Summary
Pokemon GOFest 2024, the game’s biggest event of the year is happening from May to July in the following parks across the globe:
There will also be aPokemon GOFest: Global online on July 13 - 14 for those who can’t attend the in-person events. Each festival will have an abundance of unique rewards, special encounters, and in-game and real-life commemorative merchandise. Ticket prices vary according to the event location.
Pokemon GOFest has been a staple event in the game since 2017. ThefirstPokemon GOFestwas held in Grant Park in Chicago last July 2017. It was also the game’s first in-person event and its tickets sold out within fifteen minutes of release. While the first festival wasn’t well-received, the game continued to hold this annual event to great success. Niantic started holding it in different countries in 2019, with over 295,000 total attendees in Chicago, Dortmund, and Yokohama. The COVID-19 pandemic halted face-to-face events globally, so it went fully online in 2020 and resumed in-person events in 2021. ThePokemon GOFest seems to revolve its locations around the game’s major markets, those being the USA, Japan, and different countries in Europe.
Pokemon Go Fest 2024 Kicks off the Mid-Year With Exciting Battles, Encounters, and Merch
Pokemon GOFest 2024 is the game’s most awaited event of the year because it offers exciting perks for attendees and its free-to-play audience. Players can get tickets for this two-day event from the app or thePokemon GOWeb Store. The latter features even more rewards, likely because buyers buy it directly instead of through the app stores’ payment gateways. Each sub-event location will feature the following:
Exclusive Bonuses
Attendees for Sendai, Madrid, and New York will get these exclusive bonuses during their ticketed day:
Other Exclusive Features
Pokemon GO Fest 2024 Sendai
This event will be two different experiences, according to Niantic: Nanakita Park and other locations across Sendai. There will be morning and afternoon event tickets, which will have the same gameplay and community features. Players will only be able to play the game within the park during the hours listed on their ticket. Early bird tickets cost ¥3100 for early birds, while regular ones will cost ¥3600. The park experience will last from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM JST and the city experience will last until 6:30 PM.
Here are some notable Pokemon in Sendai’s habitats:
Pokemon GO Fest 2024 Madrid
There will also be two experiences in this location, within Parque Juan Carlos I and the rest of Greater Madrid. Morning and Afternoon tickets will cost €27 and €32 for regular ones. The park experience will be from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM CEST, while the city experience will last until 7:00 PM CEST.
Here are some of the special Pokemon within Madrid:
Pokemon GO Fest 2024 New York
Players have the chance to enjoy exclusive rewards and encounters within Randall Park and across New York City during the timespan in their ticket. Early bird tickets will cost $25, while regular ones are $30 each. The park experience will be from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET, while the city experience will last until 7:00 PM.
Here are the notable Pokemon in New York’s different habitats:
Pokemon GO Fest 2024 Global
The worldwidePokemon GOFest 2024 will happen after Sendai, Madrid, and New York. As such, players who can’t attend those events in-person will have to wait for this one to encounter and catch Marshadow themselves. The event ticket for this will cost $14.99, and it will last from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the player’s local time.
Habitat Incense Encounters
The Global event habitats will be Dawn Meadow, Shining Day, Creeping Dust, and Darkest Night. Players have a chance to get a Sun Crown Pikachu in Dawn Meadow and a Moon Crown variant in Creeping Dusk. Players will get these more interesting encounters when they use incense:
Attendees will also get these bonuses during the event period:
Trainers who get their ticket for the Global event early will get a Sun Crown (for tickets bought by May 6) or Moon Crown (for tickets bought before June 6) avatar items from exclusive Timed Research opportunities. As such, those who get their passes before May 6 can get both items. Players who get their tickets from the web store will also get an exclusive festival-themed shirt for their avatar.
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