Niantic's Pokemon Go Fest 2018 Ticket Sales Go Live Today

Pokemon Go players who are anxiously awaiting for their chance to purchase their tickets for this year's Pokemon Go Fest can not rest easy, as Niantic has announced that tickets for Pokemon Go Fest 2018 will be available for purchase starting today, May 11th, at 9:00 AM PDT. This year's event will be taking place at Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois from July 14th to July 15th. 

Tickets will grant players access to a 1.8 mile walking course that will feature a variety of habitats with the opportunity to also take part in a new Special Research at the festival. Ticket holders will be able to select the day of their attendance and starting location for the event. Each individual will be allowed to purchase up to six single day tickets for the event, but each ticket will require a unique Trainer Nickname. Trainers will only be able to interact with Pokemon on one of the two days that Pokemon Go Fest 2018 is taking place during, as players are not allowed to catch Pokemon on both days of the event. The $20 single-day tickets will be available for purchase on Pokemon Go's official website. 

Niantic will be looking for this year's to be much more successful than last year's fest, as the Chicago based event faced sever connectivity issues that caused many attendees to not be able to play the game. This led to the booing of Niantic Lab's CEO off of the stage by players, as he explained the plan for the event. The developer apologized for problems that the event faced and offered $100 worth of in-game currency, in addition to a full refund of each attendees' tickets. However, the apologictic efforts by Niantic Labs were not enough, as it also faced a class action lawsuit that saw a $2 million settlement be reached. 

With a brand new year ahead of it, this year's fest will look to right the wrongs of its predecessor and deliver the enjoyable augmented reality experience that the fans of Pokemon Go have come to love, as they will be gathering their tickets for the adventure.

Interested in more Pokemon Go content? Check out our guide for capturing Mew. 

(cover photo courtesy of Niantic Labs)