Welcome to the biggest celebration of the year!
Hosted at our Glasshouse venue in Farnham, the Union Awards and Summer Ball is our only all-campus event and is a chance to celebrate student and staff achievements and then party afterwards.
The night will be split into two parts.
5pm-8:30pm - Union Awards hosted in a beautiful marquee, you can expect performances from various clubs and societies, awards ceremony, a sweet snack and gaming area. Doors open at 5pm, ceremony will start at 6pm.
9pm-2am - Summer Ball - Please see full list below.
From Monday 17th - Sunday 23rd April you will be able to buy your discounted Summer Ball and combined Awards X Summer Ball tickets! Awards only tickets will also be on sale from this date.
Canterbury, Epsom and Rochester-based students will only be able to purchase the combined ticket as this includes your coach travel. If you can make your own way there and back, go with the individual ticket if you only want to attend Awards OR Summer Ball.
Farnham-based students can purchase any iteration of ticket (Awards only, Summer Ball only OR combined).
Awards only Ticket - £5:
Entrance to the Union Awards taking place in a beautiful marquee between 5-8.30pm
Performances from student societies
Free sweet treat
And… maybe you’ll be taking home a trophy?
Earlybird Summer Ball only Ticket - £20:
Entrance to the biggest Summer Ball that UCA has ever seen from 9pm-2am with 6 areas of activity!
Coach travel from Canterbury, Epsom and Rochester campuses
Silent Disco - featuring 3 Channels playing a wide variety of genres including - Rock, Emo, Pop, Hip Hop, K-Pop, Bollywood, Afrobeats, J-Pop, Latin, and much more! We welcome back DJs Gemma Edwards and Clyd.8
Food - Every Summer Ball ticket includes a free meal from Three Little Pigs. They will be offering vegan options and will cater to dietary requirements. They are nut-free and offer gluten-free options. Meat options are Halal.
Live Cover Band 'The Rips'
UV Laser Tag
Magic Mirror
Axe-Throwing (safe version)
Rodeo Bull
Gaming zone
Exciting Live Acts
Pop-Up Mocktails Bar
Earlybird Awards X Summer Ball combined Ticket - £23:
Includes all of the above!
Guest Awards only Ticket - £6
Guest Summer Ball only Ticket* - £24
Guest Union Awards X Summer Ball combined Ticket* - £27
*To ensure as many UCA students attend as possible, we have limited guest tickets to a maximum of 50.
Please refer to our Glasshouse Guest Policy if you wish to bring a non-UCA attendee. This policy will remain in place for Union Awards and Summer Ball.
Standard Summer Ball only Ticket - £22
Standard Awards X Summer Ball combined Ticket - £25
Guest Awards only Ticket - £6
Guest Summer Ball only Ticket* - £24
Guest Union Awards X Summer Ball combined Ticket* - £27
*To ensure as many UCA students attend as possible, we have limited guest tickets to a maximum of 50.
Last entry is 12pm.
Pre-sale ticket entry is only guaranteed until 11pm. After 11pm, remaining tickets will be sold to queueing attendees.
This event is sponsored by the University for the Creative Arts.
*This is a UCASU fundraiser. The profits from this event go towards providing opportunities and support for UCA students. Event content is subject to change.
If you have any accessibility requirements, such as wheelchair accessible coach seat or a carer ticket, please email events.su@uca.ac.uk and a member of the team will be in touch with you.