Fordham University’s Campus Activity Board (CAB) is set to begin rolling out announcements soon about the upcoming and highly-anticipated Spring Weekend.
Last year, CAB hosted a number of events leading up to their annual concert, including a campus movie fest on Edwards Parade, a concert at Rodrigue’s Coffee House, a bingo night in the Fordham Prep Theater and a concert that was scheduled to be on Martyrs’ Lawn but was moved to the Lombardi Center due to rainy weather.
CAB is in the planning stage for Spring Weekend, but has many opportunities for students to get involved, all of which can be found through CAB’s Instagram page, @fordhamcab.
CAB’s gen-board chair Aidan Duffy spoke to the Ram about the coming Spring Weekend saying, “We have a week full of activities starting off on Sunday, April 21 with Campus Movie Fest. Monday we have Bingo, Tuesday Rod’s has a concert, Gen Board has their event on Wednesday, Thursday is Last Comic Standing, Friday is the carnival. The concert is on Saturday and the speaker event is Sunday.”
Duffy added, “CAB has been planning for Spring Weekend since August, but everything is being finalized now for the best Spring Weekend we can have. People are going to have to wait and see for the headliners. We like to keep the suspense up. Just get excited. It’s going to be a fantastic week with great events that people have put a lot of work into. I can’t wait to see everyone come together and have a great time!”
Students have the ability to give feedback on the upcoming 2024 concert, as one of the surveys on their Instagram gives students the opportunity to select what genre of music CAB should consider to be featured, the lineup style, location preferences and other questions specific to the upcoming concert.
Another Google form found on CAB’s Instagram gives clubs and organizations at Fordham the opportunity to table at the Spring Weekend Concert, while also giving Fordham Student Brand Ambassadors the opportunity to table for their brand partnership as well.
Additionally, a final survey on CAB’s Instagram prompts students to give feedback and share what they hope for in this year’s featured comedian and speaker set, while also sharing current interests to help guide who CAB will bring to Fordham.
Last Spring Weekend’s success garnered much enthusiasm for CAB’s events, as CAB’s bingo night brought in more than 900 people to the Fordham Prep Theater to try to win prizes such as LEGO sets, a MacBook Air and even a PlayStation 5.
One student, Sarah Jane Haymond, FCRH ’26, said, “I’m super excited for Spring Weekend! I went last year and, although it sucked being inside, it was better than not having it at all and they accommodated well. I also loved the band that played and I hope they feature smaller indie bands this year.”
Another student, Sean Parkinson, FCRH ’26, added, “[I] went last year for COIN and that was really awesome! I hope it’s outside this year!”
Many students have also expressed their interest and excitement for the upcoming Spring Weekend. Norbert Okoye, FCRH ’26 said, “I really hope to see more of hip-hop and rock music at the Spring Concert this year,” adding, “I am also looking to see more famous artists that grew up in the Bronx, like Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Ice Spice or Billy Joel.”
Pat Smith, GSB ’26, also spoke about hope for the coming concert’s featured genre, saying, “I hope alternative rock is played during the Spring Concert. This genre has so many songs for people to enjoy and sing along to.”
Maddie Curmi, GSB ’26, also spoke about the energy buildup surrounding the upcoming concert, saying, “I’m very excited for CAB’s upcoming Spring Weekend, especially since I didn’t see it last year. I’m excited for the Fordham energy, as well as coming together for this event.”
Other students also spoke on the community-building aspects of Spring Weekend. James Cutajar, FCRH ’26, stated, “What’s most important to me and what I’m excited for is all the events and the school community getting together, involved and making memories as one big happy Ramily. College for me has always been making memories with the new friends you make that you can call family. I’m really hyped for what CAB has in store!”
