FIFA Fan Festival in Philadelphia shuts down as storms threaten region

Philadelphia’s FIFA Fan Festival is closing early Sunday evening because of expected storms.

In a post on social media around 6:30 p.m., organizers said the festival on Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park is closed for the remainder of the day. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the entire Philadelphia region through 1 a.m. Monday.

“Bummed to miss out on Mexico-England but forecasted storms in Philadelphia will force us to close,” a post on Instagram said…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS