Philadelphia, PA (September 9, 2015) – The World Meeting of Families –Philadelphia 2015 update regarding ticket availability for the Festival of Families.

The Festival of Families: Saturday, September 26 (All Available Tickets Reserved)

10,000 tickets were made available online for this event beginning today at 4:00 p.m. EST.

Tickets were available on a first come, first served basis and individuals were limited to four (4) tickets per person. There was absolutely no cost associated with these tickets.  

Reservations for all 10,000 tickets were placed within 2 minutes.

The Papal Mass: Sunday, September 27(10,000 tickets available)

As noted previously 10,000 tickets will be made available for this event beginning today, Wednesday, September 9, at 8:00 p.m. EST. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis and individuals are limited to four (4) tickets per person.  There is absolutely no cost associated with these tickets.  

Those seeking tickets for the Papal Mass should visit www.worldmeeting2015.org/tickets.  There, visitors will click on the image associated with “The Papal Mass” and will be taken to the appropriate page for this event’s ticketing.

For more information regarding the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, visit www.WorldMeeting2015.org. You can also engage the World Meeting of Families – Philadelphia on Facebook (World Meeting of Families 2015) (Encuentro Mundial de las Familias – Filadelfia 2015), Twitter (@WMF2015) (@WMF2015ES) and Instagram (WMF2015).

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About World Meetings of Families

Beginning with 1994, The Year of the Family, the Pontifical Council for the Family has been responsible for organizing the World Meetings of Families in Rome (1994); Rio de Janeiro (1997); Rome (2000); Manila (2003); Valencia (2006); Mexico City (2009); Milan (2012); and now, Philadelphia (2015).  Since its inception by Saint John Paul II, the World Meeting of Families has sought to strengthen the sacred bonds of family across the globe.