Good Gentles… A reminder… It is expressly against the rules to tamper with, move, destroy, circumvent, or in any way interfere with Pennsic and Cooper’s Lake infrastructure. That includes the temporary barricades we use to mark no driving during nighttime hours (shown in attached picture). Anyone seen tampering with these…
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Battlefield DROP-and-GO! for Pennsic 52
As per the site rules, you may not drive to the battlefield and stop to load/unload people equipment from any roadway (internal to the site, but especially from Currie Road). This applies to ALL BATTLEFIELD activities (except the Wood’s Battles as those have an existing established mechanism for load/unload). Attendees…
Continue ReadingParking Lots, Monday 7/28
Greetings all! Today is the day! Multiple updates… First, we are in the process of adjusting signage to reflect, but as of now, ALL PARKING LOTS ARE OPEN! Second, today, as of first thing this morning, we have begun enforcement of the 6 hour allotted time for unloading your vehicles…
Continue ReadingParking Lots, Sunday 7/27
Good morning. The lots remain in the same status as yesterday. The N Block parking area is closed. All other lots (including trailer drop off) are at Caution. In all lots, please try to avoid any existing mud or standing water as driving through these significantly increases drying time and…
Continue ReadingParking lot update! 7/26/2025
IMPORTANT UPDATE! For those of you here, you already know this, but we had a significant amount of rain. Out of an abundance of caution, we are setting all of the lots to a CAUTION status. That means, if you must move within any parking lot, you should be careful…
Continue ReadingParking Lots, Saturday 7/26
Good morning, Pennsic. The status of parking lots at Cooper’s Lake remains the same today. The N Block parking remains closed in an attempt to prevent existing soggy ground from damaging the entries and lanes in the lot. All other lots are open and operational. In service, Edmund, Deputy Mayor…
Continue ReadingFirst Parking Lot Status Update! 7/25/2025
Good morning, and welcome to Pennsic for those on the final leg of their journey. Last night, we had some local storms which dropped lots of water and a little bit of wind. As a result, the N Blocks parking lot (that is, the parking area bordered by Currie Road…
Continue ReadingInformation about timing of gate closures during Pennsic.
As always, please refer to the site rules and policies, but we are providing the following summary information ahead of the event in order to allow attendees to plan accordingly how to navigate site during the event. As a reminder, there are nighttime driving restrictions in effect around the site.…
Continue ReadingParking Lot Status Signs
New for Pennsic 52! Greetings, all! In the past, when we’ve had a need to close parking lots due to weather or other conditions, we have relied on word of mouth and social media posts. The latter, of course, only reaches those folks who have access to the Pennsic group…
Continue ReadingUpdate to rules: Children at Pennsic
Greetings all! We received a lot of feedback publicly and privately on the updated rules concerning minors at Pennsic. Some of the feedback was helpful and informative. Some of it was not. We wish to thank those who engaged in meaningful discussion with us, and provided perspective, shared personal stories,…
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