Frequently Asked Questions

Vintage Days is Fresno State’s largest student-planned celebration which attracts over 50,000 community members to campus for three days of entertainment, excitement, and fun for all ages! The annual festival started in 1975 and combines social, cultural, and recreational activities into an action-packed weekend.

Vintage Days will begin at 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 19 and 20. 

Sunday, April 21, will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADA parking is available as you enter from the Maple Ave. and Shaw Ave. parking lot. A free ADA shuttle will be provided to and from Vintage Days from the Maple Roundabout. 

The Birthday Block Party, with Skye Dreams Drone Light Shows, is on Saturday, April 20 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the Resnick Student Union South Lawn.

Come celebrate 50 years of Vintage Days at Fresno State as you experience three different music genres through performances by local bands: Iwanaga, Dying Suns, and Near Avenue! Continue to bask in the energy of the night as you partake in more birthday festivities. Treat yourself to delicious snacks, get an airbrush tattoo, pose for a caricaturist to catch your good sides, and don’t forget to grab a balloon crown for a photo op! 

Seating for the Birthday Block Party Drone Light Show is limited, so we suggest bringing a blanket or chair for seating.

The Beer and Wine Garden will be open for our Birthday Block Party as well, as the show can be viewed from there as well. 

To see where and what time your favorite band is playing, visit here.

The Theatre and Dance Department is pleased to offer two free public performances of Nice & Slow during Vintage Days on the campus of Fresno State.

This event will be on Saturday, April 20, at 2 p.m. For more information, call the Fresno State Theater Box Office at 559-278-2216.

A gallery display of Vintage Days throughout the past 50 years, featuring artifacts from the decades, will be available every day throughout the weekend in Resnick Student Union room 207.

Visitors will get an exclusive button for walking down memory lane, while supplies last.

Throughout the Vintage Days weekend, Fresno State campus parking is free.

Please enter campus from Shaw and Maple Ave.

Vintage Days is free admission.

Purchase a $10 wristband per day to participate in just Anime Gaming Con activities or a $25 wristband per day for both Kids Zone and Anime Gaming Con activities.

Entrance into the Kids Zone is free, but in order to participate in the attractions, each child 3 years old and up will need to purchase a $25 per day wristband for unlimited play.

Attractions vary by year but include playing on the inflatables, a trackless train, pony rides, a reptile exhibit, and more.

Yes, entry is free, however, if you wish to participate in gaming at the event, wristbands are $10 per day.

A $25 dollar per day wristband can be purchased as well to cover both the Kid's Zone and Anime Gaming Con.

A limited-time-only Vintage Days Special will be available at the Bulldog Bowl, Fresno State’s bowling alley, located at the lower level of the University Student Union. For one game and rental of bowling shoes will only cost $5. Any additional games will be available for purchase at $2.75 each game. Billiards will be for only $5 per hour.

No need to be a student to score these deals, these rates are for everyone to enjoy, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. only on April 19 and 20.

Applications are closed, but be sure to follow @FSVintageDays on social media to stay tuned as to when sign-ups open for 2025.