Wichita State Shock the Block

Events, Food and Fun!

Join Shocker Nation for a day that celebrates our beautiful campus and surrounding community. Spend your entire day at WSU! Check out our arts and culture programs, and engage in our unique approaches to innovation. There are events, food and fun for the whole family—April 18.

Test your green thumb at the Community Garden; decorate your bike and join Ulrich's Bike Parade; try out virtual reality at the Wichita State Innovation Fair; cheer on Shocker Baseball; bring the kids out for the Spring Carnival and end the day with $2 Cosmic Bowling at the Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes in the Rhatigan Student Center.

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Scheduled events for Saturday, April 18, 2020

All day — Arts and Culture Day
Location: Locate on-campus museums on a map | Cost: Free
All on-campus museums will be open with free admission. 

• Ulrich Museum of Art
  Explore and enjoy 20th- and 21st-century art with exhibitions that feature emerging and established artists, works from our permanent collection and traveling exhibitions.
  
• Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology
  Discover student-curated collections and exhibitions of cultural items from around the world and archaeological objects predominantly from the American Midwest and Southwest. 
• Pizza Hut Museum
  Take a walk through the history of Pizza Hut—in the original building—from its founding by WSU students, Dan and Frank Carney, to its growth into one of the world's largest pizza chains.

All day — Shocker Pods
Location: Locate the pods on a map | Cost: Free
Check out these versatile hang-out spaces, located along the East Mall running from John Bardo Center to Braeburn Square. Each themed pod offers seating for six people and plenty of photo opportunities. 
» Learn more about Shocker Pods

1-4 p.m. — Wichita State Innovation Fair featuring Factory Obscura
Location: John Bardo Center | Cost: Free
The Wichita State Innovation Fair invites students, faculty and staff from across campus to showcase what innovation means to them! From innovating in the arts and sciences and everything in between. Try your hand at pottery, see the word through virtual reality, catch some drone races, and more! Oklahoma City-based art collective—and 2020 Riverfest Artist-in-Residence—Factory Obscura will host an interactive activity as part of the Innovation Fair that will be incorporated into this summer's Wichita River Festival.
» Register to present at the Innovation Fair

1-4 p.m. — Family Carnival by Student Activities Council
Location: Rhatigan Student Center patio | Cost: Free to attend, nominal ticket rates apply
Join SAC for the 27th annual Spring Family Carnival! This much-anticipated tradition at Wichita State University features fun for the entire family, including inflatables, a petting zoo, and tons of carnival games, crafts, activities and treats!
» Learn more about Spring Family Carnival

2 p.m. — Baseball: WSU vs Cincinnati
Location: Eck Stadium | Cost: Free for WSU students and up to two family guests; $8-12 at the gate general admission
» Purchase baseball game tickets online

8 p.m.-midnight — Cosmic Bowling
Location: Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes, Rhatigan Student Center (lower level)
$2 per person, per game; no shoes; availability varies due to group reservations.

Additional Events

Food Trucks
Location: Food Truck Plaza and in front of Ulrich Museum of Art and Millie the Millipede | Cost: Prices vary according to food truck
Chow down on eats from your favorite local food trucks in two locations on campus!

Yoga on the Lawn
Location: Wilner Auditorium | Cost: Free

Bike Parade
Location: Parade starts at Ulrich Museum of Art and ends at Fairmount Park | Cost: Free

Community Garden Activation
Location: Ahlberg Hall (northeast corner) | Cost: Free

On-campus dining options