Photo: Fless13. Cropped and resized. Historical 2016 NFL Draft stage in Chicago, not the announced 2027 Washington venue. Source (Wikimedia Commons). License: CC BY-SA 4.0.
The NFL Football Operations calendar currently lists the 2027 NFL Draft for April 29 through May 1 in Washington, D.C. This guide records that official schedule as of July 29, 2026 and separates the NFL event calendar from any exact Kalshi event or contract rules. The NFL notes that dates are subject to change.
Primary sources checked: Kalshi View reviewed the NFL Football Operations important-dates calendar and the Washington Commanders official host page. Kalshi's public API records for NFL Draft First Pick, NFL Draft Pick and Pro Football Top Draft establish the platform connection. This source snapshot is dated July 29, 2026.
The current NFL calendar lists these 2027 milestones. The page says dates are subject to change, and it labels the January special-eligibility deadlines as tentative.
The Washington Commanders' host page independently confirms that Washington was selected. The two reviewed pages do not establish detailed session times, a final stage location, admission rules or a public-event footprint, so this article does not supply them.
The calendar provides three useful moments for later source checks:
The NFL calendar is the event schedule. It does not establish a Kalshi contract's availability, close time, settlement hierarchy or outcome definition.
Kalshi's public API identifies three annual Sports series related to the NFL Draft. These series records were checked on July 29, 2026:
The KXNFLDRAFT1 and KXNFLDRAFTPICK series link to the DRAFTPICK contract terms document. The KXNFLDRAFTTOP series links to the TOPDRAFT contract terms document. Both documents name the NFL and ESPN as settlement sources, though the exact live contract terms control any actual outcome.
On July 29, 2026, API queries filtered to open events returned:
These are dated snapshots only. They do not prove that either event remains open when you read this, that any individual contract is listed, or that a market is available in your jurisdiction. No player contracts, prices, implied probabilities, volume, liquidity, fees, or settlement timing were verified.
Before relying on any NFL Draft market page, complete these verification steps:
For regulatory context, Kalshi operates as a CFTC-designated contract market. The official CFTC filing confirms this status, though it does not address individual contract availability.
Traders should distinguish between two separate source types:
NFL event calendar: The NFL Football Operations page establishes when and where the draft occurs. It is the authoritative source for the April 29 through May 1 date range and the Washington, D.C. location. The league notes that dates are subject to change.
Kalshi contract rules: The exact live market and its linked rules control contract-specific sources, timing and outcome wording. The NFL calendar does not automatically become a contract deadline.
This article is a dated source checklist. It does not replace the live NFL calendar or exact Kalshi contract rules.
The page can be refreshed at these source-backed checkpoints without inventing a prediction:
If the NFL announces any schedule or venue changes, the official calendar page is the first place to check. Do not assume this article reflects real-time updates.
The NFL Football Operations calendar, checked July 29, 2026, lists the 2027 NFL Draft for April 29 through May 1 in Washington, D.C. The page says dates are subject to change, so the live NFL calendar should be checked again before the event.
The NFL calendar lists Washington, D.C. as the host, and the Washington Commanders' official host page independently says Washington was selected. The reviewed pages did not establish detailed session times, a final stage location, admission rules or a public-event footprint.
Kalshi's API listed annual NFL Draft First Pick, NFL Draft Pick and Pro Football Top Draft series. Open-event queries returned a 2027 first-overall-pick event and a 2027 top-five event on that date. This is a dated snapshot, not a claim that either event remains open or available.
Check Kalshi's live markets directory, open the exact market and read its linked rules. Confirm the current event, contract wording, settlement sources and timing there. The NFL event calendar and a Kalshi series record do not by themselves establish a live contract's terms or availability.
Not financial advice. Prediction-market trading is speculative, and you can lose money. Do your own research.
