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Seattle Fan Celebrations

SeattleFWC26 built a distributed model for fan celebrations — spreading free, official gathering spots across Seattle Center, Pacific Place, Waterfront Park, and Victory Hall — while community-hosted watch parties, including "Kicking It in the CID," extended the celebration into individual neighborhoods.

All fan experiences in this new distributed model will be free and open to the public.

A Distributed Model for Fan Celebrations

In partnership with the City of Seattle, Seattle Center, Friends of Waterfront Park, Seattle Sounders FC, Seattle Reign FC, RAVE Foundation, Seattle Mariners, and BH Properties, SeattleFWC26 spread fan celebrations across multiple points along the Unity Loop rather than concentrating them in one place — including Let's Play SEA '26 at Seattle Center, Seattle Soccer Celebration floating on Elliott Bay at Pier 62, and Seattle Match Day Live at Victory Hall in SODO — so no single venue carried the full weight of the tournament's crowds.

Inside Seattle Soccer House

At the heart of the distributed model sits Seattle Soccer House, which transformed 27,000 square feet of Pacific Place into a free, all-ages fan destination from June 15 through July 2 and again July 6–7. Anchored by a 70-by-40-foot, four-story LED screen — Seattle's largest for viewing the tournament — the space was organized into distinct zones, including a Pacific Northwest–themed "Forest Entry," a maritime-inspired social hub called "The Watering Hole," a main viewing area called "The Urban Core," and a PNW Marketplace featuring a cultural store presented by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. The experience was hosted by SeattleFWC26 in coordination with Alaska Airlines, Amazon, Boeing, Emerald Queen Casino, Microsoft, Port of Seattle, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and the University of Washington, and was built with accessibility in mind — offering ADA seating, closed captioning, language interpretation, and a sensory room for fans who need it.

A Citywide Celebration

Beyond the flagship venues, SeattleFWC26's distributed model rippled out into neighborhoods across the city — with community-hosted watch parties, local business activations, and public programming in the Chinatown-International District, Pioneer Square, and beyond. By spreading celebrations across multiple locations rather than concentrating them in one place, the approach aimed to broaden the tournament's benefit to more neighborhoods, businesses, and residents, giving fans across Seattle a free, welcoming way to share in the World Cup experience together.

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SODO Welcome Center

Opened in the heart of SODO ahead of the FIFA World Cup, the SODO Welcome Center gave visitors a starting point for discovering the businesses, history, art and culture of the neighborhood surrounding Seattle’s stadiums.