Point State Park upgrades finish early as Pittsburgh preps for 2026 NFL Draft
A $3.4 million upgrade to Downtown Pittsburgh’s Point State Park is done ahead of schedule, months in advance of the 2026 NFL Draft. The 36-acre park, which sits at the confluence of Pittsburgh’s three rivers, will be the site of some of the draft activities in April, as well as...
‘You are definitely ready’: Roger Goodell says of Pittsburgh hosting NFL Draft
The countdown to the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh continues, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell believes the Steel City is prepared to handle the spectacle. “You are definitely ready. You know, this town knows all about football, and how to celebrate football, and that’s what it’s all about,” Goodell told TribLive...
A half-million people could attend the NFL Draft. Where will everyone stay?
Rena Ostlund views the 2026 NFL Draft as a prime opportunity to earn extra income. She’s listed her Oakmont home for rent during what’s expected to be Pittsburgh’s largest tourism event ever. Her asking price: $15,000 for three nights. “I know it is very lucrative to do this,” Ostlund said....
Local vendors eye NFL Draft 2026 contract opportunities
After months of education and training, business members of the NFL’s 2026 Source Program got their first opportunity to meet face-to-face with potential buyers in the 2026 NFL Draft. On Tuesday, Pittsburgh vendors gathered at the Community College of Allegheny County Foerster Student Service Center in Pittsburgh’s North Side for...
Mum’s the word: NFL, Visit Pittsburgh host private town hall on draft plans
As a Pittsburgh councilman, Anthony Coghill chairs City Council’s public safety committee and serves on the Sports & Exhibition Authority’s board. But even those credentials could not score him an invitation to a closed-door “town hall” Monday with NFL officials about the 2026 NFL Draft coming to Pittsburgh in April....
NFL and Pittsburgh leaders discuss massive 2026 Draft preparations
Acrisure Stadium will be the focal point of the NFL Draft fan experience, officials announced Friday, as the region begins ramping up preparations for the April event. Robert Morris University hosted a panel to discuss logistics for the upcoming NFL Draft, featuring NFL Director of Event Operations Steve Farago and...
Pittsburgh NFL Draft merch available on Steelers’ website
The NFL Draft is coming to Pittsburgh, and many fans will want to gear up and show a little hometown spirit. The 2026 NFL Draft Collection is now available on the Steelers Pro Shop website — featuring a total of 49 different items for sale. The draft begins April 23...
NFL Draft branding unveiled in Pittsburgh
Framed by the city’s skyline Friday afternoon, the 2026 Draft Local Organizing Committee revealed the official branding and visual identity for the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. The branding’s color palette — a brick red, navy blue, gold, sky blue, teal, bright pink and yellow — is drawn from a mural...
Ticktock: Officials unveil 2026 NFL Draft countdown clock
Football fans wondering how long they have to wait until Pittsburgh hosts the 2026 NFL Draft can now stop by the North Shore for a to-the-second countdown. The 18-foot-tall clock — showing just over 346 days at its debut Monday — sits in the sprawling lawn across from Stage AE....
Cheesehead U: Pittsburgh leaders mine Green Bay’s playbook for NFL Draft wisdom
There might not be any love lost on the football field between the black and gold and the green and gold. But, for several days last week, Green Bay Packers backers went the extra yard to give Pittsburgh Steelers supporters advice on how to host the perfect NFL Draft. A...
Pittsburgh navigates logistics of hosting 2026 NFL Draft sites split by a river
Pittsburgh officials preparing for the 2026 NFL Draft will face a unique logistical challenge never before encountered by a host city: how to get hundreds of thousands of fans around an event spanning two sites separated by a river. No one struck panic mode Wednesday during a discussion on the...
2026 NFL Draft: Main stage to be outside Acrisure Stadium; Point State Park to host festival
Steelers Nation can take some credit for bringing the league’s largest offseason event to Pittsburgh. And, for the NFL Draft next year, they’ll be taking over Point State Park, the anticipated venue of a free fan festival known as the NFL Draft Experience, documents show. Cities compete to host the...
NFL finalizes dates for 2026 draft in Pittsburgh
Dates have been finalized for the NFL Draft that will be held in Pittsburgh next year. The league announced Thursday that the draft will take place April 23-25, 2026. Last May, Pittsburgh outbid other cities for the chance to host the draft, one of the league’s tentpole events of the...
Pa. pledges $3.4 million to upgrade Point State Park ahead of 2026 NFL Draft
A $3.4 million state investment will help upgrade amenities, walkways and lighting at Point State Park ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. The sprucing-up project, announced Thursday by the state, will include improvements to lighting at the park’s iconic fountain, which sits in Downtown Pittsburgh at the confluence...
Pittsburgh leaders unveil Downtown revitalization plan ahead of NFL Draft
Pittsburgh leaders Wednesday proposed transformations at Point State Park and Market Square as part of a revitalization plan ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. The plan, which also includes upgrades of a block of Eighth Street in the Cultural District, was released by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Allegheny...
‘It’s such a big event’: North Shore businesses excited for NFL Draft in Pittsburgh
The phone calls to the Hyatt Place hotel on the North Shore began almost as soon as the NFL announced Pittsburgh as its 2026 draft location. Excited football fans were ready to book rooms for the three-day party. “We’ve had to just tell everyone we are just finding out as...
