The World Cup arrives in Atlanta this week, and the celebration is spilling out past Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Old Fourth Ward Neighborhood Association turns Historic Fourth Ward Park into a free three-day soccer festival June 11-13, with a USA viewing party, a neighborhood bar crawl, and the launch of a youth soccer program. Soccer bars and watch parties are lighting up from Little Five Points to Grant Park to Decatur, and Atlanta United's LGBTQ+ supporter group is partnering with Pride House to keep visiting queer fans safe. On Edgewood Avenue, four new Black woman-owned businesses open inside the historic Atlanta Municipal Market in Sweet Auburn.
Old Fourth Ward Throws a Free Three-Day Soccer Festival for World Cup Week
The Old Fourth Ward Neighborhood Association is turning Historic Fourth Ward Park into a free World Cup celebration June 11-13. The O4W Soccer Kickoff Festival opens with a bar crawl along the Eastside BeltLine and Edgewood Avenue, builds to a USA vs. Paraguay viewing party with live music on Friday, and closes Saturday with the launch of a new O4W youth soccer program for kids ages 5 to 13. Every event is free and open to the public.
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