07/14/2026
🎉It's officially Paperfest week🎉
𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓: 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐆𝐨!
We're just about here! Before you head to down, here are a few helpful reminders to make your Paperfest weekend even better.
📱 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰!
Text 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓 to 𝟗𝟐𝟎-𝟕𝟕𝟔-𝟖𝟐𝟕𝟓 to join the Text Club for event updates, schedule changes, weather alerts, and exclusive freebies!
🎉 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝!
Thanks to our incredible sponsors, volunteers, vendors, and everyone who supports the festival by purchasing food and beverages on-site, we're able to keep admission FREE for everyone.
⭐ 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 – America250 Service
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 – Fireworks & 5K Run
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 – Drone Show, Hot Air Balloon Glow & Car Show
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 – $1 Carnival Rides, BOGO ½-Off Drinks & Craft Fair
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 – Food Truck Rally, Kids Zone, & Carnival Rides
🎶 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐔𝐏 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒
https://www.paperfest.com/lineup/
🕒 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 – 5pm-11pm
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 – Noon-Midnight
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 – 9am-Midnight
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 – 11am-7pm
❤️ 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤.
Paperfest is organized entirely by volunteers, and proceeds from food and beverage sales are donated back to local nonprofit organizations. Every burger, lemonade, b**r, and order of cheese curds helps make a difference in our community. To date, Paperfest has donated more than $𝟏.𝟒𝟗 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 back to local charities.
🚫 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲-𝐢𝐧𝐬.
Outside food, beverages (including alcohol), and coolers are not permitted.
𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑏𝑎𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑢𝑝𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦.
💳 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Paperfest is a 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭, but ATMs are conveniently located throughout the festival grounds if you need them.
🍺 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬
If you're 21 or older and plan to enjoy an alcoholic beverage, you'll need an age-verified wristband. 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 $𝟑 and help our volunteers quickly verify age while allowing you to enjoy your beverage throughout the festival grounds instead of being restricted to a b**r garden. Please have your ID ready!
🙌 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧.
From pouring beverages and selling tickets to parking assistance, entertainment, and cleanup, nearly every person you meet is volunteering their time. Please be patient, kind, and thank them if you get the chance, they're the reason Paperfest has been bringing our community together for decades.
🚗 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄!
There is 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬, but there are numerous free parking lots, nearby street parking (where permitted), and 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 running throughout the weekend (thanks to Lamers Bus Lines) from JRG Middle School and Antique Up. Save yourself the stress and take advantage of the shuttle service! 𝐿𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑝 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑠 𝑃𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 2𝑝𝑚.
➡️ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨:
https://www.paperfest.com/parking/
🪑 𝐀 𝐅𝐞𝐰 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
• Paperfest is 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞, please plan accordingly. Umbrellas are not allowed.
• Lawn chairs are welcome in designated areas.
• No pets (service animals welcome).
• No bicycles, scooters, or skateboards in the festival grounds.
• Please help keep Sunset Park beautiful by using the trash and recycling containers located throughout the grounds.
❓ 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?
Check out our complete FAQ here:
https://www.paperfest.com/questions/
Most importantly... 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐅𝐔𝐍! 🎶🎡🍔🎆
We can't wait to see you at Paperfest, 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟔–𝟏𝟗!
