The Come Out and Play Festival is a street games fesitval dedicated to exploring new styles of games and play.

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Can't make it to New York for Come Out & Play? Check out these other great events:

The Hide and Seek Festival
June 26th - 29th, 2008
South Bank Centre, London.
"There will be games, wild experiences, new technologies, and at least one party."

igfest
September 19th - 21st, 2008
Bristol, UK.
"igfest is the festival of interesting and experimental games."

2009 Partners

The Tank is a non-profit arts presenter whose mission is to provide a welcoming, creative, collaborative, and affordable environment for artists and activists engaged in the pursuit of new ideas. Through a wide range of low-cost, high-concept arts and public affairs programming, The Tank seeks to cultivate a new generation of audience for live performance, civic discourse, and the work of emerging artists.

Located on Broadway between 44th and 45th Streets, MTV 44 1/2 is proud to be a 2009 media supporter of the Come Out and Play Festival

Our Mission
The Come Out & Play Festival seeks to provide a forum for new types of public games and play. We want to bring together a public eager to rediscover the world around them through play with designers interested in producing innovative new games and experiences.

Oh yeah, and we want to have city-size fun.

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Information for The Press
  • 2009 Press Release: Recalculating Route (5/26/09)
  • Media Fact Sheet
  • Festival Logo (JPG, Hi-Res)
  • 2009 Branding Image

    • HI-RES PHOTOS FOR PRESS:
  • 2009 Photos, Jim Bearden
  • 2009 Photos, Amanda Bernsohn
  • 2009 Photos, Lia Bulaong
  • 2009 Photos, Guy Chan
  • 2008 Photos, Amanda Bernsohn
  • 2008 Photos, Javier Oddo

    • Press may use images and photos. Please note and (when possible) hyperlink to the festival. When using photos, also note corresponding game title and credit photographer. Photographer's name is indicated by folder title. Game title is indicated in image names. For more information (rules, etc.) about specific games, please visit 2008 schedule or 2009 schedule.

    Photos from 2006 and 2007 available upon request (contact info below)

    Contact
    General Information
    e: gtrefry(at)comeoutandplay(dot)org
    p: 646-280-8311

    Partnership Information
    e: cherdlick(at)comeoutandplay(dot)org
    p: 917-821-3078

    Come Out & Play Festival
    113 Carroll St, #3
    Brooklyn, NY 11231

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