GREEN BAY, Wis. — With less than a month until the 2025 NFL Draft arrives in Green Bay, we’re learning more about how to best prepare for the week.
Helping us to understand everything from logistics to food is Nick Meisner, the VP of Dig. Marketing and Communications at Discover Green Bay.
The first helpful piece of information? The NFL Draft begins Thursday, April 24 and runs through Saturday, April 26, 2025.
There’s an App for that
Another smart step is to download the NFL OnePass app or on the web at NFL.com/DraftAccess. All adults are required to register but can also register up to five children to get into the event.
“The One Pass App is really where it’s all at. Event schedules will be there, transportation. It links back and forth seamlessly with Discover Green Bay and the information that we have there, and it’s also your event entry ticket,” Nick shares. “So before you go, the one pass app is really, really critical. It is the main source of fan communication that the NFL uses.”
The Draft Experience
The 2025 NFL Draft Experience will take place during all three days of the Draft. It’s a free fan experience that let’s you participate in immersive exhibits and sponsor activations; take photos with the Vince Lombardi Trophy; enjoy the youth-focused Play 60 Zone; shop exclusive merchandise at NFL Shop presented by Visa; and score autographs from current NFL players and Legends at the Autograph Stage.
“The best way I can describe it is a state fair of football.” Nick shares, “There’s activities, player appearances, vendors and sponsors and concessions. That’s where most of the event happens when there’s not picks going on.”
You won’t go hungry
We had to ask Nick about the food experience at the 2025 NFL Draft.
“I don’t think they’ll leave hungry at all. It’s going to be a showcase of what makes Wisconsin’s culinary scene and Green Bay’s culinary scene amazing.” Nick shared, “You will see a lot of what you normally see at Lambeau Field, Delaware North, the wonderful concession vendor that handles Lambeau Field is going to be doing their thing in the concession stands, in the concourse and on the footprint with ton of your favorites from Game Day and beyond. I’m not sure exactly what their their plans are, but I’m sure they got some great surprises up their sleeve.”
For more information…
Those headed to the Draft might also have questions on parking, road closures and accommodations. For all of that, visit the Discover Green Bay website, at www.greenbay.com.
“This will be a showcase of Green Bay and our community, as well as, you know, the talent and the teams that make the league what it is,” shared Meisner. “So it’s just a celebration of, you know, the National Football League, of the game of football, you know, celebrating the future of these prospects. It’s an inspiring event. It’s a fan focused event. And it is, you know, one of the premier off season things that you can do if you’re, if you’re a football fan, for the community. I think it puts us on, on the spotlight that we’ve not seen before.”
