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- WKU News
- Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, June 16 through Saturday, July 4. All times are Central (unless noted). For more events, visit the WKU Events calendar at https://www.wku.edu/events. or follow @wkuevents on Instagram. (More: How to Place Campus Events on WKU Events Calendar)
Tuesday, June 16
7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Lives of the Stars. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
7 p.m.: Hilltop String Festival Concert: Eykamp String Quartet. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
Wednesday, June 17
High School Personal Finance Summer Camp. Various locations. Through June 18. Contact Center for Financial Success, (270) 745-3425.
First-Gen High School Summer Camp. Various locations. Through June 17. Contact FirstGen, (270) 745-3920.
Python I Coding Camp. Various locations. Through June 26. Contact Continuing & Professional Development, (270) 745-1912.
8 a.m.: Hilltop String Festival. Music Hall. Through June 19. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
8:30 a.m.: SCATS (The Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students). Florence Schneider Hall and other locations. Through June 19. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
Thursday, June 18
11 a.m.: Hilltop String Festival Concert: Hilltop String Festival Outreach. The Capitol, 416 E. Main Ave. Bowling Green. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Lives of the Stars. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
7 p.m.: Hilltop String Festival Concert: Yuuki Wong Violin Recital with Miro Chio. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
Friday, June 19
Juneteenth Holiday. WKU offices closed.
8 a.m.: RuFF Agility of KY. Through June 21. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.
5 p.m.: Hilltop String Festival Final Recital. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
6 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Pink Floyd’s ’The Dark Side of the Moon:’ 50 Years in a Heartbeat. Tickets are $15. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
8 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Pink Floyd’s ’The Dark Side of the Moon:’ 50 Years in a Heartbeat. Tickets are $15. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Saturday, June 20
8 a.m.: RuFF Agility of KY. Through June 21. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.
9:45 a.m.: MIT Spokes Learning Festival-STEM Exploration. WKU Innovation Campus, 2413 Nashville Road. Contact Innovation Campus, innovation@wku.edu.
6 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Pink Floyd’s ’The Dark Side of the Moon:’ 50 Years in a Heartbeat. Tickets are $15. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
8 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Pink Floyd’s ’The Dark Side of the Moon:’ 50 Years in a Heartbeat. Tickets are $15. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Sunday, June 21
8 a.m.: RuFF Agility of KY. Through June 21. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.
8:30 a.m.: VAMPY (The Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth). Florence Schneider Hall and other locations. Through July 11. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
12 p.m.: WKU Football Prospect Camp #2. Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. Contact Football, (270) 745-5311.
2 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Lives of the Stars. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Monday, June 22
Python I Coding Camp. Various locations. Through June 26. Contact Continuing & Professional Development, (270) 745-1912.
8 a.m.: Advanced Placement Summer Institute. Various locations. Through June 26. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
8:30 a.m.: VAMPY (The Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth). Florence Schneider Hall and other locations. Through July 11. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
8:30 a.m.: Hank Plona Basketball Camp. Diddle Arena. Through June 24. Contact Hank Plona Basketball Camp, hank.plonabasketballcamps@gmail.com.
Tuesday, June 23
8 a.m.: Topper Orientation Program. Downing Student Union. Contact Admissions, (270) 745-2551.
10 a.m.: Topper Orientation Program. Downing Student Union. Contact Admissions, (270) 745-2551.
7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Lives of the Stars. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Wednesday, June 24
Python I Coding Camp. Various locations. Through June 26. Contact Continuing & Professional Development, (270) 745-1912.
8 a.m.: Advanced Placement Summer Institute. Various locations. Through June 26. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
8:30 a.m.: VAMPY (The Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth). Florence Schneider Hall and other locations. Through July 11. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
Thursday, June 25
8 a.m.: Topper Orientation Program. Downing Student Union. Contact Admissions, (270) 745-2551.
10 a.m.: Topper Orientation Program. Downing Student Union. Contact Admissions, (270) 745-2551.
7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Lives of the Stars. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Friday, June 26
8 a.m.: Advanced Placement Summer Institute. Various locations. Through June 26. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
6 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Pink Floyd’s ’The Dark Side of the Moon:’ 50 Years in a Heartbeat. Tickets are $15. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
8 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Pink Floyd’s ’The Dark Side of the Moon:’ 50 Years in a Heartbeat. Tickets are $15. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Saturday, June 27
8:30 a.m.: VAMPY (The Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth). Florence Schneider Hall and other locations. Through July 11. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
Sunday, June 28
2 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Lives of the Stars. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Monday, June 29
8:30 a.m.: VAMPY (The Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth). Florence Schneider Hall and other locations. Through July 11. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
Tuesday, June 30
7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Lives of the Stars. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Wednesday, July 1
8:30 a.m.: WKU Preview Day. Diddle Arena. Contact Admissions, (270) 745-2551.
8:30 a.m.: VAMPY (The Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth). Florence Schneider Hall and other locations. Through July 11. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
10 a.m.: Staff Senate Meeting. Downing Student Union, room 2081. Contact Staff Senate, staffsenate@wku.edu.
Thursday, July 2
7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Lives of the Stars. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Friday, July 3
Independence Day Holiday (observed). WKU offices closed.
6 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Pink Floyd’s ’The Dark Side of the Moon:’ 50 Years in a Heartbeat. Tickets are $15. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
8 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Pink Floyd’s ’The Dark Side of the Moon:’ 50 Years in a Heartbeat. Tickets are $15. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Saturday, July 4
8:30 a.m.: VAMPY (The Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth). Florence Schneider Hall and other locations. Through July 11. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
8:30 a.m.: Bluegrass Classic Showcase. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Through July 5. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.
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