The Brigade Activities Committee plans several special weekends during the year, including the annual International Ball with young guests from foreign embassies in Washington.
Midshipmen also plan and participate in theatrical events, concerts and dinners.
May. Five days of dances, garden parties, parades, concerts, sailing and a Blue Angels flight demonstration lead to graduation and commissioning of the senior class. Cultural Affair Program Plays, symphonies, operas and ballets at Washington's Kennedy Center and other theatres are open to midshipmen from all classes. With the Bob Hope Performing Arts Center at Alumni Hall, the Naval Academy provides a wide variety of theatrical and concert events. The Distinguished Artists Series, which presents performers of international renown, is the centerpiece of the program. The Masqueraders, the midshipmen's theatre company, perform several times a year, including an annual musical.