​CANTON − Football fans and foodies can eat their way through the NFL at a new attraction during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival.Signature dishes representing the NFL’s 32 markets will be served at the USA TODAY Great American Tailgate during Sugardale Fan Fest, which runs Aug. 5 to 9.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHot dogs with stadium mustard will represent Cleveland. Sausage and peppers for Pittsburgh. A “Juicy Lucy” burger for Minnesota. Texas sheet cake for Dallas. Buckeyes for Cincinnati. And that’s just the start at the ticketed event, a partnership between USA TODAY and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.”It’s going to be very cool,” Jim Porter, president and CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, said of the Great American Tailgate. “You can eat yourself around the league with 32 different food options.”Football-themed food is a highlight of Sugardale Fan Fest, which debuted in 2025 with great fanfare when sports talk star Pat McAfee broadcast his show from outside the Pro Football Hall of Fame during the event.McAfee, 39, was a big draw for fans both young and old while creating a festive atmosphere with his big personality and unorthodox style of sports debate and analysis. Crowd engagement was highly spirited and special guests appeared, including music superstar Machine Gun Kelly, a Cleveland native, as well as a few members of the 2025 enshrinee class.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMcAfee, a former punter for the Indianapolis Colts, will return to Fan Fest Aug. 6. He’s also expected to broadcast The Pat McAfee Show from the Hall of Fame on Aug. 7.Fan Fest itself runs: 5 to 10 p.m. Aug. 5; noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 6; noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 7 and 8; and noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 9.Visitors to the Pro Football Hall of Fame walk past a large sign on the Hall of Fame museum building promoting the 2026 class of enshrinees.Other popular podcasters and sports talk personalities are also expected to broadcast from Sugardale Fan Fest, including Bussin’ With The Boys, which has more than 700,000 subscribers on YouTube and is hosted by former NFL players Will Compton and Taylor Lewan.Also new to Fan Fest this summer will be free concerts by national acts. Performing on the Raising Cane’s Stage will be Jefferson Starship, Phil Vassar and Collin Raye.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPorter called them “three great acts.”Entertainers of that stature haven’t performed for free during the Enshrinement Festival since decades ago when the Ribs Burnoff was in downtown Canton, he said.Porter hopes McFee’s return, the Great American Tailgate, and free concerts with known artists attract bigger crowds to Fan Fest than last year.Most of the Fan Fest events will be at a new location at Stadium Park due to a construction project outside the Hall of Fame museum. McAfee, however, will be broadcasting from the same spot in the upper lot outside the museum.Here’s a closer look at Fan Fest, the Great American Tailgate, and other new develo