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There are endless ways to engage with the Mason Nation: Enjoy concerts, comedians, and other special events, catch a film on campus—tickets are free, and so is the popcorn.

Support your fellow students at a dance gala or music performance. Catch a Patriots game at the EagleBank Arena. Have a spontaneous game of Frisbee on the lawn or do the unthinkable—laundry!

The Mason experience includes a number of annual university events that build a community, share experiences and broaden horizons. Starting with Welcome Week and ending with Commencement, in between you’ll find:

• Freshman and Transfer Student Convocation
• Mason Madness
• Hispanic Heritage month
• Hoopla
• Native American/Indigenous Heritage Month
• Black Heritage Month
• Gold Rush
• Take Back the Night
• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
• PRIDE Week
• Rock the Runway
• Annual Veteran’s Day Pow Wow
• Greek Week
• Homecoming
• International Week

Next stop: D.C.

It’s a great place to intern and gain valuable experience and connections outside the classroom—and a great place to explore and hang out on the weekends. Besides the monuments and museums, Washington, D.C. is experiencing a renaissance as the capital of cool. There are lots of new coffee shops, music venues, stores, lounges, galleries and affordable places to grab a bite (soup dumplings anyone?) cropping up every day in neighborhoods all around the city. The people-watching alone is worth the trip!

Hitch a ride on the ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ shuttles. Rides are free with your ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ student ID. Take it to the Metro, Fair Oaks Mall, Fair Lakes Center, Fairfax Corner, University Mall and Mason’s Science and Technology Campus in Prince William County. .

If you drive and need , there are plenty of options, and we wouldn’t want you to get a ticket.