Events

Signature Events

USF ST. PETERSBURG campus SIGNATURE & MAJOR EVENTS

2024-25 ACADEMIC CALENDAR YEAR

• A reoccurring event for 3 or more years that receives consistently significant attendance (100+); and/or:
• Receives media coverage and deemed in the vital interest of the campus; and/or
• Receives a considerable amount of resources from the campus community or has a considerable impact on day-to-day operations of the campus community.

SPRING 2025 EVENTS

January

• Campus Board: January 9 (9 a.m. – 11 a.m.) – USC Ballrooms
• Week of Welcome: January 13- 17                                                                                         
  

  • Get on Board Day/Civic Engagement Fair: January 14 (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.) - Harborwalk

  • Rec Fest: January 14 (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.) - The Edge/Waterfront

• MLK Jr. Day Parade: January 20 (11a.m. – 1 p.m.) – Downtown St. Petersburg 

• Art & Science Exhibit: January 23 (5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.) - Nelson Poynter Memorial Library

• MLK Jr. Awards Banquet:  January 23 (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.) – USC Ballrooms

• Tampa Bay Entrepreneurship Support Summit: January 24 (8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) - USC Ballrooms

• Pinellas County Schools Leadership Summit: January 28 - 31 (8 a.m. – 3 p.m.) - USC Ballrooms 

February

• St. Petersburg Science Festival: Feb 7 - 8 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) - Waterfront 

• Ebony Ball: February 9 (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.) - USC Ballrooms

• St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs: February 11-13 – USC Ballrooms

  • OLLI Open House: Feb 12 (12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.) - USC ballrooms

• Scholars Brunch: February 14 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) - USC Ballrooms
• Math Counts: Feb 15 (9am-4pm) – USC Ballrooms
• Job and Internship Fair: February 20 (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.) – USC Ballrooms
• Drug Free American Foundation, National Prevention Summit: February 17 and 18 (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) - USC Ballrooms
• USF Day at City Hall: February 25 - St. Petersburg City Hall

• Grand Prix of St. Petersburg: February 28 - March 2 - Adjacent to campus    

March

• Bulls and Brews By the Bay: March 14 (4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.) – Waterfront
• MoM Conference: March 14-16 - The Edge
• Poetry Out Loud: March 15 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.) – USC Ballrooms
•  Admitted Students Day: March 29 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) - Campuswide

April

• Art Conservatory for Teens: April 3 – USC Ballrooms
• Florida Studies Program Book Fair:  April 5 – Nelson Poynter Memorial Library    
• USF Week:  April 7 – 11 – Campuswide

  • Rocky’s Bollywood Bash: April 9 (7 p.m. – 10 p.m.) - The Edge

  • Green Wednesday Tabling: April 10 (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.) - Harborwalk
• Admitted Students Day: April 11 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) - Campuswide 
• Road to Recognition: April 12 (8 a.m. to 12 p.m.) – Harborwalk, Davis and Lynn Pippenger Hall
• Honors Breakfast: April 16 (8 a.m. to 10 a.m.) - USC Ballrooms
• The Rockys: April 17 (6 p.m. – 9 p.m.) – USC Ballrooms

May

• Late Night Breakfast: May 1 (10 p.m. – midnight) – USC Reef
• SAILebration: May 5 (5 p.m. - sunset) – Port of St. Petersburg
• Spring 2025 Commencement: May 8 – 11 – USF Tampa Yuengling Center