It's one of the world's great sporting festivals, and if you can't get to Germany where better to watch the World Cup than in the heart of your city at a Big Screen.
The BBC will be operating 8 huge Public Space Broadcasting Screens which will be carrying the World Cup. 6 of these are our fixed city centre locations [Birmingham, Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Manchester & Rotherham]. The last two screens will be taking the passion, thrills and excitement of the beautiful game around the whole of the UK - across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and to the Channel Islands.
Like all our screens there'll be loads of entertainment on offer; interactive games, crowd cams, the chance to text your views to the screen and to give your own player ratings.
And these events are for everyone who wants a family friendly atmosphere - a safe environment for fans of all ages to share in the unique atmosphere of the World Cup.
It's a Summer of Fun on Big Screen Birmingham in the city's Chamberlain Square. It will be a family-friendly place for all the World Cup football matches - though not the England games as the council and police have advised us not to show them for safety and capacity reasons. However we will be showing Wimbledon to all the crowds who gather sitting on the steps in front of the screen to form our own "Henman Hill" or "Murray Mount" and giving everyone a chance to try out their own sporting prowess with our interactive screen football, tennis and Formula 1 games.
It's what we've all been waiting for since we won the 1966 World Cup, a chance for victory again! 40 years on we pin our hopes and dreams on Beckham, Gerrard, Walcott and most of all Rooney (he has to be fit at least by the 2nd round for us to win the World Cup). And where better to see the drama unfold than on the Big Screen Bradford in Centenary Square?! After all this blow-out feast of football only comes every 4 years, so let's make the most of it! You can catch all the action of the BBC games, kick by kick on the Big Screen, plus take part in some interactive games.
Queen Victoria Square in Hull is where you'll find your Sun Screen! This summer, the Big Screen is on hand to make it a super, fun time. It's the family friendly place where you can enjoy the best World Cup experience. We'll be showing all of the England games, as well as all of the BBC coverage of the World Cup. Please remember that it is an alcohol-free area - there are plenty of pubs where you can have a beer and watch the games!! There's also Wimbledon, where you can watch the centre court action from our very own Henman's Hull!!! Plus we've got loads of games to play with the Singstar Bus coming soon!
The World Cup 2006 comes to Millennium Square in Leeds with style! This purpose built event space will 'capture the moment' of every game over what has been hyped as England's best chance yet to bring the World Cup home.
Its summer in the city and the Manchester Big Screen is hot! We’re bringing World Cup 2006 action direct to Exchange Square For safety reasons, England matches are not being screened in Exchange Square. Look out here for news of future England screenings taking place elsewhere in the city.
Anyone for tennis? It wouldn’t be summer without Wimbledon on the Big Screen, so take your seats for all the best coverage. Plus you too can play, with our interactive virtual tennis game.
What better way to start the summer than by watching the World Cup on Big Screen Rotherham in All Saints Square?! We live in hope that Germany's opening ceremony is just like the one hosted by them in 1974, with permed dancers springing from giant footballs, but more importantly we live in hope that England will lead us to victory. And you can see it all first on Big Screen Rotherham. Plus throughout the summer you can take part in special family events in the square.
THE TOURING SCREEN
These two vast screens will be on the back of trucks and they'll cover thousands of miles to help many thousands more of you to enjoy the World Cup big-screen-style. For the biggest games our trucks will be based in larger locations and everyone will be welcome. On other days we'll be visiting schools, sports clubs, workplaces and special sites where we'll be hunting down the most passionate fans for each of the 32 national teams. Sometimes we'll be able to tell you, via this site, well in advance where our screens are going, other times it will have to be secret. And for one game - the final - even we don't know yet! BBC Radio 5 Live have offered one of our screens as a prize for Final Day to the most footie-mad street in the UK. You can trace the progress of our touring World Cup screens here and via BBC Sport Online.
We are awaiting confirmation on certain dates but here are some of the venues we will be visiting in England, Scotland & the Channel Islands. There will be further dates added in Wales, Northern Ireland and other locations later in the tournament:
Saturday 10 June: Parker's Piece, Cambridge & Delancey Park, Guernsey
England v Paraguay 1400 BST
Trinidad and Tobago v Sweden 1700 BST
ITV Argentina v Ivory Coast 2000 BST
Sunday 11 June: Delancey Park, Guernsey
Serbia & Montenegro v Holland 1400 BST
Mexico v Iran 1700 BST
Angola v Portugal 2000 BST
Monday 12 June: Everard Meadow, Bedford
Australia v Japan 1400 BST
USA v Czech Republic 1700 BST
Italy v Ghana 2000 BST
Tuesday 13 June: Bath University
South Korea v Togo 1400 BST
France v Switzerland 1700 BST
Brazil v Croatia 2000 BST
Friday 16 June: Grove Park, Weston Super Mare
Argentina v Serbia & Montenegro 1400 BST
Holland v Ivory Coast 1700 BST
Mexico v Angola 2000 BST
Monday 19 June: Piece Hall, Halifax
Togo v Switzerland 1400 BST
Saudi Arabia v Ukraine 1700 BST
Spain v Tunisia 2000 BST
Tuesday 20 June: Saltwell Park, Gateshead
Ecuador v Germany, Costa Rica v Poland 1500 BST
Sweden v England, Paraquay v Trinidad & Tobago 2000 BST
Wednesday 21 June: Westmorland Services, Tebay, Cumbria
Iran v Angola, Portugal v Mexico 1500 BST
Holland v Argentina, Ivory Coast v Serbia & Montenegro 2000 BST
Thursday 22 June: Preston, National Football Museum
Czech Republic v Italy, Ghana v USA 1500 BST
Croatia v Australia, Japan v Brazil 2000 BST
Friday 23 June: South Promenade, Blackpool
Ukraine v Tunisia, Saudi Arabia v Spain 1500 BST
Switzerland v South Korea, Togo v France 2000 BST
Saturday 24 June: Peterborough, The Embankment
Germany v Sweden 1600 BST
Argentina v Mexico 2000 BST
Tuesday 27 June: Priory Park, Southend on Sea
Brazil v Ghana 1600 BST
Spain v France 2000 BST
Friday 30 June: The Forum, Norwich & The National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
Germany v Argentina 1600 BST
Italy v Ukraine 2000 BST
Saturday 1 July: Southampton, Garden Festival, Southampton Common & The National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
England v Portugal 1600 BST
Brazil v France 2000 BST
Tuesday 4 July: Castle Park, Bangor, Northern Ireland
Germany v Italy 2000 BST
Wednesday 5 July: 'Central Square', Middlesbrough & Castle Park, Bangor, Northern Ireland
Portugal v France 2000 BST
Saturday 8 July: Glasgow Green
Germany v Portugal 2000 BST
Sunday 9 July: Glasgow Green
FINAL: Italy v France 1900 BST
Please note the BBC & local councils have the right to cancel any game screening and / or event without prior notice.
