April Fools Day Pillow Fight in Eau Claire, Wis.

» April 1st » 3pm sharp » corner of Madison & Forest Streets »

This "five minutes of feathery fury" has become an annual tradition in the heart of downtown Eau Claire. Hundreds of young-at-heart locals come out to this celebration of foolishness each year with increasing enthusiasm, costumes, and surprises. Going since 2006, it's going to be bigger and better than ever!

WHAT: V1’s April Fools’ Day Pillow Fight
WHEN: Sunday, April 1. 3pm, sharp.
WHERE: Parking lot at the corner of Madison Street & Forest Street (across from the downtown Farmers’ Market, in the official Stella Blues parking lot).
WHO: Familes, Friends & Neighbors – the more people the better!
WHY: A celebration of a great American holiday.

ALSO THIS YEAR: Get there early for pre-game festivities and events. Then, after the fight, we're giving away prizes for the following:
   • Best-Costumed Individual
   • Best-Costumed Team
   • Best Pillow Case

PILLOW FIGHT TIPS & SUGGESTIONS:
   • DO take off any glasses or any sort of headgear
   • DO pick on people your own size and don’t try to hurt them
   • Do NOT swing at people WITHOUT pillows or WITH cameras
   • Do NOT be stupid and ruin this for everybody

SERIOUS DISCLAIMER:
Anyone who participates in the pillow fight does so at their OWN RISK. Volume One, the property owners, or any other affiliated party are not responsible in the unlikely occurrence of personal injury or wounded pride. If you do not wish to assume your own risk, then you must leave the premises. NOT leaving signifies you accept your own responsibility and are ready for some feathery fury.