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Tickets for the inaugural Packers Fan Fest go on sale tomorrow, Feb. 9, at 9 a.m. (CST) via telephone at 800/992-5750 and in person at the Packers ticket office.
A total of 3,000 tickets will be sold, priced at $55 and good for all three days of the event. Tickets sold at the Packers ticket office can be paid for with MasterCard, Visa, check or cash. Over the phone MasterCard and Visa will be accepted. A $5-per-order handling fee will be charged as well, with a limit of six tickets sold per household. The ticket includes admission to the Packers Hall of Fame during the event. Children 3-and-under are free.
Scheduled for March 11-13, Fan Fest is a three-day celebration of Packers football for the whole family that will allow fans the chance to get up close and personal with their favorite Packers players, past and present, as well as coaching staff and front office personnel.
Headlined by Pro Football Hall of Famer Bart Starr and three-time NFL MVP Brett Favre, other Packers appearances to be spread over the three-day event include Nick Barnett, Kevin Barry, Edgar Bennett, Gilbert Brown, Ahmad Carroll, Najeh Davenport, Lynn Dickey, Donald Driver, Tony Fisher, Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, Bob Harlan, Paul Hornung, Grady Jackson, Don Majkowski, Larry McCarren, Doug Pederson, Joey Thomas, Javon Walker, Frank Winters and Ron Wolf.
The team announced Tuesday that LeRoy Butler, Jerry Kramer and Mark Tauscher have been added to the lineup.
Among the activities to take place in the Lambeau Field Atrium are question-and-answer sessions, followed by autograph and photo opportunities. A Sunday tour of the Packers' football facilities, including the locker room, is slated as well.
Due to time constraints and anticipated demand, autograph sessions with certain Packers will be conducted via random drawing. Each day upon entering Fan Fest, attendees will be given a "Wild Card" ticket for that day. Each ticket will have a peel-off sticker which will reveal that day's randomly selected opportunity - either an autograph opportunity with an "MVP" or a discount to the Packers Pro Shop. Friday will feature two MVP opportunities, Saturday features four and Sunday features one. "MVP" autograph selections will be announced each day. Fans will be limited to presenting one to-be-autographed item to each Packers personality in any autograph line.
Other football-themed areas will be set up for perusal. Free offerings include "Fantasy Play-by-Play(r)," where fans can voice their favorite Packers plays and take home a free VHS tape of the "call," Sony PlayStation kiosks, Mitchell and Ness' "History of Uniforms" display and Riddell's "History of Helmets" display. Also available are "Scoreboard Memories," "Grid Works," a custom laser engraving process that enables fans to personalize wooden footballs and other memorabilia and "The Gallery of Sports Art," featuring framed and unframed photos from the extensive collection of Vernon and Jim Biever as well as other artists.
Packers Fan Fest also will feature a special kid's area that will include inflatable units, such as "Stadium Bounce," plus the popular obstacle course known as "Rookie Camp," as well as face-painting and tattoos. Another attraction for fans 12-and-under will be a kids-only autograph table featuring a Packers player for a signing session.
The weekend begins Friday evening, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m., the event kicking off at 7 p.m. and ending at 10:30 p.m. Saturday's schedule calls for doors to open at 9 a.m. and activities running from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday's schedule has doors opening at 9 a.m. with activities running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
At the time of initial entry into Packers Fan Fest, ticket holders will be given a complimentary lanyard, enabling them to wear their event ticket (which must be visible at all times) around the neck. On Saturday, everyone in attendance will receive a commemorative Fan Fest gift.
A portion of the proceeds will go to charity through the Green Bay Packers Foundation.
The Green Bay Packers are proud to welcome Goodwill Industries, Sargento Cheese and Packer Report as Fan Fest sponsors.