Have you seen the size of the NFL Draft Theater stage at Kansas City’s Union Station?
Emily Curiel, Chris Ochsner
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The NFL Draft ceremonies start April 27 in Kansas City. The three day event is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of fans from all over the country. Event promoters are claiming that the draft is the biggest event ever hosted in the city.
A big event requires a big stage.
The draft ceremonies will take place at what is being called the NFL Draft Theater. The theater, which has been under construction for nearly two weeks in front of Union Station, is appropriately enough, the size of a football field.
Supports were added to shore up the roof of the parking garage that is below the parking lot in front of Union Station and directly under the stage.
The stage will be the place where the nationally televised draft ceremonies take place. It will also house broadcast booths for several networks covering the event and will be where musical acts perform each night after the draft concludes.
South of Union Station at the National WWI Museum and Memorial, football fans will have a chance to live out their fantasies of playing professional ball at the NFL Draft Experience, a collection of interactive football exhibits and games. Dozens of tents have been constructed on the south lawn of the museum for the event.
Here are photos of the enormous stage under construction.
The stage being built for the NFL Draft covers most of the parking lot in front of Union Station.
The NFL Draft theater is seen being assembled at Union Station on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Kansas City.
A large crowd is expected to gather on the north lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial to watch the NFL Draft ceremonies on the stage being constructed in front of Union Station. An interactive football theme park called the NFL Draft Experience will be on the south lawn of the memorial.
Construction crews work from lifts while assembling the NFL Draft theater at Union Station.
A construction worker works from a lift while assembling the NFL Draft theater at Union Station.
A construction crew works on the trusses over the giant stage being built for the NFL Draft activities on Thursday, April 20, 2023, in Kansas City.
The stage in front of Union Station being constructed for the NFL Draft ceremonies will take nearly two weeks to build.
The Henry Wollman Bloch Fountain is front and center of the giant stage being constructed at Union Station for the NFL Draft ceremonies.
Portions of Pershing Road and Main Street are closed to make room for the crowds expected for the NFL Draft at Union Station.
The Link elevated walkway over Main Street next to Union Station is decorated with a NFL Draft motif.
The Link crossing Pershing Road is covered in signage promoting the NFL Draft.
Workers constructed one of dozens of tents on the south lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial Thursday in preparation for the NFL Draft activities. The NFL Draft Experience, interactive football exhibits and games, will take place on the south lawn.
