Fine Arts Events & More

Aug 4th – 16th BANDS: Showtime Marching Band, band camp

Aug 11th – 15th Bison Week | Orientation, Academic Advisement and Course Registration for all New Undergraduate Students

Aug 13th @ 9 am - 12 pm- CABCoFA New Student Orientation in Ira Aldridge Theater

Aug 18th First Day of Classes

Aug 18th – Feb 2026 GALLERY: Temples of Hope, Rituals of Survival: Gordon Parks and Black Religious Life (MSRC/HUGA), Dorothy B. Porter Wesley Museum, Founders Library

Aug 23rd BANDS: National Battle of the Bands Recruitment Fair (Houston, TX)

Aug 27th STUDENT COUNCIL: @ 5 pm - Chadwick A. Boseman Day: Chadwick: The Artist, the Advocate, the Alumnus in Ira Aldridge Theater

Aug 28th @ 12 pm- 3 pm Honestly Us: Softly Softly Day

Aug 28th STUDENT COUNCIL: @ 6 pm - Chadwick A. Boseman Day: Owning our Legacy on the Yard (backup- in Ira Aldridge Theater)

Aug 30th BANDS: Florida A&M University, Orange Blossom Classic, Miami, FL

Aug 30th @ 8 pm KanKouran 42nd Annual Concert 2025 in Cramton Auditorium 

Sept 5th – 13th GALLERY: ጳጉሜ Pagume: Ethiopian Artists in the Diaspora (ASHARA/HUGA), TBD (pop-up) | Tentative Program Schedule: Artists Talk, Artist Workshop, Language and Culture Heritage Workshop, Pagume Ceremony

Sept 6th BANDS: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Sept 13th BANDS: NY HBCU Classic, New York, NY

Sept 14th BANDS: Syracuse City Schools District College Fair, Syracuse, NY

Sept 19th @ 11 am- Opening Convocation Day in Cramton Auditorium

Sept 20th BANDS: Hampton University, Truth & Service Classic, Washington, DC

Sept 20th GALLERY: Docent Training program for Fine Arts Center for Student Success student ambassadors w/Raul Ferrera for Parent Visit Day Tour

Sept 22nd RESEARCH: August Wilson Society Lecturer Series

Sept 24th BANDS: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) College Fair & Marching Band Showcase, Washington, DC

Sept 26th – 27th Fall Into Fine Arts, Cramton Auditorium (partner w/Blank Canvaz)

Sept 27th BANDS: Richmond College, Richmond, VA

Sept 28th BANDS: Capitol Battle of Bands, College Park, MD

Oct 11th BANDS: Sacred Hart, Farfield, CT

Oct 18th BANDS: Tennessee State, Nashville, TN

Oct 25th BANDS: Morgan State University, Homecoming Parade and Visiting Band Coordination, Washington, DC

Nov 1st BANDS: North Carolina Central, Washington, DC

Nov 8th BANDS: South Carolina State, Orangeburg, SC

Nov 9th BANDS: National Veterans Parade & Festival, Washington, DC

Nov 15th BANDS: Delaware State University, Dover, DE

Nov 15th @ 7 pm THEATRE ARTS: Dance Choreography Showcase in Ira Aldridge Theater

Nov 18th – 21st THEATRE ARTS: Musical Theatre Showcase

Nov 21st – 25th MUSIC: National Association of Schools of Music Conference

Nov 22nd BANDS: Norfolk State University, Washington, DC

Dec 5th- 7th ART: Art Basel, Miami, FL

Dec 7th BANDS: Winter Concert (Symphonic Band)

Dec 13th BANDS: Celebration Bowl, Atlanta, GA

Dec 17th – 19th BANDS: Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, IL