National Sticker Day at the ZU

Yes, National Sticker Day is real. It’s celebrated on January 13 in honor of R. Stanton Avery, who was born on this day in 1907 and invented the modern self-adhesive sticker in 1935. He started in a 100-square-foot Los Angeles loft and ended up creating an empire worth tens of millions. Not bad for sticky pieces of paper.

What’s happening:

• Make your own stickers at our DIY station (finally, a use for all those opinions you have)
• Bring stickers to swap – that Lisa Frank collection isn’t going to trade itself (Lisa Frank = queen of 90s neon rainbow stickers featuring dolphins, unicorns, and pandas in violent explosions of pink and purple. If you know, you know.)
• Help us turn a perfectly good door into a chaotic masterpiece of adhesive art

Drop in anytime between 5-8pm. We’ll have drinks, markers, and questionable decision-making abilities.

Bring your favorite stickers to trade, your weirdest design ideas, or just show up empty-handed and wing it. This is a judgment-free sticker zone. Yes, even band stickers from 2003. Especially band stickers from 2003.

Fun fact: The world record sticker ball weighs 230 pounds and is over 8 feet around. We’re not going for records here, just good vibes and creative chaos.