Five Points Festival NYC 2017

What Is The Five Points Festival?
The Five Points Festival is a collision of toys, comics, and counterculture curated by Clutter Magazine (http://www.cluttermagazine.com/) and presented by Midtown Comics (http://www.midtowncomics.com/). A designer toy and comic convention in New York’s Lower East Side, Five Points is two days and nights of comic artists and writers, vinyl and plastic toys, original art, resin, plush, blind boxes, graphic novels, indie comics, blanks, minis, kaiju, Japanese vinyl, posters, prints, apparel, food trucks, and craft breweries - capped off by the 2017 Designer Toy Awards. The antidote to the average con, Five Points brings tastemakers, misfits, and rebels together with the new, retro, and infamous in a one-of-a-kind marketplace. 

What Isn’t The Five Points Festival?
We’re not a place to see movie premieres or get photos with TV stars. Big media-focused Comic Cons are great, but they’re not who we are. Five Points is a celebration of art and its creators - whether they make comics, toys, beer, or Korean vegan tacos.

Where Is The Five Points Festival?
The Five Points Festival takes place in Pier 36 in New York’s Lower East Side - 299 South St (http://pier36nyc.com/). Also sometimes called Basketball City, Pier 36 sits right between the Williamsburg Bridge and Manhattan Bridge. We’re blocks away from Mission Chinese, Meow Parlour, and the Metrograph, and right next to the East River.

When Is The Five Points Festival?
The first Five Points is May 20-21, 2017, kicked off by the Designer Toy Awards the night before:

Friday, May 19
8:00 PM – Designer Toy Awards

Saturday, May 20
10:00 AM – VIP & Media Preview
11:00 AM to 8:00 PM – Open to the Public

Sunday, May 21
10:00 AM – VIP & Media Preview
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM – Open to the Public 

Be A VIP
A day or weekend ticket gets you access to all the artists and creators in the Five Points marketplace. Want more? Go VIP! Five Points VIP Tickets include...

Kidrobot Exclusive - Five Points Dunny designed by Gary Ham!
Exclusive Badge - With swank art just for VIPs
VIP Preview - Get in an hour early both days
Private Entrance - Roll in from your own entrance
DTA Ticket - Party with us at the Designer Toy Awards
Saturday Night Party - VIP Access to our Saturday Night shindig, too!

VIP tickets are very limited! Want one? The clock’s tickin'.

Get Your VIP Ticket In The Mail
If you buy your VIP tickets by April 10th, you’ll get them mailed to your door. If you buy your VIP tickets after April 10th, you’ll need to pick them up at Five Points. If you’re coming from outside the United States, your VIP tickets will not be mailed and will be waiting for you when you arrive at Five Points. 

All day and weekend tickets will not be mailed and must be picked up at Five Points. Please note, all tickets are limited, and we recommend you grab your tickets early before we sell out.

Score A T-Shirt, Too
You can pre-order an official Five Points Festival designer T-Shirt right now with your tickets. All shirts will be held for pickup at Five Points.

Who Needs A Ticket
All attendees six-years-old and up need a ticket to enter Five Points. We recommend all children under 18 attend with an adult, and all children under 13 must have an adult with them while attending the event. Please understand, too, Five Points is a celebration of designer toys and comics from super cute to super adult, and there is a specific section of the show floor devoted to 18+ exhibitors. Not everything at Five Points is appropriate for kids.

Kaiju Lottery Tickets
A collector of kaiju toys? Five Points will offer online lottery tickets to purchase limited pieces from our kaiju guests. The Five Points kaiju lottery will open in early 2017, and you must have a Five Points ticket to take part.

Does My Ticket Get Me Into The Designer Toy Awards?
The Designer Toy Awards is a separate evening event during the Five Points Festival, and day and weekend tickets do not include entry into the awards. Wanna go to the DTAs? Grab yourself a VIP Pass, which includes the DTAs and a number of additional perks.

Upgrades & Refunds
Just like a ticket to pretty much everything else, all ticket sales are final with no refunds or cancellations. Wanna upgrade your ticket? We’ll do our best to accommodate as long as the new ticket you want is still available. To upgrade you can call: 1-888-718-4253 opt. 1 Mon-Fri 9am-9pm EST. Upgrades can also be made on site, if ticket type is still available.