Frontier Fiesta

Frontier Fiesta is Here!

April 10 - 12, 2025 at TDECU Stadium Parking Lot; Free Admission

Frontier Fiesta is right around the corner, and this year's theme is "Frontier Fiesta: Revival"! Get ready for three action-packed days filled with excitement, tradition, and unforgettable experiences. As the longest-standing programming tradition on campus, Frontier Fiesta brings together carnival booths, a headline concert, student performances, a barbecue cook-off, and captivating variety shows hosted by student organizations. See you at Fiesta City!

2025 Schedule of Events

Thursday, April 10

Student Performers TBA

Variety Shows

5:30 pm - 600pm: Zeta Tau Alpha & Sigma Chi Fraternity: The Castaway Cougars
6:00pm - 6:30pm: Tau Kappa Epsilon & Alpha Chi Omega: The Coog, the Horns, & the Aggie
7:30pm - 8:00pm: Delta Zeta & Sigma Alpha Epsilon: The Legend of Cougar Canyon
8:00pm - 8:30pm: Delta Gamma & Pi Kappa Phi: The Lost Frontier
8:30pm - 9:00pm: Chi Omega & Omega Delta Phi: Finding My Cougar Roots
9:00pm - 9:30pm: Phi Mu & Sigma Nu: Back to Fiesta
9:30pm - 10:00pm: Zeta Tau Alpha & Sigma Chi Fraternity: The Castaway Cougars
10:00pm - 10:30pm: Tau Kappa Epsilon & Alpha Chi Omega: The Coog, the Horns, & the Aggie
10:30pm - 11:00pm: Delta Zeta & Sigma Alpha Epsilon: The Legend of Cougar Canyon

Programming

Lisa Sachs Hall
5:00pm - 7:00pm: #IAMUH with Center for Student Advocacy and Community (CSAC)
9:00pm - 11:45pm: Silent Disco

City Hall
5:00pm - 7:00pm: Art Hall: Caricature & Balloonist
7:30pm - 9:30pm: Cultural Fiesta with Council for Cultural Activities (CCA)
10:00pm - 11:45pm: Game Hall: Billiards, Air Hockey, & Foosball

Friday, April 11

Student Performers TBA

Variety Shows

5:30 pm - 6:00pm: Delta Gamma & Pi Kappa Phi: The Lost Frontier
6:00pm - 6:30pm: Chi Omega & Omega Delta Phi: Finding My Cougar Roots
7:30pm - 8:00pm: Phi Mu & Sigma Nu: Back to Fiesta
8:00pm - 8:30pm: Zeta Tau Alpha & Sigma Chi Fraternity: The Castaway Cougars
8:30pm - 9:00pm: Tau Kappa Epsilon & Alpha Chi Omega: The Coog, the Horns, & the Aggie
9:00pm - 9:30pm: Delta Zeta & Sigma Alpha Epsilon: The Legend of Cougar Canyon
9:30pm - 10:00pm: Delta Gamma & Pi Kappa Phi: The Lost Frontier
10:00pm - 10:30pm: Chi Omega & Omega Delta Phi: Finding My Cougar Roots
10:30pm - 11:00pm: Phi Mu & Sigma Nu: Back to Fiesta

Programming

Lisa Sachs Hall
5:00pm - 7:00pm: Axes & Aces: Axe Throwing & Speed Pitch
7:15pm - 8:45pm: RHA & Athletics

City Hall
5:00pm - 7:00pm: Shasta's Hoedown: Student Program Board (SPB)
7:30pm - 8:45pm: Poetry Reading: Red Poets

Program Pad
All Day: Mechanical Bull

Saturday, April 12

Student Performers TBA

Variety Shows

12:30pm -1:00pm: Zeta Tau Alpha & Sigma Chi Fraternity: The Castaway Cougars
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Tau Kappa Epsilon & Alpha Chi Omega: The Coog, the Horns, & the Aggie
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Delta Zeta & Sigma Alpha Epsilon: The Legend of Cougar Canyon
3:00pm - 3:30pm: Delta Gamma & Pi Kappa Phi: The Lost Frontier
3:30pm - 4:00pm: Chi Omega & Omega Delta Phi: Finding My Cougar Roots
4:00pm - 4:30pm: Phi Mu & Sigma Nu: Back to Fiesta

Programming

Family Fun Day: 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Lisa Sachs Hall
12:00pm - 3:00pm: Clown Hall
4:00pm - 8:00pm: Airbrush Cowboy Hats
9:00pm - 11:30pm: Retro Hall: Dance Dance Revolution, Pacman, Guitar Hero

City Hall
12:00pm - 3:00pm: Private Event
3:30pm - 6:00pm: Photobooths and Crafts : Black Student Student
6:30pm - 8:30pm: Boiler Room: Coog Radio
9:00pm - 11:30pm: Glow-cade: LED Arcade

Program Pad
12:00pm - 3:00pm: Airbrush tattoos/Caricatures
12:00pm - 5:00pm: Gyroscope and Trackless Train
6:00pm - 11:30pm: Mechanical Bull

Concert performers TBA

Frontier Fiesta Schedule

COOK-OFF and BAKE FIESTA

The Cook-Off is the largest source of community participation at Frontier Fiesta. Over forty teams from alumni associations and outside organizations come to compete in the six categories of pinto beans, beef brisket, chicken, chili, fajitas, and pork ribs. Trophies are awarded to the first, second, and third place of each category, and in addition to a trophy, for the brisket category, a $1000 cash prize is awarded for first place, $600 cash prize for second place, and $400 cash prize is awarded for third place. Trophies and cash prizes are awarded at a ceremony held on Saturday night.