July 17, 2025
Boston Scores and Sport dans la Ville are thrilled to announce the first round of delegation selection for Festival 26. Festival 26 is an international youth festival that will be held in Boston from July 5-13, bringing together 400 youth from around the world for cultural exchange, a fair play football tournament, and football for good workshops.
In total, 48 delegations from around the world will come together for a transformative week. Delegations will include six youth aged 14-17, one young leader aged 18-25 and one delegation leader aged 25+. Coming from all continents and regions, delegations represent organizations who use football as a tool for youth empowerment, community health, social inclusion, girls’ empowerment, economic mobility and more. Through a competitive application process, the first delegations selected include:
International delegations
- ASA Foundation (Indonesia)
- CFK Africa (Kenya)
- Fair Play Point (Czech Republic)
- Football United – Creating Chances (Australia)
- Fundación GOLEES (Costa Rica)
- Generation Amazing (Qatar)
- Rêves Passion Montréal (Canada)
- Saudi Sport for All (Saudi Arabia)
- Sport Against Racism Ireland (Ireland)
- Sport2Be ASBL (Belgium)
- The WE United Project (Nepal)
- Tibu Africa (Morocco)
- Youth Sport Uganda (Uganda)
From the United States
- America SCORES Cleveland
- America SCORES Milwaukee / Milwaukee Kickers Soccer Club / Hidalgo
- America SCORES Seattle
- American Amputee Soccer Association
- Beyond Soccer, Inc.
- Cerebral Palsy Soccer
- City Parks Foundation
- DC SCORES
- DREAM
- Kumasi Soccer FC
- New York SCORES
- Open Field
- Project GOAL Inc
- Safe-Hub Philadelphia
- Soccer Unity Project
- Soccer Without Borders Maryland
- Soccer Without Borders Massachusetts
- South Bronx United
- Urban Initiatives
- YMCA of Greater Boston
A second round of decisions will take place in fall 2025 to complete the delegation selection process.
“It’s a great honor to help organize Festival 26,” said Pascale Remy, Head of Global Partnerships with Sport dans la Ville. “The mission of this formidable event is to offer a unique and transforming experience to delegation from all over the world. It will be an exceptional moment of sharing and fraternity.”
“We are excited to welcome these incredible delegations to Boston next summer,” said Festival 26 Director Kathryn Fenneman. “All of these organizations are doing important and impactful work, and we are thrilled to be able to bring people together around football for good. The connections, skills and experiences that festival participants gain will have a lasting legacy on the individuals, their organizations and their communities.”
Many thanks to the Festival 26 sponsors: Advent International, Boston Scores Board of Directors, Generation Amazing, and Sanofi (confirmed sponsors to date).
About Boston Scores: Boston Scores is one of the largest afterschool programs in Boston, providing free soccer, poetry and service learning programs to nearly 2,000 students in grades K-12 each year. Through our holistic program model, Boston Scores supports youth in developing essential life skills that help to build strong individuals and strong communities. For more information, please visit www.bostonscores.org
About Sport dans la Ville: Sport dans la Ville is France’s leading non-profit serving underserved youth through sports and job readiness training. Founded in 1998, Sport dans la Ville today operates in 80 urban neighborhoods. Through sports activities, Sport dans la Ville imparts the values of self-confidence, teamwork, dedication, leadership, entrepreneurship and hard work leading young people on the path towards a brighter future. More than 12,000 young people aged from 6 to 25 are currently involved in the programs. For more information, please visit www.sportdanslaville.com/en
