Save the date: Frontier Fiesta, March 24-26

 

POSTED ON Mar 23, 2022

 

The University of Houston (UH) has announced Frontier Fiesta is scheduled to take place March 24-26. This year’s festival will include live concerts, variety shows by student organizations, carnival booths, a barbecue cookoff and more.

According to UH, every spring semester, part of campus is transformed into a fully functional town called Fiesta City. The annual student-led Frontier Fiesta promotes education, community, and scholarships, while also showcasing the many talents of the UH student body.

“Thursday is just the beginning,” says a tweet by Frontier Fiesta on Twitter. “Join us Friday for our Latin Night featuring Latin dance lessons, an escape room, local Latin band Grupo Kache. Get the whole gang together and come out to #FrontierFiesta It’s free and open to the public! Come early for happy hour from 5-7!”

Frontier Fiesta is a student-led spring festival that was established in 1939 at the University of Houston.

On their webpage, the Frontier Fiesta Association says the festival is one of the institution’s oldest traditions. IT began as a way to promote the university when the college first moved from downtown Houston to its present location.

Since then, Frontier Fiesta has grown into a showcase of the talents of the University of Houston’s student body. The event is a major production that takes the cooperation of the student, staff, faculty of the University of Houston.

Thursday is just the beginning! Join us Friday for our Latin Night featuring Latin dance lessons, an escape room, local Latin band Grupo Kache💃🕵️‍♀️🎶🎨 Get the whole gang together and come out to #FrontierFiesta It’s free and open to the public! Come early for happy hour from 5-7! pic.twitter.com/mCnycFCr5Y

— Frontier Fiesta (@FrontierFiesta) March 23, 2022

According to Data USA, the student population at the University of Houston is currently 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% White, 21.1% Asian, 9.89% Black or African American, 2.96% two or more races, 0.145% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.078% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduates and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 50.3% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 9.48% Black or African American.