Instant Film Society

09/08/2026

DOUBLE EXPOSURE: THE POLACON AFTER DARK SHOW

PolaCon starts early. Consider this your unofficial official Day 0 kickoff!

Join the Instant Film Society for a 21+ night of drag, burlesque, instant film, and unapologetic camp inside the surreal world of

Hosted by , with performances by , , Scott Skyy, and .

Expect outrageous energy, adult language, sc****ly clad performers, and plenty of moments worth capturing.

Bring your camera crew, your 21+ ID, and get ready to shake it like a Polaroid picture. Let’s kick off PolaCon the right way.

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09/08/2026

A new Polaroid x Pokémon collab is super effective.

09/05/2026

📚 Artist Workshop: Emily Sheffer — The Handmade Photo Book 🎨

Join us for a hands-on workshop led by artist, educator, and Dust Collective founder Emily Sheffer! Presented by the UNT Libraries Special Collections Department, the CVAD Department of Studio Art, and The Cathy N. Hartman Portal to Texas History Endowment.

Sheffer’s work merges photography and book arts to explore landscape, time, and memory. In this session, students will explore the photo book as both a container for images and a tactile, expressive object.

📍 Location: Willis Library, Room 250H (University of North Texas)
📅 Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:20 PM
🎟️ Admission: Free! Hands-on spots are reserved for UNT students, but members of the public are welcome to observe the workshop activities.

09/05/2026

The Arts and Auto’s car show returns to the Square! Join us for an IFS PolaWalk at Arts & Autos 2026 Saturday, September 12.

If you love historic downtowns and classic cars, custom automobiles, hot rods, trucks and more, then you’re not going to want to miss this meet-up and PolaWalk!

Mark your calendars for a day of autos, art, music, food, chalk art, vendors and more. And it’s free to attend and family friendly!

Instant Film Society is again meeting up on the Square to snap frames of all the cool cars and photographable people as the four streets surrounding the historic Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum are closed to traffic, allowing pedestrians and photographers safe, unlimited access to the dozens of cars and trucks parked in all the spots surrounding the Square.

The event also features “Chalk Fest” a chalk art contest, so, Dentonites will be filling surrounding sidewalks with colorful chalk art.

Meet us on the shady side of The Recycled Books Opera House Building (NE Corner of Locust and Oak) at 9 a.m.

We will walk the car-show then head to the Austin St. Truck Stop around Noon where attendees can grab a bite or refreshment and show off their favorite pictures from the walk.

All Cameras Welcome!

Additionally, the Courthouse-on-the-Square museum will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for those who want to see the “Polaroids of the Instant Film Society” exhibition hung on all three floors of the museum through October 10.

09/03/2026

08/31/2026

Theme: The Air Was Full
Title: Full Tank
Photographer: Ben Fraternale
Camera: Polaroid SLR 680

08/31/2026

By Crom Schubarth
Theme: The Air Was Full
Camera, film: Shot with blue and multi-prism filter on I-Type film with Polaroid’s I-2 camera

Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach in Oregon, shot on a day trip from Portland in the week leading up to that city’s first PolaCon in early August

08/30/2026

Into Dust
by Jennifer Rumbach Fotografie, guest artist for theme "The Air Was Full"
Polaroid 180 Land camera and expired Polaroid 669, 2026

08/26/2026

Join us Courthouse-onthe-Square Museum on Saturday August 29th!
Polaroids of the Instant Film Society - An Exhibition
August 5th - October 10th at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum

We’ll take a look at the exhibition and walk around the Denton square for an instant film Photowalk with NTx Instant Photowalk

12:30-1 p.m. meet at Courthouse-onthe-Square Museum

Welcome, gather, and check out the exhibition on all three floors. (The courthouse has A/C and elevators.)

1-2 p.m Photo Walk around the Square with a scavenger hunt for fun, as well as 1-on-1 Instant Film 101s for any new attendees.

2-2:15-ish gather back in the A/C of the courthouse conference room (on the 2nd floor) for iced tea and refreshments while folks show-and-share the instant film frames they shot.

2:15: IFS presents a brief history and an overview of what we do followed by a Q-and-A.

2:55: Head to Eastside Denton TX / Austin St. (food) Truck Stop.

3 p.m.- ?? Hangout at Eastside Denton TX / Miss Angeline's

Photo by Andy Odom

08/26/2026

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