OPENING TIMES
18:00 Main Arena
18:00 Festival style foodstalls open
18:00 Curiosity Shop
18:00 Photography
18:00 Fishbowl Bar
19:00 Fairground rides
19:00 Casino Lounge
19:00 Shisha
19:30 England Vs USA World Cup Opening Match Kick Off
20:00 SXTV Confessions Chapel
21:00 Unite Tent
21:00 Milk it Vs Flirt
21:00 Oscillate Arena
22:00 Rave Shack
22:00 Outdoor Cinema
Posted 10/06/10
TIMESCASINO LOUNGE
Chill out in the popular casino games, Roulette and Blackjack. Open from 7.30pm.
Posted 25/05/10
PIMMS O'CLOCK!
Look out for the Pimms bar, serving chilled Pimms and lemonade with fresh fruit throughout the night, perfect for a Summer evening.
Posted 25/05/10
PRE SUMMER BALL DINING AT MONDO AND THE DINING ROOM
Make a night of it. Book your table at Mondo and enjoy a delicious 2 or 3 course meal from the menu above before heading off to the Summer Ball. Alternativly The Dining Room is also offering a 3 course meal, to book, email catering@essex.ac.uk, to see the menu click here.
Please book by Wednesday 9th to guarantee your table.
Posted 25/05/10
RAVE SHACK
Enter the smallest night club in Essex and get thrown in to a crazy clubbing experience like no other! With the DJ pumping out great tracks and the bar man serving up cheeky drinks, you’ll find this experience out of this world! Open from 9.30pm.
Posted 25/05/10
CONFESSIONS CHAPEL
Have you got a secret you’ve been holding on to throughout the whole of uni and are just dying to give it up? Is it time to confess to your housemates? Then make sure you stop by the big brother style SXTV confessions chapel and confess all to the vicar and camera! Open from 9.30pm.
Posted 25/05/10
CINEMA ON THE GREEN
One of the new attractions to this years Ball is the cinema on the Green, a cute outdoor cinema area where you can grab a blanket and watch a movie under the stars. We need you to choose the movies, give us your ideas for what movies you’d like to see played to give you that feel good feeling at the Ball by the 4th June! Open from 9.30pm.
Posted 25/05/10
FOUR MUSIC ARENAS
The Summer Ball site is turned into a mini superclub on the fields for you and your friends to enjoy the biggest student event of the year! The main arena will host a range of live acts throughout the night including top DJs and live acts plus a headphone disco - look out after Easter when the full line up is released! Hop from the main tent over to the three satellite tents hosted by the biggest nights on campus, Unite, Milk it, Oscillate and Flirt to the mix the night up, whatever you're into there's something for everyone.
Posted 01/04/10
FAIRGROUND RIDES
Twister, dodgems and more, this wouldn't be a Summer Ball with out all the fun of the fair! After you've danced away in the tents then get some fresh air by heading outside to the fair ground rides in your tux or ballgown and rock it up on the waltzer and dodgems - all for free!
Posted 01/04/10
WORLD CUP ACTION
The best place to watch the first England game in the World Cup if here at the Summer Ball on the HD giant screen! We want you to tell us what would make your experience perfect, leave your ideas on the facebook wall and we'll try and make them happen! Look out for table service and hotdogs! Kick off is at 7.30pm, the doors open at 6pm!
Posted 01/04/10
HEADPHONE DISCO
3000 headphones = one massive silent disco! Yes the main arena will be the coolest place to be once the Indie Vs Dance Anthems start later on in the night. Pick up you headphones, choose a channel and dance the night away. Remember to bring your £5 deposit!
Posted 01/04/10