Fine Arts Events & More
You can experience the arts in every way with Howard University this year. Scroll below to find all upcoming events, and check back as new ones are added throughout the year. Not sure where to start when it comes to exploring all the amazing arts HU has to offer? We’ve got you covered!
Fine Arts Events
FINE ARTS CALENDAR - AT A GLANCE
July Events
July 1 – 31, COLLEGE-WIDE: Temporary Closure of Lulu Vere Childers Hall (June 29–August 14, 2026)
July 31, BANDS: Band students move into dorms
August Events
August 1, BANDS: Band students move into dorms
August 1 – 14, COLLEGE-WIDE: Temporary Closure of Lulu Vere Childers Hall (June 29–August 14, 2026)
August 2, BANDS: Orientation meeting with students and parents
August 3 – 8, BANDS: Showtime Marching Band Camp
August 7, COLLEGE-WIDE: Annual College Retreat: The Power of RE: Reimagine, Reignite, Rethink, and Redesign (Armour J. Blackburn Center)
August 9, BANDS: Freshman Pinning Ceremony
Aug 10 – 14, CSS: Bison Week | Orientation, Academic Advisement and Course Registration for all New Undergraduate Students
August 11, BANDS: Krewe of Pyros Parade (Washington, DC; 10:00 am)
August 14, COLLEGE-WIDE (1st Floor): Building Move-In
August 14, BANDS: Bison Week – Taste of Howard
August 17, MUSIC: New Classical Voice Student Orientation meeting, 12:00 pm
August 18, MUSIC: Classical Voice Minor Auditions, 12:00pm
August 18, MUSIC: Jazz Choir Auditions, Pt. 1: 2:00pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
August 19, COMMS: What’s Happening at CABCoFA Newsletter Issue
August 20, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
August 20, MUSIC: Jazz Choir Auditions, Pt. 2: 2:00pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
August 27, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
August 28, COLLEGE-WIDE: Chadwick A. Boseman Day Celebration
August 29, BANDS: Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge, Alabama A&M Bulldogs vs. Howard Bison (Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia; 7:30 pm)
TBD, MUSIC: Elective Studies in Business Student Orientation
September Events
September 2, COMMS: What’s Happening at CABCoFA Newsletter Issue
September 3, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
September 5, BANDS: HU vs University of Richmond (Washington, DC; Greene Stadium, 6:00pm)
September 10, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
September 12, BANDS: HU vs Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana; 12:00 pm)
September 13, ART: American Institute for Graphic Arts (AIGA) Panel Session, Lecture Hall
September 16, COMMS: What’s Happening at CABCoFA Newsletter Issue
September 16, MUSIC: Theory Lecture 6:30pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
September 17, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
September 18, COLLEGE-WIDE: Opening Convocation (Cramton Auditorium, 10:00am)
September 19, BANDS: STEM Battle of the Bands (Boston, MA)
September 24, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
September 25, BANDS: HU vs Rutgers University (Piscataway, NJ; 7:00pm)
September 27, MUSIC: WMTA mini-Performances, 8:00am-6:00pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall (Washington Music Teachers Association Conference)
September 30, COMMS: What’s Happening at CABCoFA Newsletter Issue
October Events
October 1, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
October 2 – 4, CSS: CABCoFA Audition Weekend/Parent Weekend
October 3, COLLEGE-WIDE: Front Porch Series/Parent Weekend
October 3, CSS: HU Open House for Prospective Students
October 3, BANDS: HU vs Hampton University – Truth & Service Classic (Washington, DC; Audi Field, 3:00 pm)
October 4, BANDS: Capitol Battle of the Bands (College Park, MD; 5:00 pm)
October 8, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
October 8, MUSIC: Vocal Jazz Solo Night (Underclassmen) 6:30pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
October 8 – 10, COLLEGE-WIDE: I Am One of Many event (in conjunction w/Moorland Spingarn Research Center)
October 10, BANDS: HU vs University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA; TBD)
October 11 – 18, UNIVERSITY: 2026 Howard University Homecoming
October 14, COMMS: What’s Happening at CABCoFA Newsletter Issue
October 15, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
October 15, COLLEGE-WIDE: Fine Arts Homecoming Alumni Mixer, 4:00pm (Location: TBD)
October 17, BANDS: HU vs Morehouse College – Homecoming (Washington, DC; Greene Stadium, 3:30pm)
October 21, MUSIC: Theory Lecture 6:30pm, Recital Hall
October 22, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
October 24, BANDS: HU vs Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD; 3:00pm)
October 28, COMMS: What’s Happening at CABCoFA Newsletter Issue
October 29, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
October 29, MUSIC: Piano Studio Student Recital (Dr. Natalia Kazaryan, Coordinator)
October 31, BANDS: HU vs North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC; 2:00 pm)
November Events
November 5, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
November 5, BANDS: HU vs South Carolina State University (Washington, DC; Greene Stadium, 5:00pm)
November 11, COMMS: What’s Happening at CABCoFA Newsletter Issue
November 12, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
November 14, BANDS: HU vs Delaware State University (Washington, DC; Greene Stadium, 1:00pm)
November 18, MUSIC: Theory Lecture 6:30pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
November 18 – 20, MUSIC: Bent not Broken Conference, Philadelphia, PA
November 19, MUSIC: Thursday Student Recital, 12:40pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
November 20, MUSIC: Opera Workshop, 6:30pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
November 20 – 24, MUSIC: National Association of Schools of Music Conference, St. Louis MO
November 21, BANDS: HU vs Norfolk State University (Norfolk, VA; 12:00pm)
November 21, MUSIC: Fall Jazz Choir Concert, 7:30pm, 3rd Floor, Recital Hall
November 24, MUSIC: Jazz Voice Juries, 9:00am - 3:00pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
November 24, MUSIC: Jazz Voice Honors & Qualifying Recital, 6:30pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
November 25, COMMS: What’s Happening at CABCoFA Newsletter Issue
December Events
December 2, MUSIC: Classical Voice juries and Sophomore hearings,10am - 2pm, 3rd Floor Recital Hall
December 5 – 6, CHOIRS/BANDS/MUSIC: Holiday Concert (TBD)
December 9, COMMS: What’s Happening at CABCoFA Newsletter Issue
December 12, BANDS: Cricket Celebration Bowl (Atlanta, GA, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, TBD)
December 12 – 13, CHOIRS: The Washington Chorus, A Candlelight Christmas (Washington, DC; Cramton Auditorium)
December 16 – 18, BANDS: Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic (Chicago, IL)
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