Get Ready For Pretty Boy Paint Fest 2026!
REGISTER TO ATTEND!
Pretty Boy Paint Fest ‘26
July 24th & 25th
Dryden Lake Park
53 West Lake Road, Dryden, NY 13053
* Located between Cortland & Ithaca, NY.
FRIDAY JULY 24TH
Welcome BBQ starts at 3PM - DUSK
** BYOB: Bring Grill Meats or Side Dishes**
SATURDAY JULY 25TH
Pretty Boy Paint Fest Noon - 6PM
Fully Catered
** Bring Paint Clothes If You Are Competing**
Special Thanks To Our Sponsors:
Titan, Arroworthy, Meldrim’s Paint & Benjamin Moore.
Associated Painters, Endura Surface & Triade Connections.
NEW THIS YEAR: FREE TRAINING COURSES
Meldrim's Paint Center
Friday 9am-2pm
3975 West Rd
Cortland, NY 13045
How to LimeWash
Taylor Reed
Endura Surface
9am-11am
Repairing Wood with Epoxies
John Stahl
DuraFix
11am-noon
How to Wallpaper
Kristina Kuddar
Kuddar Paint
Noon-2pm
Tickets To This Paint Festival Will Be FREE! Please let us know you are coming.
Accomodations:
CAMPING OPTIONS
1. Country Hills Campground (14mi to Paint Fest)
Tent/RV Camping
2. Buttermilk Falls State Park (18mi to Paint Fest)
RV Camping/Tent/Cabins
3. Peyper Fields Creekside Camp — Glamping (20mi to Paint Fest)
Glamping
HOTEL OPTIONS
1. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ithica by IHG (16mi to Paint Fest)
2. Springwater Inn (9.6mi to Paint Fest)
https://www.springwaterinnithaca.com
3. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson (15mi to Paint Fest)
https://www.choicehotels.com/new-york/ithaca/country-inn-suites-hotels/ny913?mc=llgoxxpx
Paint Fest History
We started the Pretty Boy Paint Fest in 2020 as a way for local painters to get together to talk about the trade and have some fun. Over the years it has grown to a huge festival where painters come from all over the United States to try out new products, compete in painting competitions, but most of all enjoy the good company of the their fellow "paint fam" as we like to call it.
There is music, food, and good times to be had by all at our festivals. Family is welcome and encouraged to come hang out. We love seeing all of our fellow painters come together for a fantastic time.
We hope you can join us next time!
