Event Description

Big Welcome

Big Welcome Fair 2025

Save the date...Big Welcome Fair 2025
Graphic logo for Big Welcome Fair
Wednesday 17 September 2025 10:30am - 3:30pm City centre campus
Graphic logo for Big Welcome Fair

Get ready for BCUSU's biggest welcome yet...

  • Join societies
  • Meet your Officer Team 2025/6
  • Grab freebies
  • Play activities, and more

Here's what's on...

Big Welcome Fair map 2025

 

1. Eastside Park

Inflatable activites:

  • Human Table Football - a large-scale take on a traditional table game. Fasten your straps and join a team of 8 to score goals
  • Cricket Batting Cage - defend deliveries or hit shots to score maximum runs
  • Rock Climbing Wall - challenge yourself and view BCU from a whole new perspective by climbing our 5.5m high wall 
  • BCU Sport - join activities with BCU's sports teams

 

2. (Cardigan St) This year we have a Curzon Stage! 🎉

What to expect...

Stage performances:

  • Performances from some of your favourite societies (RBC, Christian Union, First Love, Bhangra soc, Cheer and dance) and our special host/dj mix set from DJ Amir and Scratch Radio's, now BBC Presenter; Lauren Redfern
Lauren redfern with hands in her pocket smiling wearing a white vest top and black jeans
 

Food vans/trucks:

  • Independent coffee van

  • Yo! Sushi

 

3. Curzon Building

Stalls from some of your favourite brands

Atrium space/Curzon B study space: 

  • Nandos

  • Nightclubs 

  • Burger & Sauce

  • Pure Gym

  • Wrigley's Extra Chewing gum

  • Nomo (Vegan chocolate)

  • Roxy Ballroom

  • National Express

  • Hollywood Bowl

  • And more...

 

C020 (The Hive):

BCU Gaming Society takeover, play:

  • Mario Kart World
  • Smash Bros
  • Tekken
  • Wii Sports, and more...

 

C087:

Mixture of charity stalls including:

  • Lady Garden

  • NHS Blood & Transplant

  • University Support services 
  • Charity stalls

 

Quiet Room (C190)

 

4. Parkside

Outside Parkside entrance: 

  • Domino's pizza 

Inside:

  • Holland & Barrett

  • Harper & Lewis clothing sale

 

5. BCUSU's Marquee

Meet and greet societies you can join whilst at BCU:

  • ACS
  • International Soc 
  • Ahlulbayt Soc
  • Islamic Soc
  • Anime & Manga
  • K-Pop Society
  • BCU Racing
  • K-Pop Dance Society
  • BCU Tennis
  • Kharis on Campus
  • Bengali Soc
  • Kickboxing
  • Bhangra Soc
  • Law & Mooting
  • Burlesque
  • LGBTQ+ Society
  • Caving Soc
  • Navigators
  • Cheerleading
  • Out and About
  • Christian Union
  • Pakistani Soc
  • Cocktail Soc
  • Parasoc
  • Crafty Bitches
  • PENSA
  • Creative Exchange
  • Pole Fitness
  • Cyber Security
  • Rock Climbing
  • Dance
  • Scratch Radio
  • Data Science 
  • Sikh Society
  • Filipino Soc
  • South Indian Soc
  • First Love
  • Sustainability
  • Gujarati Society
  • Table Top Gaming
  • Indian Society
  • Warhammer

4. Gopsal St

Learn more about your Students' Union!

  • Spin our wheel to win prizes (prizes include: Free mini pizza at E&B and TSK, Free meal deal, Roary pin badge, Sweet/can of Thatchers Blood Orange

  • Collect Wallplanners and Union Guides

  • Dr Pepper freebies

BCU Sport

  • Meet BCU sport teams

BCUSU Campus Shop stall

  • Exclusive deals on BCU Hoodies

Eagle and Ball

Have lunch at your SU pub: Eagle and Ball?! View our menu

Check out our other fresher events happening at the pub!

 

City South free mini bus

Studying at City South? Our mini bus can take you between campuses

  • Runs 10:20am - 3:10pm (every 30mins approx)
  • Picks up at City South Campus, Westbourne Rd entrance (pictured below)
  • Drop off at Curzon St, City Centre Campus

 

Look out for helpers in blue t-shirts on the day, they'll be there to direct you!  

*Photography will be taken at this event, please make yourself know to staff in cyan blue tshirts if you're not comfortable with your footage being taken

 

Want to find out what else is on during Big Welcome?

Join our interest list to be in the first to know of all things Big Welcome!

Get updates for our Big Welcome Fair, Freshers Fest wristband and line-up releases, society meet-ups and socials, on-campus activities, events around Birmingham and more.

 

Watch our video to see what BCU's Big Welcome looks like!

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