DETROIT, March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The City of Detroit, Visit Detroit, the Detroit Sports Commission, and a coalition of key stakeholders, including the State of Michigan, Wayne County, Rocket Companies, the Downtown Detroit Association (DDP), and the Detroit Lions announced the launch of a comprehensive “ToKnow Before You Go” public awareness crusade to provide critical data to residents, business owners and enthusiasts making plans to attend the 2024 NFL Draft presented through Bud Light in Detroit.
The draft will be open to downtown enthusiasts around the award-winning Martius Park Campus and Hart Plaza from April 25-27, bringing unprecedented national and global media attention to the city of Detroit, adding 90 hours of media policy achieving more than 50 million viewership on NFL Network, ABC, ESPN, ESPN Sports and broadcast on NFL. The announcement, which was made 30 days before the first draft on April 25, took place at Development in Cadillac Square, formerly known as Monroe Midway, the site of the NFL Draft. Theatre.
“The NFL Draft will do more for our city in terms of economic activity and national symbol than any occasion in Detroit’s history,” said Mayor Mike Duggan. “In just 30 days, thousands of visitors will be staying at our hotels, buying groceries at our retail stores, and dining at restaurants across the city. We’ve been running the scenes for over a year now and now it’s time for other people to really start to see the NFL Draft events area start to take shape. .
The NFL Draft Theatre will begin to close and streets will begin to close.
At the media event, the City announced the first downtown street closures for the project, which is expected to attract thousands of visitors and consumers to downtown businesses. Phase one closures, which will begin on Friday, March 29 and last through May. 7, will be largely limited to the perimeter of the NFL Draft Theatre, which includes:
Organizers have been meeting with business owners and citizens in the affected area for weeks to inform them of the closure and answer any questions they might have. Details of the next stages of closing, adding those of E. Coli. Jefferson for the structure of the NFL Draft Experience at Hart Plaza will be announced sometime after the implementation of the Phase One shutdown.
These updates will be posted to the NFL One Pass, visitdetroit. com, and detroitmi. gov apps. Future stages of structure will come with the dominance around Hart Plaza, which will host the NFL Draft Experience presented through Rocket Mortgage, which is also available. for the public.
In addition to the structure of the NFL Draft Theater, visitors can already see other symptoms of the excitement that is beginning to build downtown, adding NFL team banners to downtown lampposts and electrical transformer boxes painted with the jerseys of Detroit sports legends from their pros. sports teams.
Advertised Ancillary Viewing Sites
In addition, a number of flexible and exciting ancillary entertainment and viewing areas have been announced, where thousands of outdoor visitors to the immediate NFL Draft area can enjoy the experience. The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) will provide “Draft Day in the D” at Grand Circus Park, Beacon Park, Capitol Park and Paradise Valley Beatrice Buck Park, while Bedrock will turn on Woodward Avenue at State St. at Park Avenue, as well as Parker’s Alley and The BELT.
“The Downtown Detroit Partnership’s ‘Draft Day in the D’ is free for fans, friends and families to enjoy Detroit during Draft Weekend,” said Eric B. Larson, executive director of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. “We applied to create an inclusive event and fun atmosphere downtown, leveraging the power and excitement generated during the main event at Campus Martius Park, which engages local businesses to offer anything for everyone. “
“Bedrock continues to work collaboratively with many partners to make the experience for everyone attending the NFL Draft in Detroit as elegant as possible,” said Ivy Greaner, Bedrock’s chief operating officer. “In addition, we will offer a variety of activities, events and entertainment in our Detroit restaurants, retail stores and public spaces for everyone to enjoy. “
Alexis Wiley expressed his excitement about the ancillary events, stating, “The draft will welcome thousands of football enthusiasts downtown, but those ancillary events will help us engage with other Detroit communities off the footprint and allow all citizens of the city to enjoy. The event. The excitement generated through this event.
Claude Molinari, Executive Director of Visit Detroit, added, “We look forward to welcoming soccer enthusiasts from Detroit and around the world to our city. Success in hosting primary events is like good luck on the football field. It takes a team running together. ” and I need to recognize the corporate, civic and philanthropic network of this region whose donations make the NFL Draft possible.
Donors come with Visit Detroit, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Rocket Mortgage, Flagstar Bank, General Motors, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, City of Windsor, Detroit Pistons, DTE Energy, Fifth Third Bank, Huntington National Bank, Ilitch Companies, Kaiser Enterprise. , Knight Foundation, Meijer, Penske Corporation, PNC Bank, The Skillman Foundation, Tourism Windsor Essex, Walbridge and W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
To learn more about the NFL Draft presented through Bud Light, enthusiasts visit nfl. com/draft/event-info and download the NFL OnePass app or online at NFL. com/DraftAccess. All adults will need to register for free access. access to the NFL Draft, but you can also register up to five youngsters to participate in the event. The draft has limited capacity and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis. For those who don’t have a smartphone, on-site registration is also allowed through the Fan Services staff.
ABOUT VISIT DETROIT
Visit Detroit is a private, nonprofit organization whose project is to boost regional tourism and economic impact by connecting the world to our diverse communities, rich history, and spirit of innovation. Visit Detroit is the catalyst for attracting business travel. , relationships, industry shows, events, and recreational travelers to our region. For more information, stop by www. stopover atdetroit. com.
ABOUT THE DETROIT SPORTS COMMISSION
The Detroit Sports Comproject (DSC) project is to market and sell Detroit’s metropolitan domain as a premier destination for regional, national and foreign fan events. The DSC is a non-profit charitable organization, IRS 501(C)(3), and a subsidiary of the Detroit Metro Convention
Kurt KosmowskiThe Kosmowski Group, for the Detroit Sports Commission and Visit Detroit248-345-4360kurt@thekosmowskigroup. com
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