Brooklyn
BOULDERFEST 2025
October 24th – 25th
Bouldering Project’s all day celebration of climbing returns to Brooklyn on October 25th.
Boulderfest is an electric, all-day community celebration featuring an all-levels climbing competition, entertainment, music, food, games, raffles, open finals show, and community connection. It’s open to everyone, and the competition is for all climbers — from beginners to experts.
Tickets live to the public August 25
Open Qualifiers
Fri, Oct 24 | 6 PM - 9 PM
Youth & Family
Sat, Oct 25 | 8 AM - 10 AM
Community Sessions
Sat, Oct 25 | 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM or 2 PM - 5 PM
Festivities & Open Finals
Sat, Oct 25 | 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Community
Choose either the morning or the afternoon session to compete in a Redpoint-style comp with community.
Three categories:
- Recreational: yellow, red, green (V0-2)
- Intermediate: purple, orange, black (V3-5)
- Advanced: black, blue, pink (V5-7)
Every climb completed = 1 raffle ticket. The more climbs you complete, the more likely you are to win prizes!
Open
Open competitors (blue, pink, white, V7+) across three divisions (men, women, non-binary) will vie for the chance to take home the cash purse!
The top climbers from each division advance to finals.
Qualifiers | Friday, October 24 | 6 – 9 PM
- Redpoint style
- Tops & attempts logged
Finals | Saturday, October 25 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Youth & Family
Youth (ages 5+) and families can enter the competition in one of two divisions:
- Youth Only
- Family = Adults + Kids
Get one raffle ticket for each boulders topped. The more boulders you top, the more chance to win!
Community Comp
The Boulderfest Community Competition is the star of the show. During this all-levels climbing competition competitors will have 3 hours to climb as many boulders in their category as possible. For every climb you top, you’ll score a raffle ticket!
Our setting team will reset the entire gym with specialty boulders of all-levels, from Yellow Circuit to White Circuit. Whether you’ve been climbing for years, or brand new to the sport, you’ll find something fun and challenging for you to climb!
The climbing at Boulderfest is the absolute best of what Bouldering Project and our setting team has to offer. It’s an incredible experience to climb and to watch others climb!
Open Qualifiers & Finals
The entire day culminates in an electric Open Finals competition.
Competitors entering Open Qualifiers should be prepared to climb Blue Circuit to White Circuit boulders.
During Open Finals, climbers will compete to claim the title of Boulderfest ’25 champion! The winners take home the cash purse and bragging rights.
All Day Party
The day kicks off with our community competition, and is followed by a whole day of activities. Our community competition, vendor market, games, live music, food and drinks, and Open Finals make the day one giant party you won’t want to miss!
Vendor Market
Our circuits range from V0-V8+, and the color order is yellow, red, green, purple, orange, black, blue, pink, white.
Choose the category that includes the color circuits that match your comfort and growth zones.
When trying your absolute hardest, if you are able to top 10 boulders in the highest color in that category within one climbing session, then you should compete at the next level up.
Some examples to help you decide:
- “I generally climb purples/oranges/blacks. I can flash most oranges.” We recommend Intermediate.
- When trying your hardest, are you able to complete 10 black boulders in one climbing session? We recommend Advanced.
- When trying your hardest, are black boulders overall still challenging, meaning you can’t send 10 black boulders in one climbing session? We recommend Intermediate.
- Open competitors should be climbing predominantly blues, pinks, and whites. If you are able to climb white boulders, you more than likely should register for Open.
The gym is closed to the public all day Saturday, October 25. Only people with competitor or spectator tickets will be allowed in the facility.
The fitness, training, and yoga facilities will be unavailable for use all day.
We will reopen for regular hours on Sunday, October 26 at 8 AM.
Yes. We will post the community divisions scores within 48 hours of the conclusion of the event.