Spring Fair
Spring in their step
Published April 29, 2019Annual celebration brings hundreds to Homewood for food, fun, and friendship
Spring Fair returns for 50th anniversary celebration
The event, themed "Connecting as Blue Jays," brought students together for a weekend of food, fun, and fellowship
A Johns Hopkins tradition triumphantly returned this weekend as students came together for the first in-person, campus-wide celebration since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Spring Fair, celebrating its 50th year, has been a Homewood campus tradition since 1972. This year, the event featured music, games, outdoor screenings, and food trucks.
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The food truck station was easily the most popular spot of the Spring Fair celebration. Students had their choice from popular mobile eateries like Ekiben, Snake Hill, Kona Ice, B'More Greek, Dough Boy Fried Pretzel, HomeSlyce, DMV Empanadas, and the Cream Cruiser.
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Sophomore Ava Powell decided to try her hand at the inflatable axe throw on her way to get food with friend Emily Kulp. "We were really excited for Spring Fair, but as soon as I saw the axe throw, it jumped to the top of my to-do list," Powell said.
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Freshman Evan Edelman, left, was impressed by his first visit to Spring Fair. "I didn't realize it was going to be all of this," he said. "I heard the music and decided I had to check it out. There's more to do than I expected!"
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More than 800 T-shirts were handed out Saturday as part of the Spring Fair celebrations. This year's event was themed "Connecting as Blue Jays," recognizing the efforts of the Hopkins community to stay united throughout the pandemic.
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Inflatable games were set up on Wyman Quad including skee ball, kickball darts, and an axe-throwing station.
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"It was a beautiful day, and this was really the first excuse we had to get out of the apartment and walk around campus. It's nice just to be here and see all of this activity," said graduate student Preethi Sankaran.
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