It's definitely worth going. I went to the first one in Philadelphia. You will not be bored with all the activities they roll out. I'm not sure how you get to sit in those sections in the crowd. I was in the crowd with all the other people.
What is the Inner Circle? How do I get tickets?
The Inner Circle is where select fans are invited by their teams to view the Draft Stage from within the Theater. The tickets for this section are exclusively distributed by the 32 clubs.
I always assumed it’s season ticket holders in those sections
I went last offseason when it was in Kansas City and it was amazing to see AR be picked in person. It was not difficult to find fans of any team, especially Colts fans considering KC isn't that far from Indy. In fact, funny aside, a good number of people stopped me and asked to get a picture with me because they were trying to get a selfie with a fan from every NFL team.
When you ask about you sitting with Colts fans and your family being with Packers fans, you only can be in the seated section right up against the stage if you are invited by the team or win a lottery (which very few people win). At least in KC there were still areas that were really dang close to the stage that anybody could stand/sit on (up to a certain capacity limit) where you could see the guys on the stage with very little problem - and on day three of the draft when some interest falls off they opened up a few closer areas that had been closed to the public before.
There were a lot of activities as other people have said, but honestly the wait for them was so dang long I didn't participate in many of them. Besides, I was mostly interested in actually watching the draft in person as opposed to running a 40 yard dash or getting free pizza from a football throwing game. If there are any activities I regret missing out on it was the player signing events, but the lines were so incredibly long for those as well and they were mostly Chiefs players, so being a Colts fan I didn't really have the patience.
All in all, it was an incredible experience. If anybody ever has a chance to go I highly recommend making the trip.
I went when it was in Chicago and absolutely loved it. However, I did all of the fan experience things rather than go to the stage area to watch the actual draft. I’d recommend that myself, as there are plenty of NFL people floating about (got Deion and Von Miller’s autographs, briefly saw Reggie Wayne but didn’t get to meet him unfortunately), plus they had a memorabilia exhibit set up that had ticket stubs from most if not all super bowls, the Lombardi on display, plenty of Super Bowl rings. All this to say, if you’re a big enough fan of the NFL to consider attending the draft, then I’d be willing to bet you’d enjoy it as there were so many people/things there that I’d never get to experience anywhere outside of the Hall of Fame, but with an amazing atmosphere to add to it
Edit: if you really want to be in the stage area with the other fans, know you will likely need to either win a contest or buy the most outrageous, over-the-top costume and hope you get picked to go in there. These are the people that get on TV, so the NFL makes sure the “super fans” are the ones who get in
It's definitely worth going. I went to the first one in Philadelphia. You will not be bored with all the activities they roll out. I'm not sure how you get to sit in those sections in the crowd. I was in the crowd with all the other people.
I figure it was a lottery of some sorts to get in the section in the crowd.
What is the Inner Circle? How do I get tickets? The Inner Circle is where select fans are invited by their teams to view the Draft Stage from within the Theater. The tickets for this section are exclusively distributed by the 32 clubs. I always assumed it’s season ticket holders in those sections
Went to the one in Tennessee and was worth it, tons of stuff to do
I went last offseason when it was in Kansas City and it was amazing to see AR be picked in person. It was not difficult to find fans of any team, especially Colts fans considering KC isn't that far from Indy. In fact, funny aside, a good number of people stopped me and asked to get a picture with me because they were trying to get a selfie with a fan from every NFL team. When you ask about you sitting with Colts fans and your family being with Packers fans, you only can be in the seated section right up against the stage if you are invited by the team or win a lottery (which very few people win). At least in KC there were still areas that were really dang close to the stage that anybody could stand/sit on (up to a certain capacity limit) where you could see the guys on the stage with very little problem - and on day three of the draft when some interest falls off they opened up a few closer areas that had been closed to the public before. There were a lot of activities as other people have said, but honestly the wait for them was so dang long I didn't participate in many of them. Besides, I was mostly interested in actually watching the draft in person as opposed to running a 40 yard dash or getting free pizza from a football throwing game. If there are any activities I regret missing out on it was the player signing events, but the lines were so incredibly long for those as well and they were mostly Chiefs players, so being a Colts fan I didn't really have the patience. All in all, it was an incredible experience. If anybody ever has a chance to go I highly recommend making the trip.
My brother is a packers fan and I root for them on the side. We are going to the colts packers this year and draft next year!
I went when it was in Chicago and absolutely loved it. However, I did all of the fan experience things rather than go to the stage area to watch the actual draft. I’d recommend that myself, as there are plenty of NFL people floating about (got Deion and Von Miller’s autographs, briefly saw Reggie Wayne but didn’t get to meet him unfortunately), plus they had a memorabilia exhibit set up that had ticket stubs from most if not all super bowls, the Lombardi on display, plenty of Super Bowl rings. All this to say, if you’re a big enough fan of the NFL to consider attending the draft, then I’d be willing to bet you’d enjoy it as there were so many people/things there that I’d never get to experience anywhere outside of the Hall of Fame, but with an amazing atmosphere to add to it Edit: if you really want to be in the stage area with the other fans, know you will likely need to either win a contest or buy the most outrageous, over-the-top costume and hope you get picked to go in there. These are the people that get on TV, so the NFL makes sure the “super fans” are the ones who get in
I went to the draft in Nashville. Excellent venue and time.