Event Information and Timeline Event Construction - Begins 3rd Week of May - Park will be closed off to public in large amounts Event Dates June 11-July 19 Event Deconstruction TBD, into early August Event Hours Sun-Thurs 11am - 11pm Fri-Sat 11am - 12am Philly Soccer 2026 Event Schedule Event Perimeter ● Remains Unchanged - Girard Avenue down from Poplar Drive to the Sedgley Dr fork - all of interior Lemon Hill Drive serving as the barrier. - Park space along Sedgley Drive across from Kelly Dr and all of Lemon Hill Trail (woodland) outside of perimeter ● Park Space across from Lemon Hill (Lincoln Statue area) will be activated as a Welcome Center and Indego Bike zone ● Event Perimeter will follow industry standard for emergency blowout gate spaces ● Designed to maximize crowd control; counted in and out Event Entrance/Exit South Entrance @ Sedgley/Poplar North Entrance: Girard Ave/Poplar Dr Event Attendance Max 15K Low Est 3k Match and weather dependent Event Layout ● Main stage and sound system will be located at open plateau, facing south towards Boathouse Row and the river ● Retail and souvenir activations; soccer and family activations, food and vendor zones throughout ○ Soccer Pitch will be temporary structure; no in-ground astroturf and fill will be constructed into Lemon Hill ● 80 local food trucks ● Community entertainment program featuring local Philly artist performances ● Vendor Village will be set up in the Lincoln Statue area, across from Lemon Hill’s south entrance Park Accessibility ● From 3rd Week May to Early/Mid August, Lemon Hill will be inaccessible as a park space ○ There will be no passive recreation or gathering during event hours nor after hours ● Off Hours remain closed to the public; these are reset hours for cleaning, prepping, deliveries, etc. ● No use of heavy machinery during off hours ● Lemon Hill Neighbors Association will be granted passes for toolshed access ● Fountain and slope restoration zone will be closed off from public access ● Still working with PPR around tree protection and safety plan ● Currently no messaging to public around diverting picnics and gatherings from Lemon Hill or information about park accessibility further up East Fairmount Park or West Fairmount Park ○ LHNA expects higher vehicular traffic and parking throughout East and West Fairmount Park ○ Higher volume of people especially on weekends and holidays vying for space Transportation and Streets Road Closures ● All of Sedgley Drive and Poplar Drive up from Kelly Drive and south of Girard Avenue will be closed from construction to deconstruction ● Poplar St will be closed at 30th Street ● Kelly Drive will remain open except for July 4th and Schuylkill Navy regattas in mid-July Parking ● No event parking ● Parking Restriction Ordinance between 33rd and 21st Street, Cecil B. Moore to Hamilton Street ● Residents living within this zone (all of Fairmount and Brewerytown; western end of Sharswood, southern end of Strawberry Mansion, western end of Spring Garden) will be granted Temporary Resident Parking Permits for all plus 2 guest passes ● Not yet determined how this will be disseminated ● PPA will be in enforcement throughout Fan Fest Transportation ● SEPTA will no longer be running shuttle service from City Hall to Fan Fest ● Philly Soccer 2026 currently working with Visit Philly PHLASH service to increase bussing to event ● Relying on local SEPTA routes that bring folks towards Lemon Hill (15 Trolley, Routes 7, 32, 48, 49) ● No explicit information given whether these busses will be ran on a more frequent basis; Residents should prepare for higher volume ridership during Fan Fest on their routes ● Route disruption appears minimal; only the 32 operates on Poplar Drive; however, expectations of higher road traffic should be anticipated to impact SEPTA service ● Recent Inquirer article states an additional $5.5 million granted to SEPTA from the federal government to handle World Cup visitation which includes increasing service Rideshare ● Rideshare dropoff/pickup locations still being determined ● Fan Fest will use geo-location barriers to prevent pickup and drop off outside of designated zones ○ zone includes 33rd to 25th Street, Fairmount Ave to Master Street ● Uncertain if this will affect Fairmount and Brewerytown residents from being able to be picked up or dropped off by Ridehailing companies; uncertain if this also includes local cab services now using the Curb app Sanitation ● Sanitation schedules for 19121 and 19130 will remain unchanged, including the 2x week pick up ● There will be an area cleanup 3rd week of May when construction begins ● Designated cleaning crew in the areas outside of Lemon Hill ○ Thompson St to Fairmount, between Poplar Dr/33rd Street and Girard College ○ Master, Jefferson and Oxford will be monitored to see if cleaning services need to expand further north ● Dedicated cleaning service 1x week for 13 weeks which includes construction, event operation and deconstruction ● Crew will be comprised of both hand and mechanical broom cleaning ● Big Bellies will be added along Girard Avenue, Poplar Street and possibly Fairmount Ave and Pennsylvania Ave ● City will rent and operate portable restrooms outside of the perimeters (restrooms inside of Fan Fest will be operated and managed by the event) Public Safety ● Lemon Hill and surrounding streets have been equipped with new 360 facial recognition surveillance cameras ○ No indication where this data is stored nor for how long ○ Permanent installations ○ Run by PPD ● Event Security handled by private company ○ Will have additional cameras ○ Will handle perimeter and internal security ○ Park will have 24/7 security ● PPD ○ No impact to police service to district 5 ○ PPD will have postings outside event perimeter ○ Text Message service will be created for public ■ 888777CUPPHL ● ICE Concern ○ City position around ICE enforcement will remain the same ○ Answers were not conclusive around how presence of ICE will be handled outside event nor ability to enter event ● Cellular/WIFI service ○ Increased service with onsite boosting services for event ● Hospitality Hubs including food/drink stations, restrooms and cooling stations will be operated by City along Parkway up to event Preparation Updates ● Final rounds of tree work completed 3rd week of March ● Sidewalk/Pathway completion early April ● Line striping and additional street work completed by mid-April ● Multiple new potable water and electrical access sites added to Lemon Hill Community Links FIFA World Cup 2026™ Fan Festival Vendor Village Application FIFA World Cup 2026™ Fan Festival Talent Application