Overview
- Registration opened Thursday at 2 p.m. for the free Fan Festival on City Hall Plaza, and organizers are issuing digital passes for selected match days while warning that a pass does not guarantee admission when capacity is reached.
- Boston 26 and city officials set the event for June 12–27 to cover group-stage play, with organizers estimating about 5,000 fans per day but declining to disclose a total registration cap.
- Attendees must register in advance (up to six people per application), provide contact details, and minors need a parent or guardian waiver; entry will require security screening, metal detectors and a clear-bag policy.
- The city also announced six neighborhood watch parties for specific games and state and FIFA approvals have recently cleared dozens of Massachusetts towns to hold their own public watch events.
- The FIFA trophy will be on display at Boston College this weekend with required registration to view it, and limited plaza capacity and security needs could push more fans to neighborhood sites and increase pressure on transit and nearby businesses.