Breakdown times
- Breakdown begins
- Not published yet — the event team will confirm this.
- Vehicles released
- Not published yet — the event team will confirm this.
- Site clear by
- Not published yet — the event team will confirm this.
Backpacks & Boos
Breakdown & cleanup
Closing out safely on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Families are with us until 7:00 PM, so nothing packs up early without event-team direction.
Breakdown instructions
Published by the event team. If anything changes on the day, the update appears here and on your private participant page.
- Instructions
- Not published yet — the event team will confirm this.
- Parking & traffic flow
- Not published yet — the event team will confirm this.
Safety while packing up
- Safety rules
- Not published yet — the event team will confirm this.
Who to find on the day
- Day-of contact
- Not published yet — the event team will confirm this.
- Phone
- Not published yet — the event team will confirm this.
- Not published yet — the event team will confirm this.
- No vehicle moves until event staff confirm the pedestrian areas are clear.
- Take your own trash, boxes and decorations with you; leave your space as you found it.
- Leftover backpacks and school supplies go to the donation table so they reach Pontiac students.
- Check out with the event team before you leave so attendance records are accurate.
Backpacks & Boos is a free community event. Attendance, backpacks, school supplies and every giveaway are open to everyone and are never conditioned on supporting, voting for, donating to or volunteering for a political candidate.