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Time for Football Chicago is Draft Town

April 22, 2016 by Eric Bennion

NFL Draft Town Map

Next week The NFL and their festival of football is descending on our fair city.  For fans of the game this is a great opportunity to get up close and personal with the NFL.  This will be three days of football fun.  Maybe just enough to tide you over until the preseason finally gets underway.

Location:

The Fan festival will be held in Grant Park and Congress Plaza for a 900,000 square foot celebration of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Hours of Operation:

  • Thursday, April 28: 12PM – 10PM
  • Friday, April 29: 12PM – 10PM
  • Saturday, April 30: 10AM – 6PM

The event is free to the public though you do need to download the Fan Mobile Pass to participate in some of the events. which include:

  • NFL PLAY 60 Clinic Field 
  • Kids’ Long Snap
  • Kids’ Quarterback Challenge
  • Gear Up & Go
  • Kids’ Extra Point Kick
  • NFL PLAY 60 Zone Obstacle Course

To see all the events and download the app visit the NFL Draft Town Page

Don’t forget to  check out our Meetups page as the Chicago Dads will be meeting at various times throughout the festival.

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Filed Under: Chicago, entertainment, events Tagged With: Chicago Dads Group, football, Grant Park, Meetup, Millennium Park

About Eric Bennion

Eric Bennion lives with his wife and two boys in Chicagoland area (the suburbs). A member of our Chicago Dads Group, he writes his own blog, DiaryDad’s Dadventures and has contributed to The Good Men Project and Life of Dad.

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