With no first-round pick, Vikings will hold fan festival on draft's final day

The Vikings are combining their annual first-night draft party and their day-three fan festival into a one-day event at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday, April 29.

April 18, 2017 at 3:16PM
Viktor Viking and fans during the 2016 Minnesota Vikings Draft Party.
Viktor Viking and fans during the 2016 Minnesota Vikings Draft Party. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

With no first-round pick — for now, at least — the Vikings are combining their annual first-night draft party and their day-three fan festival into a one-day event at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday, April 29.

The tailgate-themed event, sponsored by Miller Lite, will be from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the final day of the 2017 draft. Fans will get a chance to meet current and former Vikings players as the final four rounds of the draft take place in Philadelphia. There will also be a live concert by Davina and the Vagabonds and a 32-team cornhole tournament.

For ticket information, fans can visit the team's website, Vikings.com.

There is no first-round draft party this year because the Vikings don't have a first-rounder after trading theirs to the Eagles for Sam Bradford last summer. But the team says the draft party will be back next year.

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