Major Events Page

Campus Life works closely with the University Programming Board, Student Organiations and the [ Student Association ] to organize and sponsor large events on campus.

Annual Events

• University Fest/Welcome Back Weekend - (Last weekend in August) Large outdoor campus/community festival with live entertainment, vendors, poster sales, carival rides, and food
• [ Homecoming ] - (October) Weekend gathering of students and alumni celebrating the university and the accomplishments of its graduates
• [ CSA Carnival ] - (November) Major cultural exchange showcases the music, food and revelry of the rich Caribbean heritage
• Purim Carnival - (March) Evening of great fun, food, friends, games, attractions, music plus costumes, Battle of the Bands and Hot dog and Cream Pie eating contest
• Shabbatt Dinner - (April) Binghamton holds the record for the largest Shabbat dinner to be held on any campus anywhere
• PAL Barrio Fiesta - (April) Dances and skits that spread the Filipino culture within the college community and strive to create unity among the different organizations on campus
• Spring Fling - (April - May) Outdoor festival, live music, student organization information booths

Past events have included:

Concerts

• Dashboard Confessional
• Green Day
• Incubus
• 50 Cent
• Shaggy
• Rusted Root
• Garbage
• Nickleback
• Starsailor
• Busta Rhymes
• Dave Matthews
• Brand New
• 112
• Less Than Jake

Comedians

• Lewis Black
• Stephen Lynch
• Dave Chapelle
• Tommy Davidson
• Jim Breuer
• Bobcat Goldwaith

Speakers

• Cornell West
• Michael Dyson
• Hermann Boone
• Tsiddi Le Loca
• MTV's Real World/Road Rules Cast Members