The NFL draft is expected to draw 200,000 football fans to Philadelphia, organizers said Tuesday.
The draft, April 27-29, will take place in a huge outdoor theater constructed in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum.
A limited number of tickets will be made available for the 3,000-seat theater in coming weeks. A lottery opens for those tickets next week on the NFL draft website.
The Benjamin Franklin Parkway will be transform into a festival the size of 25 football fields, open free to the public before and during the draft.
Activities at the festival which is open noon to 11 p.