Kent State Departments Encouraged to Participate in 31st Annual Black Squirrel Festival

The 31st Annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place on Sept. 7 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. near Manchester Field and the Memorial Gardens, adjacent to the Kent Student Center. The Black Squirrel Festival is one of Kent State University's most beloved and popular traditions.

Kent State departments can reserve a free table at the festival. Please contact Kent Student Center Programming at 330-672-1169 or kscprog@kent.edu no later than Sept. 1 for a reservation form. Requests after this date cannot be guaranteed.

At this year's daylong festival, students can experience what the Kent community has to offer, receive free promotional items, learn about student organizations and create memories with new and old friends. Live, free entertainment, festival food and Black Squirrel spirit will all be a part of this year's event. Entertainment includes a free photo booth, caricature artists, and musicians, such as Katianne, DJ Liv, Vick Searey, Big Stove and Ancestral Warship.  At 11 p.m., The Avengers will be shown at Manchester Field. The rain location for the festival is the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The rain location for the movie is the Kiva.