Philly.com · Mar 27, 2017
Getting around during the NFL draft in Philly: What you need to know
Mayor Kenney announces the NFL Draft Experience in February. The fan festival outside the draft will cause many traffic disruptions near the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Benjamin Franklin Parkway.The NFL draft is coming to Philadelphia in April, bringing scores of fans and a month of traffic disruptions around the Benjamin Franklin Parkway with it.
Road closures for the April 27 to 29 event start April 10 and last through May 7, according to the city. The prolonged impact on the Parkway and surrounding streets is due to set-up and tear-down for the draft's first outdoor stage and a fan festival that will take place throughout the event.
