The Five Points Festival welcomes press outlets from across NYC and around the world and is happy to provide approved members of the media with a complimentary Press Pass. Before you apply, please understand…

Your Press Pass Has Rules

Your Press Pass allows complimentary access during all public hours as well as during each morning’s VIP Preview.

Your Press Pass does NOT allow early access or special access. Your Press Pass does NOT allow you to cut lines. Your Press Pass does NOT guarantee you exclusives.

Press Passes Are For Journalists Only

Press Registration is open to journalists making regular editorial contributions only. Editorial Press includes Writers, Reporters, Reviewers, Producers, Photographers, and Cameramen who are attending specifically to write about Five Points. Non-Editorial personnel at media companies such as Marketing and Sales staff do not qualify for Press Passes and will not be approved.

Your Press Pass Is Yours

Press Passes are non-transferable. You may not loan or sell your Press Pass, and anyone conducting such behavior will be disqualified from Press Passes at future Five Points events.

Apply Once Per Organization

Please only have one member of your media outlet apply for badges – they can apply for your full team. This person should be your organization’s main contact, and they will be responsible for picking up all of your badges onsite.

Can I Go To The DTAs?

Yes, your press pass will gain you access to the Designer Toy Awards.

Please Don’t Waste Both Our Time

Please don’t apply if you’re trying to scam a badge. If you’ve got a website that hasn’t been updated in six months, a blog that exists only to post your convention reviews or a YouTube channel with two views, you’re not going to be approved.

Application

After reading this page, please click through to the form which follows. Complete this form in its entirety. After Five Points receives your application, our Press team will respond within the dates listed below. Please understand that simply submitting does not guarantee you a Press Pass. It is only after your full form is received, reviewed, and approved that a Press Pass will be issued. Incomplete applications will not be approved.

Please complete this application to be considered for the Live Painting event

Each artist is competing for the awesome prize of designing an exclusive collectible beer can for Five Points Fest! 

Here are the official rules of the painting competition:

* Each artist will be provided with one primed board along with paint, caps, and paint markers.

* Before the competition starts you will write your Instagram handle at the top of your primed board.

* You will have ONE HOUR to paint whatever you like.

* At the end of ONE HOUR, the audience will vote on the winners by applause

* The winning paintings from each skirmish will be voted on by a panel of judges, and narrowed down to two finalists who will have a final battle at 4:30/5 pm to determine the 2023 winner!

If a competition is not your jam, that’s okay too! We’re going to have live painting all day on Sunday as well!

On Sunday we will have an assortment of canvases available to work on. You are welcome to use the provided materials, or bring your own, or use a combination of the two. You are also welcome to collaborate with other artists!

There are three windows available to paint!
11am - 1pm
1pm-3pm
3pm-5pm

All live paintings will be featured on our social media channels, so please send over your Instagram handles for us to list and tag you!