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We opened our doors in July 2005. YouTube was 5 months old. iPhones were not even a thing yet (2007 launch). There were some tragic events; Hurricane Katrina, Pope John Paul II’s death, and London bombings in 2005. There were also amazing events like the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.

Our group of friends & family were full of hope for the future in bring back the past. With a bootstrap effort, a lot of late nights & early mornings squeezed in before our day jobs, we worked fast & hard to get our place up and running as quickly as we could. We started with about 20 video games and 2 pinball machines. We had just the two rooms, and a capacity of less than 100 people for the space.

Now we are coming up on the 20 year mark, and all of us are just amazed, thankful, incredulous, joyful, older and thrilled that people from Springfield and surround areas, across the country and around the world have come through our doors to step back in time to the 80s.

Our goal was not just a video game arcade, it was a time machine. Over the past 2 decades we’ve experimented, pushed boundaries, created one weekend events, built a recognizer float, hosted a month long 80s haunted house, and so much more. We think we’ve done a pretty good job of making this a true experience.

We hope you agree and can join us on Saturday July 12th for a day long celebration.

We believe in…

We will be celebrating 20 years of 1984 in July!

Join us for a day long celebration on July 12th! 11AM to 11PM!

EVENT SCHEDULE

VOLUNTEERS

TALENT SHOW

CARNIVAL GAMES

VENDOR SPACES

80S BEACH PARTY

FOOD VENDORS

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EVENT SCHEDULE

11AM

The fun begins!
Enjoy the music.
Play some carnival games.
Head into the arcade.
Shop the sidewalk vendors.

12PM

80s Karaoke

1PM

80s Karaoke

2PM

Pac-Man Pandemonium

3PM

80s Talent Show

4PM

80s Talent Show

5PM

Rubki’s Cube Race

5PM

Name That 80s Tune

6PM

MadonnaWannaBees Contest

6:30PM

Pac-Man Pandemonium

7PM

Performances on Stage End
- Set-up for Dance Party Begins

8PM – 10PM

80s Beach Party Dance
Music by DJP!

9:00PM

Tom Selleck Look-Alike Contest (free mustaches / loaned Hawaiian shirts available to borrow)

10PM

Activities outdoors winding down

11PM

1984 closes

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VOLUNTEERS

We need YOUR help. We will have a LOT of activities going on all day, and we can’t do it all ourselves.

What will you be doing? Running carnival games, running the dunk tank, monitoring street crossing (making sure people use the crosswalk), helping event attendees with questions / finding the right person, and other duties.

If you volunteer at least a couple of hours of your time, you will get a free 84 volunteer t-shirt, free food & drink and an invite to an exclusive Thank You Party on August 3rd.

Use the sign up form linked below to give us some contact info and the hours you could help us out.

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TALENT SHOW

We are looking for talented performers of all genres for our 20th anniversary block party! We are interested in all walks of talent, just present an 80s theme’d performance. The event will be held on an outdoor stage located at downtown Springfield in front of 1984! The talent show performances will be between the hours of 11am to 7pm on July 12th 2025! We will be running performances spread out through the day so make sure you give us your availability! Maximum time for a set is 15 minutes and you are welcome to do up to 2 sets/acts!

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