CHICAGO — Football fans: Here's a handy map for everything you'll see and do at this weekend's Draft Town festival.
Once again, the NFL Draft is returning Thursday to Chicago with an accompanying free fan festival. Attractions include food and games, as well as new features such as a Ferris wheel, virtual reality simulations and replica locker rooms.
Here's the map. [NFL]
Draft picks will be announced in the festival's "Selection Square" at Buckingham Fountain. The "Draft Tavern" bar pouring Bud Light and other domestic brews will be at Jackson Boulevard and Columbus Drive. A new Ferris wheel will take football fans for a spin around Columbus and Van Buren Street.
This year's festival concessionaires haven't been announced, but they'll include Cheesie's, Wow Bao and Billy Goat Tavern, according to an NFL spokeswoman.
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Draft Town will run from noon to 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free, but expect long lines with the festival adding metal detectors to entrances this year.
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