Inside Binghamton University Sixth Annual Fest to feature free books, entertainment, games Visitors to campus can listen to the sounds of jazz, folk, funk and more as they load up with new books at Binghamton University's sixth annual University Fest on Saturday, August 28. The event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature free soda, plus food and vendors. The family-friendly fest will also include a caricaturist and a Kids' Corner with toddler games, face painting and carnival games for older kids. A tractor-trailer full of approximately 45,000 books will be free for the taking under the big tent on the Peace Quad.
Interested readers can walk away with as many books as they can carry.
Entertainment will be provided throughout the day by the Royal Garden Jazz Band, Best of SRO Productions, Way No Group-Music of the Andes, Scott Adams on acoustic instruments, the Messiah Minstrals and Mule in the Corn. University Fest is sponsored by Binghamton University, the Student Association and the Division of Student Affairs. There is no admission charge and parking is free.