For us, Footy Fest is a special thing.

It’s an opportunity to do what we can’t while we’re in the city.

To play on real grass, breathe fresh air, enjoy the sport of football somewhere the trees outnumber the buildings and pedestrians.

It’s an opportunity for the NYC Footy community to get together once a year, around what is really meaningful to all of us, around friends, family, and football, and try something different.

That’s the ethos we started Footy Fest with and it’s been a privilege to see it grow over the years into what it is now, a tournament where over 500 players come up to the Catskills and enjoy the quiet side of life for a weekend.

Last year we made a video about the experience of Footy Fest, with the intention of creating a sizzle reel for the upcoming year.

The video turned out to be anything but that. It really captures the soul of Footy Fest, in ways that I can’t hope to do here in this short blog post.

So if you haven’t gone before and want to understand what Footy Fest is about, or you have and know that how spending 5 minutes day-dreaming about it is time well spent, watch this video.

And if you’ve got any friends who might like to come, feel free to pass it on to them too.

Ever,

James