Overview
- Organizers confirmed that 87,380 people visited the PNE fan festival over its opening four days, with daily counts of 16,036 on June 11, 19,839 on June 12, 31,481 on June 13, and 20,024 on June 14.
- TransLink reported roughly 18,800 boardings on its temporary No. 11 FIFA Fan Festival Express shuttle across the same four days, with peak daily boardings of about 6,900 on Saturday.
- The fairgrounds have an estimated day capacity of about 25,000 people and a new amphitheatre that reserves 2,600 free standing-floor spots while selling premium reserved seats and paid lawn access.
- Saturday’s surge was driven by a BC Place match that drew a announced full house of 52,497 and by large groups of international fans, notably from Australia and Turkey, which boosted demand across the city.
- The festival observed scheduled closures on June 15–16 and is set to resume June 17, and early figures have led analysts to project that total attendance over the 28 operating days could ultimately exceed cumulative spectators at the seven BC Place matches.