Newark, Jersey City Added to Flag Cities’ World Cup Festival Roster

Five Goya‑backed festival sites confirmed across Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties

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GOYA Presents Flag Cities on Wednesday took two more big steps to becoming the premier fan festival destination in the area for the World Cup with the announcement of two more host locations in marquee spots in Newark (Mulberry Commons) and Jersey City (Christopher Columbus Drive).

The locations join previously announced host locations in Secaucus (Laurel Hill Park), Bergen County (Overpeck Park), and East Rutherford (Main Street) — giving the event blanket coverage in North Jersey.

Each location will hold a one-day festival on the day before each of the five opening-round matches to be played at MetLife Stadium. The festivals, which will charge a small fee to enter, will have food and entertainment and plenty of soccer — both to play and to watch on big screen TVs.

And 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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