WHAT IS SCRAPFEST?
In case this is your first time here, welcome! Here's how ScrapFest works. Teams get 1 hour to pick up to 500 lbs of scrap metal for the Large category, 250 lbs for the Small category, and now a 5-gallon bucket for the Extra Small category from Friedland Industries in Old Town Lansing, Michigan in early May. They then get 1 month to make a sculpture using the scrap material they picked up from Friedland.
In mid-July, we line Turner Rd in Old Town Lansing, Michigan with all of the sculptures for the ScrapFest festival (it's free to enter). The sculptures are juried (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and People's Choice) for the Large and Small categories, and we'll have a People's Choice award for the Extra Small category. All of the sculptures are sold via silent auction.
There's also incredible booth artists, who have a scrap material/repurpose focus to their artwork, live music, the ReFashion Show (a showcase of garments made from scrap fabric), family activities, a new welding demonstration area, food trucks, and more!
ScrapFest started as a simple sculpture competition, and has grown into a full festival that people come from all over the world to see. We hope you can join us!
IMPORTANT DATES
Here are the ScrapFest 16 dates!
FESTIVAL DATES
Friday July 10, 2026 5 - 9pm ET
Saturday July 11, 2026 11am - 7pm ET
Located on Turner Rd in Old Town Lansing, Michigan
COLLECTION DAY (important for participating artists, but the public is welcome)
Saturday May 2, 2026
Sign-In: 9:30 - 10:30am ET
Collection: 10 - 11am ET
Weigh-Out: 11am - 12pm ET
Located at Friedland Industries, Inc.
DROP-OFF DAY (only for participating artists and sponsors)
Saturday May 30, 2026
Drop-off: 9am - 12pm ET
Located at Struk Studio
APPLICATIONS
Sculpture competition and eco-booth applications will be going live this Wednesday January 21st at 12am ET. Click the link below when the time comes!
https://scrapfest.com/apply
We'll also send another email on the 21st reminding everyone that the applications are open.
THIS YEAR'S DESIGN
While we have our main ScrapFest logo, we've also had a separate logo/design that we use for every new ScrapFest. Carrying on with a tradition we started in recent years, we used one of the sculptures from last year as the inspiration for this year's design.
For ScrapFest 16, we used "Scraptus" by Bob Welton from last year as the inspiration for this year!
Bob Welton is a phenomenal artist and nuclear certified welder who has participated in ScrapFest since the beginning. Bob worked at Michigan State University's Cyclotron for around 40 years, along MSU's Facility for Rare Isotope Beams prior to its opening.
Thank you, Bob, for allowing us to be inspired by your work!
SCRAPFEST 16 SPONSORSHIP
Already know you want to partner with us for ScrapFest 16? Check out our sponsorship packet for next year, and if you'd like to participate but don't see a level that fits you, please reach out to us!
https://scrapfest.com/scrapfest-16-sponsorship-information
Also check out other Festivals in Lansing, Music events in Lansing, Contests in Lansing.
