RETURNING SDSU STUDENTS! You can't dodge this one! Join us for a night of dodgeball, music, and food!
We invite new students to kick of the new school year at Aztec Nights First Night Fest! There will be music and dancing, inflatables and games, free food, giveaways, and more! This is a great opportunity to have fun with your fellow students and celebrate the start of your SDSU adventures together. Event runs 9pm – 1am on Campanile Walkway. Bag check is required.
New and returning students, come and enjoy what the SDSU community has to offer. Enjoy a variety of different foods, inflatables, activities, dancing, and more! Meet new students, build community and embrace the diversity within SDSU. Co-hosted by One SDSU Community.
Looking for a chill night before the start of classes? Join your friends for a night under the stars watching a movie in the Aztec Student Union Courtyard. Grab a seat and some classic movie snacks at this event!
Pump up the Gym (Pump It UP!) is an event designed to be a high energy environment to welcome students to the brand new Aztec Recreation Center. The DJ will pump up the volume by playing music styles popularized in the 90’s. Our featured activity will be inflatable archery tag, think robin hood meets paintball! The gymnasium will be jumping with inflatable activities like the colorful obstacle course, inflatable jousting, 3D Twister, Axe Throwing Game, and more
Enjoy the Old West Frontier on the Mesa! Campanile Walkway will be transformed with thrilling carnival rides, game booths, prizes, music and delicious food, all with an old-time western flair! Co hosted by Residence Education and New Student and Parent Programs.
Space–the Final Frontier! Campanile Walkway will be transformed with thrilling carnival rides, game booths, prizes, music, and delicious food! It will be Out-of-this-World! Co hosted by Residence Education and New Student and Parent Programs.
Now is the time to glow in the dark! Drag returns to Aztec Nights in Dragstravaganza: After Dark! This brand new format of SDSU’s iconic Dragstravaganza meets drag, dance, and wanderlust in a night where folks will not only get to celebrate drag on stage, but get up close and in person with student drag performers, locals, and professional legends! Pack up the camper, and grab a glowstick - this is the drag party you’ve been waiting for.
Enter the multiverse with Aztec Nights! Enjoy a movie under the stars, with a hosted candy bar and sweet treats! Test your knowledge of the Spiderman Universe with multiple trivia games and Spiderman themed prizes! Hosted by ASUB (Associated Students Union Board)!
Due to rain, we're postponing the roller skating night. Instead, join us for a cozy movie night with hot pizza as we watch Everything, Everywhere, All At Once! No wristbands required, just bring or know your Red ID number. One guest (18+) per student is welcome to attend with a valid ID.
"They're going back". Take a trip back to the good times, when crust on or off your PB+J was the only major choice of the day. Crafts, games, trivia, an prizes. Go back to school after you go back to school!
Saddle up for this country-themed Aztec Night! All students can come to enjoy a night of live music, line dancing, games, and free food on Friday, September 16th from 10 pm-2 am in the Aztec Student Union Courtyard. Hold onto your hats because it's going to be a good one. Hope to see you there!
It's time to laugh! Join us for Aztec Nights Comedy Night in the Aztec Student Union Theatre. Enjoy the talents of professional commedians, followed by a trivia challenge to test your knowledge of comedy movies and TV shows.
Students will relive each season of Stranger Things in this experience hosted by Aztec Nights and Dance Marathon. Look forward to all your favorite aspects of Hawkins! Be on the lookout for arcade games, a surprise food truck vendor, swag, prizes and more as you learn why we raise money for Rady Children’s Hospital. We hope to keep vecna and demogorgans away from this event, but no promises! Free Parking Available in P3, limited spaces, first come first served
A State-style music festival held right on campus! Come enjoy music festival themed treats at our open candy and boba bars in between dancing on our silent disco floor, getting airbrush tattoos, or getting your future read by an astrocartographer.
Bring a blanket and join us for a movie night on Aztec Green! We're calling all cosplayers to show off your best Superhero look in our "Loki-like" costume contest! Get your photo taken with Thor, God of Thunder, and test your Marvel knowledge in 2 rounds of trivia. The first 100 attendees will get a free cape so you can show of your superhero spirit! Come join us and find out if you are worthy! Limited Free parking available in Lot P3.
Calling all anime, BTS, & K-drama fans! POP on over to the APIDA-POP Expo at the Tula Community Center on Oct 21st from 10pm-1am. Come celebrate all things APIDA-pop. There will be Asian snacks, spam musubi, anime drawing demos, Bollywood dance workshop, K-pop random dance play, cosplay contests and more. Join Aztec Nights, the APIDA Center, and APIDA student orgs for a poppin' night! Limited free parking in Lot P3.
Don’t be scared! Whether you are looking for a good Halloween scare, or prefer a heartwarming fall classic, join us on October 28th from 10pm-2am on Campanile Walkway for a double feature movie night with mouth watering snacks and desserts! Blankets will be provided for this floor seating event. Grab a friend or a flashlight and head on over!
Are you ready to dance with Dracula, skate with skeletons, and scream with spectors!? Aztec Nights hopes to make your Halloweekend full of scares, smiles, and SNACKS. Check out our haunted roller skate, photo booths, dance parties, food trucks, and more on Oct 29th from 10pm-2am on Campanile Walkway! Come in your costumes or as yourself for a night we promise won't leave you with nightmares.
ALL PUMPKIN EVERYTHING! Come enjoy face painting, pumpkin decorating, pumpkin spice-flavored treats and the Halloweentown 1 and 2 movies!
Don’t have plans this Halloween? Trick or Treat yourself to a fun night at the Aztec Lanes! We will provide free bowling, all your favorite games, and some spooky treats for you to enjoy! Happy Haunted Halloween!
Come enjoy THE movie of Summer 2022 - Top Gun Maverick! Featuring treats and trivia.
Test your High School Musical knowledge with a night of throwback songs, fun, and of course… trivia for prizes! Shoot some hoops, dance your heart out on DDR, and maybe give Just Dance a try! Don't miss out on the throwback snacks and exclusive event swag.
It’s Aztec Night Glow Up! Let’s kick off the new year with a welcome back dance featuring a live DJ, free boba tea and pizza, LED games, a “glow station”, and many more late-night surprises. Come dressed in white to contrast in the light as we come together to highlight the night! See you in Montezuma Hall on January 20th from 10pm-2am. Students are permitted to bring one guest 18+, bag check required. Limited free parking available in Lot P3.
Emo Nite takes SDSU! You asked, we listened. Panic! At The Prom is back for a night of live band emo karaoke, alternative looks, dark treats, photo ops, and your favorite DIY activities and takeaways. We know it's not just a phase, so sugar, we're goin down to Montezuma Hall on January 21st from 10pm-2am! Students are permitted to bring one guest 18+, bag check required. Limited free parking available in Lot P3.
Do you have what it takes to win it all? Test your skill in games of chance at Casino Royale! Enjoy free table and card games, free snacks & a free showing of the 007 movie, all in Montezuma Hall and the Union Theatre on Friday, January 27 from 10pm to 2am! Students are permitted to bring one guest 18+, bag check required. Limited free parking available in Lot P3.
Bring your charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent to SDSU’s Drag Bingo, Baddies and Boba! Enjoy bingo, trivia, wig-in-a-box competitions, and spill the (boba) tea with your friends! Hosted by Miz Cracker from season 10 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and SDSU’s most famous queen, Amber St. James! Students are permitted to bring one guest 18+, bag check required. Limited free parking available in Lot P3.
Come enjoy some late night eats on Campanile Walkway! We'll have food trucks out giving free food to students, including tater tots, churros and ice-cream, spam musubi and pork buns! Food for current students only, check-in required.
Let's groove on down to disco town from 9pm-1am in Montezuma Hall! Join us for Aztec Nights biannual Midnight Study Break, this semester’s theme: Stayin’ Alive at Midnight Study Break!
Take a break from studying for finals, or bring your laptop along to join the fun by entering the opportunity drawings all night long! There will be 70's themed DIY activities, arcade games, Kahoot, student competitions and MORE! Did we mention we will be serving FREE In and Out burgers? ????
Prizes include gift cards, airpods, hydroflasks, scooter, a Nintendo Switch and a grand prize of 2 tickets to Disneyland!
