Pokémon GO Festival 2026 Tickets: Dates, Sessions, and Prices

Quick summary

Ticket options for the in-person Pokémon GO Festival 2026 event in Tokyo, Chicago, and Copenhagen are now known. Learn how park/city sessions work, how long advance tickets are available for, and which add-ons are available.

Key points

It’s time to plan your trip! Advance tickets for the Pokémon GO Festival 2026 will go on sale soon via Niantic Live Events Ticketing, and they come with a discounted price.

Below is a clear guide with dates, ticket types, gameplay times, and confirmed add-ons for the in-person event in Tokyo, Chicago, and Copenhagen.

On-sale dates and when you might see changes

Advance tickets will be available until March 31, 2026, or until sold out. If they sell out before that date, general admission ticket sales will be announced in advance before going on sale.

General admission tickets will go on sale on March 31 or earlier.

Sessions: how gameplay works in the park and in the city

Each attendee must choose a gameplay session option to guide their experience throughout the day:

Also:

Morning Session

With the Morning Session ticket, you start the day with Park Gameplay and explore what the park has to offer. Later, you begin Citywide Gameplay when you leave (or are near leaving) the park. In the afternoon, continue with the city experience.

Afternoon Session

With the Afternoon Session ticket, you begin the day with Citywide Gameplay in the host city. During the park break between sessions, you continue with your city portion until you’re near or inside the park. When the stated time arrives, Park Gameplay begins.

Start times based on your ticket

Ticket holders do not start gameplay or complete research until the time listed for their park session. From the start time at that time, they enjoy Park Gameplay and its specialized elements.

• Morning park experience or Afternoon park experience (depending on the ticket for the event day).
• Between sessions, there’s a no gameplay break in the park so you can travel to your gameplay area in the city.
• Attendees will receive two research stories: one Special Research during Park Gameplay, and a set of Timed Research during Citywide Gameplay.
• During Citywide Gameplay, the event runs throughout the host city.
• Ticket holders can re-enter the event throughout their ticketed session.

Basic options and prices (Tokyo, Chicago, and Copenhagen)

Basic tickets include, for the in-person event, park gameplay and a full day of gameplay in the city. There is also the option to buy add-ons to expand your experience in the city with additional days.

Below are the confirmed prices for basic tickets by city:

Tokyo

Chicago

Copenhagen

One-day tickets (for in-person Festival events)

The event listing also shows the price for a one-day ticket:

The event gameplay is available only on the day, at the time, and at the location specified on the ticket. It is also stated that tickets are not refundable.

• Advance ticket: ¥3500
• General admission: ¥4000
• Advance ticket: 28 USD
• General admission: 33 USD
• Advance ticket: 165,00 DKK
• General admission: 200,00 DKK
• Tokyo: ¥4000
• Chicago: 33 USD
• Copenhagen: 200,00 DKK

New ticket: Urban Explorer (and what it excludes)

A new ticket type is coming: the Urban Explorer ticket. This type of ticket will be made available closer to the event (with additional information in the coming months).

These tickets offer:

But it does not include:

Important restriction with other ticket types

Confirmed Urban Explorer prices

• Access to an exclusive gameplay experience across the entire host city and during the day indicated on the ticket.
• Timed city research for the experience in the city on the first day to play around the city, available until the last day of the in-person event.
• With a basic ticket, you can buy add-ons.
• If you buy an Urban Explorer ticket, you won’t be able to acquire a ticket that includes the Park Experience.
• Tickets that include Park Gameplay are available until sold out.
• Tokyo: ¥3000
• Chicago: 20 USD
• Copenhagen: 135,00 DKK

Available add-ons: expand raids, hatching, and more days

When you have a basic ticket, you can purchase add-ons to tailor your experience.

Below are the confirmed add-ons and what they provide:

Hatching Lover

Includes:

In addition, the one-quarter distance bonus does not stack with other similar bonuses.

Raid Lover

This add-on can also be purchased with an Urban Explorer ticket.

City play (extra days)

Extra city play days add-ons expand the Festival with one additional day available on the day of the main event, with restrictions.

These add-ons:

In addition, there are also bonuses by event hours on the additional days, such as encounters with wild Pokémon, extended Incense duration and Lure Module, double Candies per capture, themed field research, and more time for Party Play.

• Tokyo: ¥2000
• Chicago: 15 USD
• Copenhagen: 112,00 DKK
• One-quarter the distance needed to hatch eggs
• Triple XP per egg hatch
• Triple Stardust per egg hatch
• Up to 18 daily raid passes by spinning photo discs at Gyms
• 5000 additional XP for completing raids
• 6 additional Candies when capturing Pokémon in raids of Level 5 or higher
• Allow only city gameplay (not the park).
• On the added days, event bonuses activate from 00:01 to 23:59 (local time) on the dates listed on the ticket.
• Include benefits such as increased chances of Shiny Pokémon, themed eggs, special trades, half Stardust for trades, among others.

VIP access: what’s included and which session it works in

As a new addition, the VIP Access add-on appears for the in-person events in Tokyo, Chicago, and Copenhagen.

Confirmed prices:

VIP Access features:

Coupon codes are also indicated for in-game items (sent by email no later than June 3, 2026), with an expiration date of January 1, 2027 at 00:59 CET.

Confirmed restriction:

• Tokyo: ¥15 000
• Chicago: 100 USD
• Copenhagen: 640,00 DKK
• It is active only during the park session indicated on the ticket.
• Includes fast entry to the temporary Pokémon Center shop (per the listing), access to the VIP area with renovated restrooms, portable chargers, lockers, and seating to recharge, plus an exclusive collectible item.
• People with an Urban Explorer ticket cannot purchase VIP Access.

Planning summary: what to review before you buy

Before deciding on your purchase, compare these confirmed points:

If you want to optimize your attendance, find your city, select the park session that fits you, and review what your ticket type includes before completing the purchase process.

• Make sure you choose correctly whether your ticket is for a Morning Session or Afternoon Session to sync Park Gameplay with Citywide Gameplay.
• Note that advance tickets end on March 31, 2026, or earlier if they sell out.
• If you want to focus on the city rather than the park, look at the Urban Explorer ticket.
• To extend your play time, review the add-ons and restrictions (park vs. city).