Pokémon Go Fest 2026 smashes attendance records in Chicago with almost a million players

While we usually don't cover events in too much detail, there are some exceptions. And if there was ever a time to make one, then the latest iteration of Pokémon Go Fest in Chicago would be it. Running June 5th to 7th, it drew in record crowds to both Grant Park and nearly a million players in the city overall. According to the folks at Pokémon Go, over 90,000 tickets were sold for the event at Grant Park, with over 100,000 ticketed participants overall. Across the city, both free and paid players made up a whopping 717,000! And in case you were curious, those numbers equated to 14 million Pokémon caught at Grant Park and over 100 million across the city! ... [MORE]