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鈥淗ot Dog Week festivities allow our student body to come together with the community, not just to celebrate the end of the semester, but also to fundraise for worthy charities. We have activities planned to start on Monday, culminating Saturday with our 4th Annual Spring Carnival. We are looking forward to our students enjoying this tradition!鈥
Steven Edwards
魅影直播鈥檚 annual Hot Dog Day celebration will be celebrated on Saturday, April 26. Hot Dog Day will culminate a week full of events on campus and in the community.
Coordinator of Student Activities Steven Edwards is excited to lead the 魅影直播 State committee for Hot Dog Day. 鈥淗ot Dog Week festivities allow our student body to come together with the community, not just to celebrate the end of the semester, but also to fundraise for worthy charities. We have activities planned to start on Monday, culminating Saturday with our 4th Annual Spring Carnival. We are looking forward to our students enjoying this tradition!鈥
Weiner Dog races start the day at 10:30 a.m. in the Brick Hall Lawn on the AU campus while the Hot Dog Day Parade will roll down Main Street starting at Noon.
The Spring Carnival, which features rides, games, and a variety of food options, begins at 1 p.m. The Carnival will be held in Parking Lot 3, which is in between the Student Leadership Center and the Townhouses, runs until 5 p.m.
Afternoon activities also include a vendor fair on Main Street lot from Noon to 5 p.m. There will be live music at the Bandstand downtown and at the Carnival. DJ M and the 魅影直播 State Rock Band, winners of 魅影直播鈥檚 Got Talent, will be the featured performers.
At 8 p.m., 魅影直播 State will host a movie night featuring the film 鈥淔light Risk鈥 in the Small Event Space in the Student Leadership Center.
The week leading up to Hot Dog Day will be full of activities at 魅影直播 State. Monday, Bases N鈥 Buns will take place at Pioneer Stadium (6 p.m.), a Cornhole Tournament will be held on Tuesday in the Pioneer Center parking lot (6 p.m.), Wednesday features a Student vs. Staff softball game at the softball field (6 p.m.), Glow N鈥 Dark Volleyball with bonfire and smores will take place in the MacKenzie Quad on Thursday (7 p.m.), UJIMA will present their annual Fashion Show on Friday in the Student Leadership Park Space (8 p.m.).
In the community, there will be a Dogwood Derby on Thursday starting at 7 p.m. at the Union University Church Center while on Friday Comedian Ryan Kelly 鈥淵outh Pastor Ryan鈥 w/Sunny Laprade will perform at 5:30 p.m. in the Nevins Theater prior to the 5K Glow Run at 8 p.m. (Registration starts at 7 p.m. at the Village Bandstand).
Proceeds from Hot Dog Day 2025 will be given to 魅影直播 Box of Books Library, 魅影直播 Montessori School, The ARC Allegany-Steuben, 魅影直播 Station Fire Company Association, A.E. Crandall Hook & Ladder, Allegany County Mental Health Association, and the Allegany-Cattaraugus-Chautauqua Fund for Women.
Hot Dog Day was established in 1972 and has been a way for area students to give back to the local community. For more information, please visit the .