With an estimated 275,000 people attending the first night of the NFL Draft in Detroit Thursday night, you cannot blame tourism officials in the region for thinking about what could be in store for 2025 when Green Bay gets its turn to host. Members of Discover Green Bay and the Green Bay Police Department are in Detroit this weekend to learn first-hand what will go into hosting an event that size. According to several Green Bay media outlets, hotels in the city are slowly making rooms available for draft weekend, commanding rates similar to a game weekend.

Approximately 50 miles away from Green Bay, Destination Door County’s Jon Jarosh says they have been involved with meetings with Discover Green Bay and other tourism agencies about what role they could play in the NFL Draft. Jarosh has been gathering perspectives from Detroit and Kansas City tourism officials about their experiences leading up to their cities’ hosting duties. Whatever may happen, Jarosh says the excitement will only build from here.

Jarosh says they are gathering a list of businesses that may want to be involved with their efforts surrounding the NFL Draft, which will take place in Green Bay in and around Lambeau Field on April 24th, 25th, and 26th, 2025.