The event is a collaboration between ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, the Burlington Downtown Corporation, the City of Burlington and local nonprofits and businesses.Â
The community is invited to the first , a collaboration between ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, the Burlington Downtown Corporation, the City of Burlington and local nonprofits and businesses.Â
The event will be held Friday, Sept. 27, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. in downtown Burlington’s Historic Depot and coincides with the university’s Family Weekend, which brings thousands to campus each year. The new offering adds to the wide variety of activities for visiting family members, and offers another opportunity for the campus community to tap into all that downtown Burlington has to offer.
The event launches this year with the goal of engaging as many ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty, staff, students, parents and friends of the university with local community members, leaders and businesses as a collective celebration of the shared commitment to the community. Members of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community are encouraged to wear their maroon and gold to demonstrate their school spirit.
Phoenix 4th Friday is part of the 4th Friday series offered by the Burlington Department of Parks and Recreation that brings people downtown for music, games, activities and socializing on the fourth Friday of the month beginning in May. The university has partnered with the event in the spirit of making new discoveries and a sense of unified meaning and purpose between ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and the surrounding community.Â
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A shuttle will be running every 15 minutes from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s campus from the Inman Admissions Welcome Center to downtown. Parking is also available, with
Musical artists performing at Phoenix 4th Friday are  (which includes Hannah Strickland ’21 and Charlie Perschau ’18),  and the , led by Jacob Danieley ’11.
Food and drink vendors include:
- Brooklyn Boys Pizza
- Burlington Beer Works
- Grove Winery & Vineyards
- Gussy’s Greek
- La Republica
- Mexi-Arepa
- Pelican’s
- Pita Delite
- Smitty’s
- Queso Monster
Participating community and university organizations include:
- Alamance Citizens for Education
- Alamance County Public Libraries
- B-Town Events (Life-Size Games & Crafts)
- ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Academy
- ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Athletics
- ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Campus Wellness & Recreation
- ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ by Design
- ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Volunteers!
- City of Burlington – Community Resources
- GatFaces Face Painting
- GFWC- Burlington Woman’s Club
- Infant Development Lab at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
- PattiCake Balloon Art