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Group of students at the Block Party with vendors and guests around them and a ferris wheel in the distance.

Block Party

📅 Sunday, September 20th, 3-6PM

📍Westwood Village

🐻 For all UCLA Community

🏠 Hosted by UCLA First Year Experience

Join us at the 8th annual Westwood Village Block Party following the New Student Welcome! Enjoy free games, great vibes, and coupon and food giveaways from local vendors while UCLA musical acts and DJs perform.

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What to Expect

  • Take in Westwood from new heights on the Ferris Wheel.
  • Vibe to sets by Pickle the Drag Queen, DJ Olea, and UCLA student performers.
  • Dive into interactive activities and explore what it means to be a True Bruin.
  • Score deals, bites, and surprises from your favorite Westwood Village vendors.

2025 Block Party Gallery

Students in front of the ferris wheel
DJ at Block Party
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Event Tips

  • Everyone’s out here looking for friends. Be bold, be friendly, be Bruin!
  • Take lots of photos! Ferris wheel, new friends, photo booth, and don’t miss the performances!
  • The DJs are spinning and the stage is packed, dance, cheer, and don’t hold back.
  • Don't forget to swing by sponsor booths as they’ve got freebies, games, and fun surprises

 

Getting There

Public Transit to UCLA UCLA Parking Lots

Event Map

Block Party Map

Event Activities

Le Conte

  • Obstacle Course
  • Bungee Jump Quad
  • Kiosk Photobooth
  • Common Experience Corner

West Weyburn

  • Main Stage
    • 3:00 to 4:00 PM: Pickle 
    • 4:00 to 6:00PM: DJ olea
  • Ferris Wheel

East Weyburn

  • The Bruin
  • T-Mall
  • Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder (RRCC)
  • Mighty Pilates
  • Raisin' Canes
  • Kabaya
  • Oyatsu America

Upper Broxton

  • The DEN
  • Monster
  • Maruchan 
  • NMDP
  • Smartwater
  • Mr. Pibb
  • TACOM
  • Optimum Nutrition
  • MaH Backpacks
  • Sweetfin
  • American Cinematheque / Director's Village

Lower Broxton

  • Chill Zone, Chalk Art, & Lawn Games
  • ASUCLA
  • Boiling Crab
  • California Pizza Kitchen
  • Duffl
  • Egg Tuck
  • Sender One
  • Upside Down
  • MILKSHA
  • Farm Habit
  • Danny Boys
  • Geffen
  • Ministry of Coffee (MOC)
  • North Westwood Neighborhood Council
  • Breadhead
  • Alfred
  • Athens
  • LA Metro
  • LA Fitness
  • Angeleno Smile
  • Universal
  • ULTA
  • MIST
  • Bruin Flea
  • Boondocks Coffee Roasters
  • NADC
  • Ulta

Common Experience Corner

  • Fowler Museum
  • Hammer Museum
  • UCLA Center for the Art of Performance
  • Smile Hotdog
  • Student Performances:
    • 3:00pm – Welcome
    • 3:05pm – The Sunset Wrecks
    • 3:23pm – Koreos
    • 3:41pm – Resonance UCLA
    • 3:57pm – B&G
    • 4:13pm – MIST
    • 4:31pm – Wildflower
    • 4:45pm – UCLA Whistle Club
    • 5:03pm – Grupo Folklorico
    • 5:21pm – YOUTHphonics
    • 5:39pm – Duel and Dice

Sponsors

Thank you to all our sponsors!

  • Universal Studios
  • Coca Cola Simply Pop
  • Coca Cola Orange Crush
  • Monster
  • Maruchan Ramen
  • Chargel
  • National Marrow Donor Program
  • Tacom
  • Zapshot
  • Ikea