Pokemon GO Fest 2023: Niantic announces global and in-person event dates

After several rounds of rumors, supposed leaks, and teases, Niantic finally announced this year's Pokemon GO Fest. The biggest event in the popular AR title's calendar year is an occasion that fans eagerly await. It is marked with large-scale celebrations of everything Pokemon GO offers, with players from around the world diving in.

While it was earlier rumored that GO Fest 2023 would be held in Vancouver, it was quickly debunked by various sources. Niantic later shared a teaser regarding the event's location on the official Twitter profile. This article guides players regarding the schedule of the GO Fest 2023's both in-person and global variants.

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Pokemon GO Fest 2023 will be held in August.

Niantic's official announcement for GO Fest 2023 revealed three in-person locations. Tickets are already available and can be bought from the game's website and in-game by interested players. The locations, schedule, and ticket prices are as follows for in-person events:

London, England

• August 4 to August 6
• Ticket price: £32 (currently discounted to £27)
• Location: Brockwell Park

Osaka, Japan

• August 4 to August 6
• Ticket price: ¥3500 (currently discounted to ¥3,000)
• Location: Expo '70 Commemorative Park

New York, USA

• August 18 to August 20
• Ticket Price: $30 (currently discounted to $25)
• Location: Randall's Island Park

Niantic has divided the event into City Experience (from 9 am local time to 7 pm local time) and Park Experience (further divided into Morning Experience and Afternoon Experience). The locations mentioned above for each city will play host to the latter. Pokemon GO players can also purchase add-ons such as Raid Lover, Egg-thusiast, Citywide Gameplay, and T-shirt Preorder.

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The Global GO Fest 2023 will occur on August 26 and 27. While the event will be ticketed, Niantic revealed that some features will be available to all trainers.

Global GO Fest

• August 26 to August 27
• Ticket Price: $14.99 (or equivalent in the player's local currency)
• From 10 am local time to 6 pm local time

Those who purchase the Global GO Fest 2023 ticket early will enjoy the following rewards:

• Those who get it by July 5 and play it between June 21 and July 5 will get a particular Timed Research. They will also get the Timed Research mentioned in the second point.
• Those who get it by August 1 and play it between July 15 and August 1 will get a different Timed Research.

Pokemon GO players can purchase said tickets in-game by launching the app, going to the main menu, and clicking on Events to find all the upcoming events. Niantic said they would divulge further information regarding global and in-person events shortly.