GREEN BAY, Wis. — The NFL and the Green Bay Packers announced the dates for the 2025 NFL Draft Monday.
The draft will take place from Thursday, April 24, to Saturday, April 26, 2025. The Packers are hosting the 2025 NFL Draft.
“With the dates now set, we’re excited to ramp up our planning and continue collaborating with our community partners and donors to bring this event to life,” said Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy. “Hosting the NFL Draft will have an enormous impact statewide, attracting fans and visitors from around the world and creating an extraordinary economic impact. We’re looking forward to seeing Green Bay and Wisconsin shine on a world stage with the attention of millions.”
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.
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.
“The NFL Draft presented by Bud Light has become one of the biggest, most-anticipated sporting events of the year and we’re looking forward to the incredible experience Green Bay will offer our prospects, their families and all the fans,” said Alex Brooke, NFL senior director of events business strategy. “Green Bay is an amazing football destination, with the area’s unique heritage and connection with fans across the country. Green Bay will provide a unique backdrop for fans who’ve always wanted to visit and a welcome back to fans who know and love it.”
More than 2.2 million people have attended draft festivities since 2015. 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.
As more draft details become available, the Packers will post them, here.