WKU Events
- Location: Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre
- Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The WKU Student Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega Presents
Plays in a Day (Fall 2026)
A festival that celebrates and initiates ultimate creativity. Plays in a Day produces several 10-minute plays that are written, directed, and performed by students, all within a 24-hour time span.
Admission is free, but donations are appreciated! No advance reservations, tickets at the door, general admission seating.
Creation process begins Friday, September 4th, at 6 PM in GWH.
Recommended for mature audiences.
- Time: All Day
WKU offices closed in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.
- Time: 7:00am
Room change requests are accepted through the Housing Portal beginning at 7 AM.
- Location: Downing Student Union
- Time: 8:00am - 2:00pm
Each year, high school students from across Kentucky and the surrounding region come together at Western Kentucky University for a one day retreat to further develop their leadership skills.
Participants attend sessions presented by Western Kentucky University staff and student leaders.
- Date: Friday, September 11, 2026
- Check In: 8:00 am - 8:45 am CST in Downing Student Union
- Conference Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm CST
- Sessions may let out closer to 1:45 P.M. to allow time for travel back to respective school districts
*Reminder that Bowling Green, KY is on Central Standard Time.*
Registration Fee: $35 per student (includes breakfast, lunch, conference materials and gift).
- Location: Fine Arts Center Room 189 - Recital Hall
- Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
This is a free event. Please contact sarah.berry@wku.edu for more information
- Location: First Christian Church (1106 State St, Bowling Green, KY 42101)
- Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
This is a free event.
- Location: E.A. Diddle Arena
- Time: 8:30am - 12:00pm
Annual college fair for over 15 area high schools and over 50 post-secondary insitutions. Students are able to make connections during their college search process with a wide variety of admissions and departmental representatives.
- Location: Medical Center - WKU Health Sciences Complex
- Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Are you a nursing student looking to network with employers in healthcare industries? Are you hoping to gain experience in your desired career field before graduating college? Then this opportunity is just for you!
The Nursing Recruitment Fair will take place on Wednesday, September 23rd at the Medical Center WKU Health Sciences Complex from 2:00pm – 4:00pm CST.
30 employers will be coming to the Medical Center - WKU Health Sciences Complex, and they want to meet YOU! These employers will be expressing opportunities within their companies. Why not take advantage of this free opportunity to showcase yourself in a positive light! So come on out and show them what you have to offer!
Want to know how you can stand out from others? Register for the fair and find out!
- Location: Van Meter Hall
- Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
More info to come for repertoire and tickets.
- Location: Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre
- Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
WKU Next Stage Series Presents: Two Short Plays
big blue by: Marissa Alaniz
Two women-- Alicia, a naval officer and Viv, an oceanographer-- are on a mission from the US military to find the source of a mysterious deep sea humming. But when their tiny submersible gets knocked loose, they must contend with their respective land-bound griefs, tension with each other, and the fear of the inevitable bottom of the ocean.
The Thomas Paine Panther by: T.J. Walsh
Every year, The Thomas Paine Panther publishes its infamous "Best of/Worst of" issue, but this year, it's been banned. Determined to publish it anyway, the rebellious student staff uncover a shocking secret about their paper's sponsor that forces them to confront their values, their ethics, and the true responsibility that comes with journalism.
Adults $8 / All Students $5
Purchase tickets at wku.showare.com or by contacting the WKU Fine Arts Box Office at 270-745-3121 or boxoffice@wku.edu.
Recommended for mature audiences.
- Location: WKU Bowling Green Campus
- Time: All Day
Western Kentucky University's Parent & Family Weekend is an exciting event for Hilltopper families! Join us for a weekend full of events for the whole family.
- Location: WKU Bowling Green Campus
- Time: All Day
Western Kentucky University's Parent & Family Weekend is an exciting event for Hilltopper families! Join us for a weekend full of events for the whole family.
- Location: L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center
- Time: 10:00am
For more information: West KY Flat Shod Horse Sale
- Location: Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre
- Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
In The Big Bad Bullysaurus, a palentologist digs deep into their imagination to tell a dino-tastic fable about a not-so-terrifying T-Rex. Using lessons about empathy and a little Jurassic-sized humor, a story is crafted about how we all need to find ways to get along and how there's more than what meets the eye to both dinosaurs and humans! The Big Bad Bullysaurus by Tommy Jamerson is a prehistoric comedy appropriate and meaningful for all ages of warm-blooded and cold-blooded creatures!
Tickets: Ages 12 & under just $3, everyone else $5
Purchase tickets at wku.showare.com or by contacting the WKU Fine Arts Box Office at 270-745-3121 or boxoffice@wku.edu.
- Location: Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre
- Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
WKU Next Stage Series Presents: Two Short Plays
big blue by: Marissa Alaniz
Two women-- Alicia, a naval officer and Viv, an oceanographer-- are on a mission from the US military to find the source of a mysterious deep sea humming. But when their tiny submersible gets knocked loose, they must contend with their respective land-bound griefs, tension with each other, and the fear of the inevitable bottom of the ocean.
The Thomas Paine Panther by: T.J. Walsh
Every year, The Thomas Paine Panther publishes its infamous "Best of/Worst of" issue, but this year, it's been banned. Determined to publish it anyway, the rebellious student staff uncover a shocking secret about their paper's sponsor that forces them to confront their values, their ethics, and the true responsibility that comes with journalism.
Adults $8 / All Students $5
Purchase tickets at wku.showare.com or by contacting the WKU Fine Arts Box Office at 270-745-3121 or boxoffice@wku.edu.
Recommended for mature audiences.
- Location: Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre
- Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
In The Big Bad Bullysaurus, a palentologist digs deep into their imagination to tell a dino-tastic fable about a not-so-terrifying T-Rex. Using lessons about empathy and a little Jurassic-sized humor, a story is crafted about how we all need to find ways to get along and how there's more than what meets the eye to both dinosaurs and humans! The Big Bad Bullysaurus by Tommy Jamerson is a prehistoric comedy appropriate and meaningful for all ages of warm-blooded and cold-blooded creatures!
Tickets: Ages 12 & under just $3, everyone else $5
Purchase tickets at wku.showare.com or by contacting the WKU Fine Arts Box Office at 270-745-3121 or boxoffice@wku.edu.
- Location: Fine Arts Center Room 189 - Recital Hall
- Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
This is a free event.
- Location: Fine Arts Center Room 189 - Recital Hall
- Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
This is a free event.
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