The ultimate guide to Freshers’ Week for Bournemouth Uni students

Ah, Freshers’. For some of you, this is the reason you chose Bournemouth Uni or decided to have a go at getting a degree in the first place. Well to make it worth it – here is the full list of announced Fresher events across Bournemouth, in September and October 2024.

Note, there is a wristband available for students to access multiple Fresher events, called the Freshers’ Wristband! This could be a good money saver so you can spend the remaining pennies on your walk back from the club, when you accidentally stumble into dominoes or the kebab-y.

If you want year round savings, A-List card might be useful to you! Check out their instagram or website for more information.

The Old Fire Station

The Old Fire Station (TOFS), is the student club. Situated on the doorstep of many first year accommodations it is the perfect place to bond with your new housemates, find your bae for the week and drown in cheap double vodka and cokes. TOFS have made it super duper easy this year, by releasing a full list of their Fresher events on instagram.

Starting Friday 20th September with their most popular event, Lollipop. This event happens every Friday and is hot amongst first year BU students.

Saturday 21st September, Dick and Dom: Mash and Grab

Monday 23rd September, Bingo Wonderland

Thursday 26th September, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! ABBA Night

Thursday 3rd October, Suddenly Funk

Friday 4th October, Lollipop

Saturday 5th October, Born On Road

Cameo

Cameo Nightclub is a Wednesday and Saturday night favourite amongst all university students. With special deals on Wednesdays and this being the selected societies night out, it’s a guaranteed laugh. Get used to being in Cameo basement, because if you’re a clubber you will spend majority of first year getting sweaty down there.

Monday 23rd September, The Big Fresher Icebreaker

Thursday 26th September, Freshers Foam Party

Sunday 29th September, The Glitch Freshers Rave

The Vault

The Vault is located in the Triangle, and it known for being the centre of Bournemouth’s rave scene. The up and coming club has promoted one Fresher event so far and has announced its involvement with Inner Love Festival, but I won’t be surprised if more pop up closer to the time.

Monday 23rd September, Messy Mondays

Thursday 26th September, Indie Thursdays

Friday 27th September, Motive Underground

Saturday 28th September, Day Rave and Night Rave

 Saturday 5th October, Boatclub Events London

Bar So

Bar So is a club made popular for their Friday and Saturday night events, blaring mostly timeless RnB tracks. A personal favourite of mine, and one to watch for halloween season.

Friday 27th September – Fire Fridays

Saturday 28th September – Playhouse Saturdays

PopWorld

Pop it, lock it, polka-dot it down to PopWorld this Freshers’. PopWorld is known nationwide for blasting noughties cheesy hits for you to shake your hips to on the dance floor. Don’t miss out on one of Bournemouth’s newest clubs celebrating their first Freshers week.

Wednesday 25th September, Student Traffic Wednesdays

Thursday 26th September,  KaraokeStar Thursdays

Friday 27th September, Stand Up comedy with Tom Ward, followed up by slay Fridays

Saturday 28th September, Tropicana Day party, followed up by Unleashed Saturdays

The George Tapps

The George Tapps is a pub based on Old Christchurch road, one of the closest to the strip of BU accommodations. A note form personal experience, its beer garden sessions are not for the faint of heart. You think you won’t end up hanging off your chair and praying for tomorrow to be a hangover free day, because you’re simply at the pub. You will be proved wrong. The sun (hopefully), the scenes, the DJs… ah, it’s a student’s dream.

Its promoted event, The Freshers Garden Party, is on Saturday 28th September.

Diva

The new, up and coming LGBTQIA+ club located in The Triangle. Diva is jumping into the student nightlife scene by hosting a week full of Fresher events.

Saturday 21st September, Hause of glitch

Wednesday 25th September, Balls and Bras bingo

Thursday 26th September, Karaoke hosted by Candyc

Friday 27th September, Freaky Friday

Saturday 28th September, Diva Saturday

With more to be announced!

Inner Love Festival

Across the 27th and 28th September, the Inner Love Festival will be taking to the streets of Bournemouth. With DJs such as BlackChild, SOSA and Robbie Doherty – one ticket will grant you access to multiple venues across the two days. Some students deem this THE Fresher event.

The venues include: Aruba, BigWigs Bakery, Eden, Halo Temple, The Vault and 60 Million Postcards

Ones to watch

There are more to be announced, but this list will keep you busy for the time being. Keep your eyes peeled on the social media accounts for: Sound Circus (Alt), DYMK Club,  Canvas, Bear Cave, Mimosa Bar Bournemouth and The O2 – as they have not yet announced their Freshers’ events.

Have fun movin’ and groovin’ you silly freshers.

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