80% of Toronto FIFA FanFest tickets could now be free, Toronto says following $10 admission backlash
Posted on: Apr 22, 2026 20:12 IST | Posted by: Cbc
The urban center of Toronto has at present said it put up bring home the bacon the vast legal age of tickets to its 2026 FIFA world cup fan festival at no cost, changing course from a plan to charge $10 per person for general admission last week.
The move follows backlash from councillors when it was revealed at last Monday's executive committee that the tickets would come at a cost, because the city had promised in 2025 that the festival would be free for Torontonians.
In a report before city council published Wednesday morning, staff say of the 20,000 tickets available to the festival every day, 15,600 will be no cost general admission and 500 will be no cost dedicated to community groups. There is still a plan to sell some tickets though, with staff proposing to charge between $100 and $300 for 3,900 premium tickets everyday.
In last Monday's report, staff said the ticket sales were required so the city wouldn't go over its hosting budget and to ensure the festival doesn't become overcrowded.
But the revised recommendations, made at the request of Mayor Olivia Chow, would "go above and beyond the original $380 million budget." It says "other third-party" revenues are being pursued to close any remaining funding gap.
Toronto wants to charge for FIFA Fan Fest after promising free tickets
Councillors will vote on the report during this week's council session, which is schedule to run on Wednesday and Thursday.
"I hope councillors will support it so that everyone who wants to come to Fort York, no matter what their income level is, can enjoy the games," Chow said to reporters Wednesday morning.
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