The 2025 WFMU Record Fair happens Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9 at Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18th Street). It features over 100 tables of vintage vinyl dealers, along with live WFMU broadcasts on Saturday and live performances and film screenings on both days.
Saturday hours are 1-7 PM with 10 AM early admittance when buying a weekend pass; Sunday hours are 10 AM – 7 PM.
Saturday’s entertainment includes live performances by The Thing and the Von Mons, with screenings of the documentaries SAX MANIAC: The Life and Times of James Chance, and a director’s cut of Rye Coalition.
Sunday’s entertainment includes live performances from Ryley Walker and Blank Account and in the AV Room they’ve got The Found Footage Festival, vintage Scopitones (a precursor to music videos) and a screening of Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary (which also is streaming on Veeps).
More details are below.
2025 WFMU RECORD FAIR
Saturday, November 8
Broadcasting live:
11am to 1pm: Michael Shelley
1-3pm: Rex’s Fool’s Paradise
3-6pm: Todd-o-Phonic Todd
Live music:
3:30pm – The Thing
4:30pm – Von Mons
In the A/V Lounge:
2pm – SAX MANIAC: The Life and Times of James Chance documentary
5pm – Rye Coalition doc (director’s cut)
Sunday, November 9
Live music:
3:00pm – Ryley Walker
4:30pm – Blank Account
In the A/V Lounge:
12noon – Scopitones and more presented by Gary Balaban!
2pm – Hung Up On A Dream: Zombies documentary
4:30pm – Found Footage Festival