NHL All-Star Fan Festival: What You Need To Know

TAMPA, FL - As part of the NHL All-Star Weekend festivities in Tampa, the National Hockey League will transform Amalie Arena's Silver Parking Lot and Cotanchobee Park into a three-day, free outdoor hockey fan festival. Through Sunday, Jan. 28, the 2018 NHL All-Star Pre-Game will offer hockey fans free hockey interactive games, attractions and music; special appearances by current and former NHL All-Star players, a mascot showdown, NHL memorabilia and a display of the Stanley Cup.

All activities inside the NHL All-Star PreGame will be free. A ticket to the NHL All-Star Game will not be required to attend.

The Tampa Bay Lightning, who are celebrating their 25th season, and the city of Tampa are hosting the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend. The league's midseason showcase will take place at Amalie Arena and will include the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game on Sunday, Jan. 28.

During the weekend, 13 Eastern Conference mascots, led by the Tampa Bay Lightning's ThunderBug, will face 14 Western Conference mascots, led by 2017 Most Valuable Mascot Bailey from the Los Angeles Kings, in three days of competition, culminating in an all-mascot All-Star Game prior to the NHL All-Star Game on Sunday.

WHAT:

2018 NHL All-Star PreGame, a free three-day hockey fan festival
WHEN:
Sunday, Jan. 28: Noon - 3:30 p.m.

Here is a schedule of activities:

Sunday, Jan 28

• 12:30 p.m.: Ruslan Fedotenko, Autograph Alley
• 12:30 p.m.: Cliff Brown, Cotanchobee Music Stage
• 12:30 p.m.: Mascot Showdown (Bean Bag Toss), Franklin Family Hockey Rink
• 2 p.m.: Have Gun Will Travel, Cotanchobee Music Stage
• 2:30 p.m.: Kacey Bellamy, Gigi Marvin, Alex Rigsby, Dani Cameranesi, Cayla Barnes (Team USA), Autograph Alley
• 3 p.m.: Jocelyne Lamoureux, Nicole Hensley, Lee Stecklein, Emily Pfalzer, Brianna Decker (Team USA), Autograph Alley

For more information on NHL All-Star Weekend, including the official fan guide, click NHL.com/AllStar.

Caption: In this 2016 file photo, Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos, left, celebrates his goal against the Detroit Red Wings with Nikita Kucherov in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit. Kucherov and Stamkos will be at NHL All-Star Weekend in Tampa. With four players on the Atlantic Division team, host and league-leading Tampa Bay has the most representatives for the skills competition and 3-on-3 tournament at Amalie Arena. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)