2025 Draft Events: Downtown De Pere

Downtown De Pere is ready for football fans! Enjoy a week packed with activities, including historic tours, exhibits, football trivia, film screenings, and more. Visit local shops, restaurants, and bars for exclusive merchandise, tasty food, and refreshing drinks. Join watch parties to celebrate together and support your favorite places. It’s a great opportunity to explore downtown and engage with the community!

Bush Art Center Exhibit | April 23 – May 9
As the football world turns its eyes to Titletown, SNC is stepping into the spotlight — showcasing a legacy that runs deep with the Green Bay Packers. Visit the Bush Art Center for a special exhibit featuring photographs from Super Bowl I captured by Vernon Biever, the legendary Packers team photographer. A short film about alum and former SNC art professor John Gordon (’64), the designer of the original Packers logo will also be featured. Learn more here

St Norbert College Packers Tour | Tuesday, April 22 & Wednesday, April 23 | 10 am – 6 pm
Explore historic ties to the team, from Vince Lombardi’s friendship with Fr. Dennis Burke to training camp days spent on campus. Students are giving free walking tours which will include stops where the team worked out, slept, and ate. The Packers stayed at St. Norbert for three weeks every season from 1958 to 2020. It was the longest uninterrupted training camp site in the NFL. Details here: St. Norbert College & the Green Bay Packers Tour

Mulva Cultural Center Exhibit | April 16 – June 11
The Greatest Story in Sports: The Green Bay Packers and the Draft exhibit will be on display. Take a walk through over 100 years of Green Bay Packers history! Artifacts include a Charley Brock game-worn jersey, Super Bowl XXXI ticket, 2020 Jordan Love NFL Draft card, and more. The exhibit was produced and is on loan from the Green Bay Packers and Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. It is free and open to the public. Learn more here

De Pere Cinema | Thursday, April 24 – Sunday, April 27
Green and Gold is a 2025 American drama film written by Anders Lindwall, Steven Shafer, Michael Graf, and Missy Mareau Garcia, directed by Anders Lindwall and starring Craig T. Nelson. The film is about a Wisconsin farmer who bets on the Green Bay Packers to help save his farm. View showtimes here

ComedyCity Theatre | Tuesday, April 22 – Saturday, April 26
A big week needs a little extra laughter, and ComedyCity is ready to celebrate with a few extra shows. It starts out on Tuesday, April 22 with a night of Football Trivia, continues on Wednesday with a special pre-draft edition of ComedyCity: After Dark, and continues further on Friday with a special 9:30 Grown-Up Show.  They are closing draft week with one of their fan favorites, “Tipsy History”. Purchase tickets here

Book Signings at Bosse’s News and Tobacco | Thursday, April 24 | 10 am – 11:30 am and 3 pm – 5 pm
Join Bosse’s for an exclusive book signing event. Tony Walter, author of Baptism by Football, Ice Bowl, and The Packers, My Dad and Me, is a retired sportswriter that delves into the early days of the Green Bay Packers history with his books on the iconic NFL franchise. You can also stop by anytime and pick up the official NFL Draft magazine. Learn more here

2025 NFL Draft Event Information
Discover Green Bay has all of the resources you need to have a seamless 2025 NFL Draft Experience. Draft FAQs, NFL OnePass, Security, Entry, Transportation and more can be found here.