GREEN BAY, Wis. — The NFL announced today that Green Bay has been selected to host 2025 NFL Draft.

The announcement was made at the NFL Spring League Meeting in Minneapolis on Monday, following a review of the proposal by the Fan Engagement & Major Events Advisory Committee and full ownership.

"The Draft has become a prominent offseason event hosted in different cities with spectacular locations across the country, and we are excited to work with the Packers and Discover Green Bay to bring the 2025 NFL Draft to Green Bay and iconic Lambeau field," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. "With the help of numerous local partners on the ground, our prospects and fans will be treated to an incredible week-long experience that shows off the city of Green Bay and the state of Wisconsin."

While details are still being finalized, the 2025 NFL Draft will take place inside and around iconic Lambeau Field and Green Bay's Titletown campus. There will be a variety of venues that will be utilized within Lambeau. 

With an expected 250,000 visitors, the draft will be the largest event ever held in Green Bay, which has a population of 107,000.

“We're the smallest market in the National Football League by a wide margin, but we're a big community," said Ed Policy, chief operating officer and general counsel for the Packers. “I think it's very fair to say that no other community on the planet has as close of a nexus to the past, present and future of the game of football than Green Bay.”

“This is an incredible day for the Packers, Greater Green Bay and the entire state of Wisconsin as we are excited and honored to be selected to host the 2025 NFL Draft,” said Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy. “The Packers have a rich and proud history that goes back to the early days of the NFL and are the only community owned team. That connection to our League’s heritage combined with the great passion Packers fans will bring will make the Draft a memorable event for those in attendance and NFL fans watching around the world."

According to the Packers, the festivities will include several days of activities throughout Green Bay and will feature a NFL Draft Experience. The large festival near Lambeau Field will be free for fans to enjoy and will be open during all three days of the NFL Draft. 

"We're honored to be entrusted to host one of the NFL's premier events," said Brad Toll, president and CEO of Discover Green Bay. "We're excited to partner with the Green Bay Packers, community leaders and our tourism partners to provide an unparalleled experience for visiting fans. This will be the biggest and most economically significant event in our history."

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More than 2.2 million people have attended draft festivities since 2015. Last month, the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City welcomed more than 312,000 fans and had more than 54 million viewers, according to the NFL. 

Now it’s preparing to head to the league’s smallest market. The Packers first applied to host in 2016, and the NFL pushed them to answer questions about hotel space and transportation infrastructure.

“The beauty as you’ve seen in the draft is that there’s not a real barrier to hosting it,” said Peter O’Reilly, the NFL's executive vice president for major events. “We can work through weather. If it can be in Green Bay — no offense, Ed — we can be anywhere.”

More information about the 2025 NFL Draft, including venue information and volunteer opportunities, can be found here.