Texas Tech Halloween Activities

Texas Tech University organizations are holding lots of Halloween events to celebrate the holiday this year.

This Friday, October 28th, there will be a Dia de los Muertos Procession hosted by the International Cultural Center. The event begins at 5:30 pm and runs until 9:30 pm.

From 5:30 to 7 pm at the International Cultural Center artwork by multiple will be on display. The West Gallery will feature artists Annalee Schubert and Ellen Stanley. There will be mariachi music in the Hall of Nations. There will be Strolling Catrinas and drummers from the School of Music. Attendees can make flores de papel, get their faces painted and decorate sugar skulls while there.

6:30-7:30 p.m. at the School of Art Landmark Arts will present an Ofrenda by Carolina Arellanos, graduate student in memory of all those who have died from gun violence in 2016. There also will be a gun show exhibit about campus carry, a collection of artwork from 10 different artists in the Landmark Gallery.

6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts at The Icehouse there will be artwork from Lubbock High School and Hutchinson Middle School students and a performance by El Ballet Folklorico Nuestra Herencia. Refreshments will be served.

6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Buddy Holly Center the Fine Arts Gallery will feature Celebraciόn, an annual exhibition of artwork that explores the meaning and history of Día de los Muertos. There will be a fajita buffet and Juan y Sus Favoritos will perform live in the Meadows Courtyard. There will be a cash bar and various free children’s activities.

Saturday, October 29th, from noon to 3 pm a Halloween Carnival will be hosted by Phi Alpha Delta at the Texas Tech School of Law.

There will be games, trick-or-treating and other activities for families.

On Sunday, October 30th, there will be a Hauntcert and Instrument Petting Zoo starting at 5:45 to 6:50 pm with the concert beginning at 7pm hosted by the School of Music and University Symphony Orchestra.

The instrument petting zoo in the School of Music is a chance for the community to approach orchestra students and touch or attempt to play their instruments. The Hauntcert is a special Halloween concert by the University Symphony Orchestra. There also will be a creative costume contest in the lobby of Hemmle Hall and the two winners will conduct the closing numbers.