With less than a week away before classes begin, Pegasus Palooza is right around the corner.

Pegasus Palooza is UCF’s official welcome week, with a week full of social and service activities for students to get involved in.

August 15:

  • The first event is the UCF Football Fan Fest from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Brighthouse Network Stadium on campus. Fans will be able to get autographs and take photos with the football players, learn about UCF football traditions and win prizes.

August 16:

  • Sponsored by the Department of Housing and Residence Life, students will be able to shop after-hours at Target exclusively with other UCF students. UCF will provide transportation from Libra, Academic Village, CFE Arena, Lake Claire, Knights Circle, NorthView and Rosen.

August 17:

  • Convocation for freshmen will be in the CFE Arena from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Students will be welcomed by University President John C. Hitt and receive their 2018 Graduation tassel.
  • Opening Knight will be in the Student Union from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Over 200 organizations to meet will be set up in the Student Union, along with prizes and refreshments.

August 18

  • Taste of UCF in the Student Union Pegasus Ballroom from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Students will be able to try traditional recipes from 20 different countries.
  • Movie Knight presented by CAB will be in the CFE Arena from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Captain America 2 will be playing and CAB members will introduce themselves.

August 19

  • Knight vs. Food Challenge in Wackadoos in the Student Union from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Students will be participating in the Wackadoos Ultimate Fatass Challenge and will try to eat 2lbs of burger, 9 slices of American cheese, 9 strips of bacon, 1 lb. pulled pork, BBQ sauce and 1lb of fries. 
  • Comedy Knight in the CFE Arena from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. hosted by  Hannibal Buress.

August 20

  • KnightRave in the CFE Arena from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Live DJs will be performing EDM music in blacklights with glowsticks available.

August 21

  • Concert Knight in the CFE Arena from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. X-Factor winners Alex & Sierra will be performing along with Karmin for the first free student concert of the year.

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