Portions of the Pokémon GO Fest gameplay has been suspended near the Museum Campus “in response to several overlapping events in the area,” organizers said Saturday.
Gameplay was suspended for part of Saturday and all of Sunday in the areas east of South Michigan Avenue, from south of Grant Park to slightly south of East Cermak Road, organizers said. That includes Pokémon GO gameplay at the Field Museum.
The real-world GO Fest pop-up at the Field Museum has also been suspended, but the Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibit at the museum remains open.
Pokémon GO is an augmented reality game that requires players to use mobile devices to “hunt” real locations to find and catch Pokémon species, train them and battle with other players.
The three-day festival began Friday and continues from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Gameplay at Grant Park and other city locations are continuing uninterrupted, organizers said.
Along with the several museums in the area, the Beyond Wonderland music festival is happening Saturday and Sunday at nearby Northerly Island, and a USA soccer match was played Saturday afternoon at Soldier Field.
This year is the 10-year anniversary of the mobile Pokémon GO game and the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise.