with the Statue of Liberty being right there, and the bridge to Ellis Island.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/?attachment_id=137772187\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-137772187 noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137772187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NYCS101.jpg\" alt=\"Pikachu makes a special appearance at the wedding of Les Dorgo and Sandra Maroszek, held at Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. (Charles Sykes\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"Annual Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest draws thousands from New York City and beyond to Liberty State Park 5\"  \/><\/a>Pikachu makes a special appearance at the wedding of Les Dorgo and Sandra Maroszek, held at Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. (Charles Sykes\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/?attachment_id=137772188\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-137772188 noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137772188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NYJD101.jpg\" alt=\"With thousands of Trainers in attendance, Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025 showcases the game\u2019s power to unite people through a shared passion, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. (Jason DeCrow\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"Annual Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest draws thousands from New York City and beyond to Liberty State Park 6\"  \/><\/a>With thousands of Trainers in attendance, Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025 showcases the game\u2019s power to unite people through a shared passion, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. (Jason DeCrow\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/?attachment_id=137772189\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-137772189 noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137772189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NYJD102.jpg\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025 brings together fans from around the world to celebrate the global phenomenon at Liberty State Park, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. (Jason DeCrow\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"Annual Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest draws thousands from New York City and beyond to Liberty State Park 7\"  \/><\/a>Pok\u00e9mon GO Fest Jersey City 2025 brings together fans from around the world to celebrate the global phenomenon at Liberty State Park, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Jersey City, N.J. (Jason DeCrow\/AP Content Services for Pok\u00e9mon GO)<\/p>\n<p>Despite the on-and-off rainy weather, the event drew out over 500,000 players, and even hosted a wedding between Sandra Maroszek and Les Dorgo, two avid players from Canada who met while playing Pok\u00e9mon GO.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think [Pokemon] really proved itself to be a lasting legacy just by coming to these events and seeing folks from so many different generations, walks of life, geography and other all definitions of diversity coming to play together and then connecting with each other, trading, making new friends in the game or in person, which is really cool,\u201d said Erram.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the rest of the month, New York City players can participate in special events and in-game experiences in the five boroughs. 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