What is SummerFest?

The ultimate intro to UniMelb life, brought to you by your student powered union, University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU). We run SummerFest for Semester 1 orientation, and WinterFest for Semester 2 orientation every year. This year, SummerFest is running from Monday 24 February to Friday 28 February.

SummerFest, like most UMSU events, is a free event. Join us for giveaways, speed-friending, art, live music, workshops, parties and enough free food to feed a small army of hungry students.

Open to young and old, new and returning students, SummerFest is the best way to meet new people and discover the variety of fantastic services and opportunities that are available to you through UMSU!

You’ll get the chance to seek and find your people, whether it’s through UMSU’s student departments, clubs and societies, or through one of the many social events on offer.

What happens at SummerFest?

Not sure what to expect? Here’s a sneak peek of the kinds of things that will be in store...

Do I need to buy a ticket?

Usually, no. Mostly, SummerFest is very much "rock up and join in!" but some events will need you to grab a ticket to reserve your spot. Very occasionally there might be a very small cost for a ticket to a certain event, but the event calendar listing will tell you if this is the case. 

Cruise through our massive program calendar (launching SOON) to find out what's happening. Each event will have all the details you need to know!

How do I stay up to date with events being announced?

Easy! We make all program announcements on our Instagram and Facebook pages, as well as our Facebook event (coming soon!). All events are also published in our events calendar (bookmark it, you know you want to...)