By Gazette Staff
April 18th, 2026
BURLINGTON, ON
The FIFA World Cup 2026 community event will take place at Spencer Smith Park on Thursday, July 9.
The event is expected to be free but that is what Toronto thought when their community event was announced.
Burlington has set aside $160,000 to cover the cost of the event,
City Council meets on Tuesday – more information should be available at that time.
The illustration set out below was provided by FIFA
The rendering was provided by FIFA. Quite why something so generic was released is hard to understand.
FIFA will be holding these events at 26 communities across the country, featuring “live match viewings, football-themed activations, cultural programming, music, food, and moments of national pride”.
The event will bring football fans together for live match viewings, football-themed activations, cultural programming, music, food, and moments of national pride.
FIFA uses the word football to define what we know as soccer.
Where do I find out about vounteer opportunities for this event?
Cue our pathetic Liberal Mp’s and Mayor vying for photo ops
Hopefully, the City has a bench for Councillor Galbraith to take selfies as he is known for this. Oh look, it’s Councillor Rory Nisan jumping up and down trying to get in the photo only to be tackled by our Mayor with her new Aveda Salon bangs
I don’t blame Toronto at all for adding a nominal ticket price. And I think Burlington should do the same. Every $10 or $20 paid for a ticket will help offset the cost to the City and the pockets of taxpayers.