One successful Kickstarter later, Fischer will launch PalletFest this weekend in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex — with the blessing of Denver Arts & Venues and other sponsors. The event features a maze and a performance stage built from used pallets, as well as an obstacle course where parkour athletes will be “running, jumping and flying off pallets,” Fischer says. There will also be trash fashion, vendors hawking everything upcycled and recyclable, pallet-craft demos and even a children’s area where kids can make their own musical instruments out of the world’s flotsam and jetsam.
“This is really all about how we can provide for our needs and have fun,” Fischer says. “And how, with a little creativity, we can do that without sending money halfway around the world for a table or a chair.”
Learn the nuts and bolts of creative upcycling from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow at Sculpture Park; admission is free. For more information, visit palletfest.com.
Sat., Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 2014
