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SUMMARY:Somerville Viewing Party
DESCRIPTION:The Somerville Chamber of Commerce\, in collaboration with local business districts\, community partners\, and municipal stakeholders\, is pleased to present a series of free\, family-friendly soccer public viewing parties across Somerville\, Massachusetts.\n \n\nThese events will bring together residents\, businesses\, and visitors to celebrate soccer through inclusive\, community-centered programming that supports local economic activity and reflects Somerville's diverse global communities.\n\n \n\nEvent Overview\n\nThe Somerville Soccer Viewing Party Series will consist of outdoor public viewing events. Each event will feature:\n \n\n\n	\n	Large-scale outdoor LED screens for live match viewing\n	\n	\n	Multilingual broadcast access\, including:\n\n	\n		\n		Portuguese-language radio broadcast (Nossa radio is a Somerville company)\n		\n		\n		English-language televised broadcast for English-speaking matches\n		\n		\n		Spanish-language televised broadcast for Spanish-speaking matches\n		\n	\n	\n	\n	Local food vendors and restaurants\n	\n	\n	Beer gardens and craft beverage providers (where permitted)\n	\n	\n	Family-friendly activities and cultural programming\n	\n	\n	Live music and/or DJs featuring local artists\n	\n\n\n\nThe series is designed to be accessible\, welcoming\, and culturally responsive\, with intentional alignment to the communities represented across Somerville.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">The Somerville Chamber of Commerce\, in collaboration with local business districts\, community partners\, and municipal stakeholders\, is pleased to present a series of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">free\, family-friendly soccer public viewing parties</span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> across Somerville\, Massachusetts.</span></span></h1>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">These events will bring together residents\, businesses\, and visitors to celebrate soccer through inclusive\, community-centered programming that supports local economic activity and reflects Somerville&rsquo\;s diverse global communities.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</h1>\n\n<h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 15pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Event Overview</span></span></h1>\n\n<h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">The Somerville Soccer Viewing Party Series will consist of outdoor public viewing events. Each event will feature:</span></span></h1>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<ul style="margin-top:0\;margin-bottom:0\;padding-inline-start:48px\;">\n	<li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre\;">\n	<h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Large-scale outdoor LED screens</span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> for live match viewing</span></span></h1>\n	</li>\n	<li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre\;">\n	<h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Multilingual broadcast access</span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">\, including:</span></span></h1>\n\n	<ul style="margin-top:0\;margin-bottom:0\;padding-inline-start:48px\;">\n		<li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: circle\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre\;">\n		<h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Portuguese-language radio broadcast (Nossa radio is a Somerville company)</span></span></h1>\n		</li>\n		<li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: circle\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre\;">\n		<h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">English-language televised broadcast for English-speaking matches</span></span></h1>\n		</li>\n		<li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: circle\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre\;">\n		<h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Spanish-language televised broadcast for Spanish-speaking matches</span></span></h1>\n		</li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre\;">\n	<h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Local food vendors and restaurants</span></span></h1>\n	</li>\n	<li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre\;">\n	<h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Beer gardens and craft beverage providers (where permitted)</span></span></h1>\n	</li>\n	<li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre\;">\n	<h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Family-friendly activities and cultural programming</span></span></h1>\n	</li>\n	<li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc\; font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre\;">\n	<h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Live music and/or DJs featuring local artists</span></span></h1>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n<br />\n<span id="docs-internal-guid-0a492944-7fff-81ed-1e05-c9425e096a81"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">The series is designed to be </span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-weight: 700\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">accessible\, welcoming\, and culturally responsive</span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; background-color: transparent\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">\, with intentional alignment to the communities represented across Somerville.</span></span>
LOCATION:Viewing Party Locations See diagrams below\, pending local approvals for final status Foss Park 49 Fellsway W\, East Somerville\, MA 02145 Union Square Plaza 75 Union Square\, Somerville\, MA 02143 Davis Square Plaza 248 Elm Street\, Somerville\, MA 02144 Programming & Community Partnerships Davis Square Activation Diaspora Match Spotlight (July 9\, 2026) Location: Davis Square Plaza Partners: The Somerville Foundation\, Davis Square Main Streets The Davis Square event will be designed as a "Diaspora Match Spotlight\," intentionally aligned with Somerville's diverse cultural communities. The language of the game will be pending the participants. If the teams are Spanish-speaking\, we will utilize the Spanish-language broadcast. If not\, we will do the English broadcast. Programming will center on: A match featuring a nationally or culturally significant team for Somerville residents (e.g.\, Brazil\, Portugal\, El Salvador\, or other represented communities) Partnerships with culturally aligned organizations and businesses Complementary programming such as music\, food\, and community storytelling OTHER EVENTS East Somerville / Foss Park Activation (Proposed: June 19\, 2026) Location: Foss Park Partners: East Somerville Main Streets\, Nossa Radio\, Somerville Youth Soccer\, Somerville United\, EventThem Featured Matches USA vs. Australia Scotland vs Morocco Brazil vs. Haiti This event is designed to engage East Somerville's Brazilian\, Haitian\, and broader international communities\, with culturally aligned programming\, music\, and local food vendors. Capacity under 1\,000. These games will be shown in English. Union Square Finals Event (July 19\, 2026) Location: Union Square Plaza Partners: Union Square Main Streets\, Bow Market\, The Independent\, Somerville Youth Soccer\, Somerville United\, EventThem. This marquee event will serve as the City's primary World Cup celebration\, with expanded programming and coordinated business district activation. Capacity under 1\,000. The language of the game will be pending the participants. If the teams are Spanish-speaking\, we will utilize the Spanish-language broadcast. If not\, we will do the English broadcast.
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DTSTAMP:20260602T194753Z
URL:https://business.somervillechamber.org/events/details/somerville-viewing-party-2395
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