A new street soccer park and community space is coming to Fishtown
Sponsors are building street soccer parks in 11 U.S. World Cup host cities during the 2026 World Cup.
Visa and Bank of America are transforming a Fishtown park into a hub for community soccer matches and development in the lead-up to the 2026 World Cup in Philadelphia.
Visa and Bank of America will open the Visa Street Soccer Park at 1036 N. Front St., a refurbishment of Fishtown’s Tiptop Playground featuring two regulation-sized soccer pitches and spaces for learning, workforce development, and community events. Street soccer parks are being built in all 11 U.S. host cities, hoping to recenter community during a global tournament where many get their start playing soccer among neighborhood friends.
“Communities are built on accessible opportunities for connection, healthy activity, and growth,” said Bank of America’s president of marketing David Tyrie. “These are more than just places to play; they are spaces where people of all ages can find common ground through the game of soccer, develop essential life skills and forge lasting bonds that strengthen our community fabric.”
The Street Soccer Park is meant to be a long-term fixture, not a temporary pop-up, according to sponsors. Once it opens in June, hours of operation will become available.
Fishtown’s soccer park will host leagues, free training clinics, and youth soccer programs. Casual pickup soccer is available outside of scheduled programming, led by Street Soccer USA, the overarching organization that helps run soccer parks like Philly’s across the country.
The goal is to introduce, or reintroduce for many, soccer into people’s lives without needing them to enter a pay-for-play league, according to Street Soccer USA. In collaboration with local organizations, programming and events will be curtailed to fit the community’s needs.
But it won’t only be a place to play soccer, as organizers want to incorporate small businesses the field and be a stepping stone for kids to get their first jobs. While these events aren’t finalized, they will look something like partnerships with local businesses and providing resumé workshops and job‑readiness training events for youth.