It's Pillow Fight Time!

Photo via fotopm's flickr.

There may be some snow showers this Saturday, but don't let that get in your way of good old New York City pillow fight! That's right, it's that special time of year again when strangers pummel each other with pillows, leaving feathers to fly all over Union Square.

We're told "there are over 10,000 people confirmed on Facebook! Last year there were only 1715 on Facebook and probably about 2,000 in real life." Will you be amongst the masses this year? We're guessing those in the secretive Pillow Fight Club in Bushwick will be ready for battle, let's just hope they don't harbor any bricks in their pillowcases.

Show up at 3 p.m. this Saturday to get in on the action (and tag any photos you take with "Gothamist" on Flickr). More details here.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on March 20, 2008 4:11 PM

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1987porsche944

I've done this every year since its inception. It's a lot of fun. It's actually a decent family atmosphere and it help get rid of some of the winter-induced cabin fever that's been building up!

I have never heard of anyone getting hurt, and this year they are going out of their way to sign people up to help clean up afterwards (they provide the brooms, you just bring a couple of garbage bags). Last year I noticed a lot of homeless guys with brand new white pillows to sleep on. ^_^

I will be there with my cameras and pillow as usual, but I too am slightly skeptical of the large amount of people that are purported to show this year.

Mike D

I'm so tired of whimsy -- Is there NOTHING better for these people to do?

It happened in Seattle and no one cleaned up, leading to this brilliant story.

llama

Ugh I am so glad I don't live in Union Square anymore.

Rach

Hey Goomba: One half of Newmindspace is a born and bred New Yorker. (the other half Canadian)

Rach

^Actually one half of the organizers is a born and bred New Yorker. (The other half being from Toronto)

aydiosmio

I'd like to hijack this thread to advocate comment karma on gothamist.

Goomba

These stoonads are fuckin morons. Why do these gavones from Ohio come here and do this shit?

blablanyc

pillow fight in your underwear on the subway racing a shopping cart and it's a scavenger hunt.

jaja007

Tell the homeless that the pillows are filled w/ $5000 and watch comedy ensue...

babyhitler

I never understood why people have pillow fights? Pillows hurt like a motherfucker! If you have a big pillow and swing it at it's apex height in a downward motion you can do some serious damage if you aim for the edge of an eyesocket.

cwbuecheler

Union Square is enough of a pain in the ass to wander around on a normal day ... if ten thousand people are descending upon it, count me the hell out.

That said, I have nothing inherently against planned weirdnes of this sort, altho it's nowhere near as cool as that thing where everyone stood still at the same time in Grand Central.

Guest

"let's just hope they don't harbor any bricks in their pillowcases."

Or soda cans, a la the original Bad Boys movie with Sean Penn (not the Will Smith joint).

pissyrabbit

sounds really cute. I sort of feel like the people who are complaining are the real 'hipsters' and think they are too cool for it.

Gwinny

It's so easy to dismiss something fun and silly as being for 'hipsters.'

I'm hardly a hipster but I think this sounds like a hoot. Hate all you want - more fun for the rest of us!