• by Tanya Gazdik , Yesterday

The National Hockey League will host its annual fan festival ahead of the 2026 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series this weekend.

The 2026 NHL PreGame will feature activations from over a dozen of the League’s official partners and licensees.

Designed to unite fans, partners and the local community, the Sunday event will transform Tampa into a hockey-centric celebration hub ahead of one of the League’s marquee events. Entertainment includes country duo LoCash.

The 2026 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series marks the Lightning’s first-ever hosted outdoor game, and the Bruins’ first NHL Stadium Series appearance. This will be the first time in League history that an outdoor game will be played in a football stadium in the state of Florida.

New partners activating at this year’s Stadium Series fan fest include the United States Postal Service, Norwegian Cruise Line, Nobull and Norqain. 

Fans can test their slapshot skills onsite at a challenge created by the United States Postal Service. Fans will wind up and see if they can hit the targets of the various sizes of USPS shipping boxes.

Norwegian Cruise Line invites fans to experience the Accuracy Challenge activation aiming to hit targets on a specially designed hockey net. Fans can also step into a tropical space inspired by Great Stirrup Cay, NCL’s private island in the Bahamas.

The four corner in-ice NHL Stadium Series brand positions are Ticketmaster, Norqain, Fastenal and Jersey Mike’s, and the four Neutral Zone in-ice NHL Stadium Series brand positions are Expedia, CAT, Verizon and Honda. These brands will have their logos in the ice.

Other notable activations include Nex Playground’s interactive fan zone. The activation will feature two motion-controlled hockey games, including an exclusive NHL Stadium Series edition of NHL Puck Rush, where players race against the clock in a goal-scoring challenge.