Goya Fan Festival Series for World Cup Adds Newark and Jersey City as Host Locations

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Goya Presents Flag Cities 2026, the FIFA World Cup 2026 fan festival series in Northern New Jersey, announced March 11 the addition of Newark and Jersey City as the fourth and fifth official host locations, joining Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus, East Rutherford, and Bergen County’s Overpeck Park as Flag Cities hosts.

The announcement was made by Goya with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor James Solomon and Hudson County Executive Craig Guy.

Table to Table, New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue, will serve as the official food security partner, adding a critical philanthropic touchpoint that will serve to educate attendees, reduce food waste, and feed local neighbors in need.

Table to Table is New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue nonprofit, bridging the gap between food being wasted and people facing food insecurity. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 276 community partners, including social service organizations, pantries, shelters, fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs. Food is provided free of charge. Through this, Table to Table touches a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits. Since 1999 we have rescued more than 133,271 tons of nutritious food — enough for 266,542,863 million meals — and delivered it to our neighbors in need, saving over 612 metric tons of methane saved.

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