2026 tampa campus events
Monday
April 6
Tuesday
April 7
Wednesday
April 8
Thursday
April 9
Friday
April 10
Saturday
April 11
USF Week Kickoff & Block Party
Monday, April 6, 2026 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Marshall Student Center
USF Week is finally here, and it's time to start the celebration with one of USF's biggest traditions. Join us as we kickoff USF Week 2026 with a block party just outside of the Marshall Student Center! Festivities you won't want to miss include an inflatable wrecking ball, mini golf, face paint, cariacture artists, music, carnival-style food, and a tabling fair with giveaways and resources from your USF departments and student organizations!
Sponsored and brought to you by the Campus Activities Board in the Center for Student Involvement.
USF Giving Week
Monday, April 6 - Friday, April 10, 2026 |
USF Giving Week is an annual event where alumni, friends and students of the university come together to champion a wide variety of programs, to boost student success, scholarships, research and more.
During this week of giving we are encouraging donors to help stock our on-campus food pantries and Suit-A-Bull closet 鈥� essential resources which provide free food and professional clothing to USF students.
graduate & professional student appreciation week
Monday, April 6 - Friday, April 10, 2026 | Learn more!
The Office of Graduate Studies and Graduate & Professional Student Council host several events for graduate and professional students throughout celebrating the impact graduate students make in their colleges, departments, labs, classrooms, and offices.
Sponosred and brought to you by the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement and USF World.
University Lecture Series
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Marshall Student Center Ballroom
We are excited to host our annual USF Week University Lecture Series ft. TBA! Check-in begins at 5:30pm, with doors opening to the Ballroom at 7:30pm. USF students are given priority in seating, which will be filled until capacity is reached.
Sponsored and brought to you by the Campus Activities Board in the Center for Student Involvement.
Bull Market
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Marshall Student Center Bookstore Lawn
After over 25 years on campus, Bull Market has become one of the largets and oldest traditions at USF. Bull Market hosts a combination of student organization, USF departments, Tampa Bay businesses and not-for-profits at an open air, weekly market to promote their events and services to the student population at USF.
Sponsored and brought to you by the Marshall Student Center.
Leadership Pageant & After Party
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Marshall Student Center Ballroom
Please join us in crowning our next USF Leadership Pageant winner, as contestants compete for the chance to win the crown, and the title! The pageant portion of the event will take place from 7:00pm - 8:30pm, where contestants will be competing live, on stage, with live audience voting and final judge decisions made at the end. Then, after the crowning, come celebrate at the After-Party from 8:30pm - 10:00pm, where we will have food, music, and a multitude of glow games and a glow oxygen bar!
Sponsored and brought to you by the Campus Activities Board in the Center for Student Involvement.
Rocky's Birthday Bash
Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Marshall Student Center
Come join us in wishing our beloved mascot, Rocky D. Bull, a very happy birthday as we celebrate him during this event! To celebrate USF's 70th anniversary, Rocky's birthday party will be the grooviest yet - themed after the 70's, it will feature an LED dance floor and DJ, roller skating rink, DIY lava lamps and vinyl record decorating, tie-dyeing stations, a Rubix cube challenge, and the cutting of Rocky's cake as we sing him happy birthday!
Sponsored and brought to you by both the Campus Activities Board in the Center for Student Involvement and Annual Giving.
BULLSTOCK CONCERT
Friday, April 10, 2026 | 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM | USF Tampa campus - Lot 35
Come rock out with us as we finish USF Week with our annual Bullstock Music Festival! Our headliner this year is The Driver Era, who will be joined by two opening acts, and two Battle of the Bands winners. There will be food trucks, a mechanical bull, and promotional items and freebies in addition to the concert. You must have a ticket to attend the event - ticketing information will be released soon. Students are allowed ONE free ticket, and have the option to purchase ONE guest ticket for $30. Event Policies and Expectations:
- Attendees are encouraged to bring their USF IDs
- Personal bags that are smaller than 12x12x12" will be permitted inside event, while large bags, backpacks, wrapped packages, etc. will not be permitted inside the venue.
- Guests may not bring food and/or beverages into the event. Guests must dispose of the unauthorized items prior to entering the facility.
- Please continue to check this page as policies are subject to change.
Sponsored and brought to you by the Campus Activities Board in the Center for Student Involvement.