Pokemon Go adds three more cities to its real-world events tour

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Plus events for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and Ingress

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Niantic has revealed an impressive lineup of real-world events for Pokemon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and Ingress that will take place during the first half of 2020, and some new cities have been added to the schedule.

This year, Liverpool, Philadelphia, and St. Louis join the live events schedule, so expect even more players to join the ranks. In the past, hundreds of thousands of players have come together from across the world to participate in Niantic's real-world events - more cities just means even more people. 

“Over the last 7 years, live, real-world events have been central to Niantic’s goal in leveraging technology to create interactive experiences that foster exploration and discovery, active and healthy lifestyles and lasting friendships,” says Michael Steranka, Senior Manager, Live Events at Niantic. “Niantic’s large-scale real-world events have had a true and clear positive economic impact on tourism, bringing people from around the world together for a weekend of adventure. We were incredibly impressed by the number and quality of entries in the #NianticLive2020 program and, as a result, are excited to announce the addition of Liverpool, Philadelphia, and St. Louis to our live events schedule in 2020.”

The Pokemon Go real-world events that will take place in the first half of 2020 are as follows:

  • Taiwan Lantern Festival in Taichung - February 6-9
  • Pokemon Go Safari Zone St. Louis - March 27-29
  • Pokemon Go Safari Zone Liverpool - April 17-19
  • Pokemon Go Safari Zone Philadelphia - May 8-10

The Ingress real-world events taking place during the first half of 2020 are:

  • Perpetua Hexathlon - February 29 in Asia-Pacific (Christchurch, New Zealand; Adelaid, Australia; Naha, Okinawa, Japan; Bengalaru, India; Chiang Mai, Thailand), Europe (Porto, Portugal; Milan, Italy; Lille, France; Bratislava, Slovakia; Ruse, Bulgaria) and the Americas (San Antonio, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Miami, Florida; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Tijuana, Mexico)
  • Lexicon Hexathlon - April 25 in Asia-Pacific (Colombo, Sri Lanka; Taichung City, Taiwan; Bogor, Indonesia; Baguio City, Philippines; Songpa District, Seoul, Korea), Europe (Moscow, Russia; Edinburgh, Scotland; Pilsen, Czechia; Budapest, Hungary; Valencia, Spain), and the Americas (San Francisco, California; Washington D.C.; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Victoria, BC, Canada; Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
  • Requiem Anomaly - May 9 in Munich, Germany

There will be a second anual Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival later this year, with details on the event coming soon. For more info, check out Niantic's official announcement here. Stay tuned. 

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Alyssa Mercante
Alyssa Mercante
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Alyssa Mercante used to be a features writer at GamesRadar+ and is now a freelance writer and editor. Prior to entering the industry, she got her Masters's degree in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Newcastle University with a dissertation focusing on contemporary indie games. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooters and in-depth RPGs and was recently on a PAX Panel about the best bars in video games. In her spare time Alyssa rescues cats, practices her Italian, and plays soccer.