2026 tampa campus events
Monday
April 6
Wednesday
April 8
Friday
April 10
Saturday
April 11
USF Week Kickoff & Block Party ft. football stadium beam signing
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 °µÍøTV biggest traditions. Join us as we kickoff USF Week 2026 with a block party just outside of the Marshall Student Center! Featuring an opportunity for students to leave their legacy by signing a huge steel beam that will be part of the student section in the new campus stadium, plus festivities you won't want to miss, include an inflatable wrecking ball, mini golf, face paint, caricature artists, music, carnival-style food, and a tabling fair with giveaways and resources from your USF departments and student organizations!
6:00 - 8:00 PM | MSC North Entrance: Football Stadium Beam Signing for Students with President Limayem, CEO of Athletics Rob Higgins, Coach Hartline, and Student Body President Sumit Jadhav!
Sponsored and brought to you by the Campus Activities Board in the Center for Student
Involvement in partnership with USF Athletics.
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 — 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.
Sponsored and brought to you by the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement and
USF World.
Stadium Student Section Beam Signing (Students Only)
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Marshall Student Center North Entrance
Students, sign a 43‑foot steel beam that will be permanently installed in the Student Section of our future on‑campus stadium! Leave your legacy!
Sponsored and brought to you by Athletics.
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. Brittany Broski! 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.
Stadium Student Section Beam Signing (students only)
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Marshall Student Center North Entrance
Students, sign a 43‑foot steel beam that will be permanently installed in the Student Section of our future on‑campus stadium! Leave your legacy!
Sponsored and brought to you by Athletics.
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.
Stadium Student Section Beam Signing (students only)
Thursday, April 9 2026 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Marshall Student Center North Entrance
Students, sign a 43‑foot steel beam that will be permanently installed in the Student Section of our future on‑campus stadium! Leave your legacy!
Sponsored and brought to you by Athletics.
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 °µÍøTV 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 MUSIC FESTIVAL
Friday, April 10, 2026 | 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM | USF Tampa campus - Lot 35
Rock out with The Driver Era at Bullstock on Friday, April 10th! With openers MARIS and Sydney Ross Mitchell, and USF student bands Indigo Lane and my dead roommate, Bullstock is sure to be a night of good music and even better vibes!
Other activities include:
- Mechanical Bull
- Rock Wall
- Carnival Games
- Photo Booth
- Food Trucks (available for purchase)
- Giveaways from Monster Energy and Tampa Bay Lightning
TICKET REQUIRED. Tickets can be claimed through .
- Everyone, INCLUDING STUDENTS, will need to claim a ticket to attend Bullstock!
- Each student can claim ONE FREE Student Ticket
- Each student can purchase ONE Guest (Non-Student) Ticket for $30
- To claim a ticket, you MUST be an ACTIVE USF STUDENT
Have questions? Check out our FAQ's and additional information on our Instagram !
Sponsored and brought to you by the Campus Activities Board in the Center for Student Involvement.
Saturday, April 11, 2026 | Gates Open at 11:00 AM | Morsani Complex
Come get the first look at USF Football at an exclusive student open practice on Saturday, 4/11 at 11:00AM at the Football Practice Fields. (Behind Corbett Stadium) Valid USF Student ID is required upon entry.
Sponsored and brought to you by Athletics.