DESTINY CALLS!

Every day of O-Week 2026 we are giving you the best that UNSW student life has to offer. O-Week is filled with fun activities and events to make sure students have an exciting start to their uni life, and a time to make friends ahead of term. Get ready to start your journey at UNSW off with a blast!

DAILY ACTIVITIES

Check out these daily activities and food running Monday 9th Feb - Thursday 12th Feb of O-Week for FREE!

WHEN	WHAT	WHERE
10-11AM	Quiet Hour	Across Campus!
10AM-12PM	Pancakes	Upper Main Walkway
10AM-4PM	Fairy Floss	Main Library
10AM-4PM	Soft Serve	Upper Main Walkway
10AM-4PM	Lemonade and Iced Tea	Alumni Lawn West
10AM-4PM	Popcorn	Catherine Harris Courtyard
10AM-4PM	Giant Games	Main Walkway
10AM-4PM	Craft Corner	Quadrangle
10AM-4PM	Badgemaking	Alumni Lawn East
10AM-4PM	Clubs & Societies Stalls	Across Campus
1-2PM	Speed Friending	Home Ground Lawn - Sign up
4-5PM	Social Sport Happy Hour	Village Green
Follow the Tours Schedule!	Tours	Across Campus - More details + registrations!

What's on each day?

O-Week has so much to offer it can be hard to know where to start! Here are our schedules broken down by day so you know exactly what's on and where.

MONDAY

WHEN	WHAT	WHERE
10AM-4PM	Castle Chaos Challenge: Dash, duck, and leap your way through a chaotic course!	Newton Lawn
11AM-12PM	Childhood / Party Games	Alumni East
12-1PM	Minute to Win It	Alumni East
1-2PM	Amazing Race	Alumni East
2-3PM	Escape Room	Alumni East
3-5:30PM	Welcome to Sydney: Perfect for International and Exchange students!	Roundhouse
4:30-7:30PM	Night Markets: Travel the world in one night!	Main Walkway
5:30-7:30PM	Movie Night: Enjoy a FREE movie screening!	Village Green

TUESDAY

WHEN	WHAT	WHERE
10AM-4PM	Arena of Valour: Nerf Wars Inflatable Game	Whitehouse Lawn
10AM-4PM	The Gauntlet Trial: Meltdown Ride	Newton Lawn
11AM-12PM	Scavenger Hunt	Alumni East
12-1PM	Trivia	SEB G02
1-2PM	Game Show	SEB G05
2-3PM	Escape Room	Goldstein G04
4-6:30PM	Games Night: Relax and unwind at Games Night!	Quad + Quad Rooms

WEDNESDAY

WHEN	WHAT	WHERE
10AM-4PM	The King's Pendulum: Human wrecking ball!	Newton Lawn
11AM-12PM	Murder Mystery Party	Alumni East
12-1PM	Minute To Win It	Alumni East
1-2PM	Game Show	SEB G05
2-3PM	Amazing Race	Alumni East
4-6PM	Student Talent Show: Discover student' hidden talents!	Roundhouse
7-9PM	Trivia Night: Test your wits!	Roundhouse

THURSDAY

WHEN	WHAT	WHERE
10AM-4PM	The Royal Forage: Hippo Chow Down	Newton Lawn
11AM-12PM	Childhood / Party Games	Alumni East
12-1PM	Scavenger Hunt	Alumni East
1-2PM	Murder Mystery Party	Alumni East
2-3PM	Trivia	SEBG02
7PM-12AM	O-Week Party	Roundhouse

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What Activities and Events will be there?

We’ll have large scale activities set up to verse friends or get your heart rate up, where in the past it’s ranged from interactive inflatables, obstacle courses and other large-scale activities open to anyone interested to play. 

If you're looking for something on the calmer side, O-Week offers many unique activities and events that let you have fun on campus, like arts and crafts, scavenger hunts, trivia, or even free food (shhhh fairy floss). There’s so much you can check out, which will eventually be outlined on the day-by-day schedule. 

The fun doesn’t stop after daytime at O-Week – notable night events make for a highlight at O-Week. Ranging from movie nights to live acts and games, these will all be rounded off by the O-Week Party on Thursday, which has been a massive success each year. These night events require booking tickets in advance, so make sure you stay updated by registering for O-Week and following our social media to not miss out.