Play Football First Play

For the 26th year, the national celebration will begin with Play Football First Play. This great event features thousands of children who form a human chain and pass a football along a 3-mile route from the location in downtown Canton where the NFL was founded to the front steps of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Play Football First Play participants (children 18 and under) receive a T-shirt, free voucher to the Pro Football Hall of Fame to use at a later date, lunch provided by AVI Foodsystems on the Hall of Fame grounds, access to the First Play KidsFest and much more! This festival component will feature inflatables, gaming trucks and more.

There are various station locations from downtown Canton to the front steps of the Pro Football Hall of Fame! Upon registration groups will be emailed at a later date with a station assignment.

Parking information will be emailed upon registration at a later date once assigned a station!

Children are required to have a guardian in attendance for the event!