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LAWRENCE -- Families are invited to come to the University of Kansas campus Open House for a festival of activities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5.
Highlights include a parade celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, starting at 2 p.m., rain or shine, on Jayhawk Boulevard and featuring flags from 100 countries.
In the event of inclement weather, many outdoor Open House activities will be relocated to the concourse of Memorial Stadium.
Food merchants will provide samples in the Alumni Association parking lot from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., while Hotsauce, a band of 15 KU students specializing in rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel and funk, provides entertainment.
The new Main Stage will be in the heart of the campus, on Jayhawk Boulevard in front of Wescoe Hall. Events will include:
• American Sign Language at 11:30 a.m.
• Crimson Girls at noon
• Random Harmony, student group, at 12:30 p.m.
• ROTC drills at 12:50 p.m.
At 1 p.m., three KU professors will portray historic figures and ask the audience to vote for their survival in a Chautauqua program.
The Spencer Art Museum and Natural History Museum will be open for tours, and the KU Visitor Center will offer campus tours throughout the day. Tours of the construction site of the Dole Institute of Politics will be conducted every 45 minutes starting at 10:30 a.m. on West Campus. Bales Recital Hall in the Lied Center will be open for a mini-concert and tours at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.openhouse.ku.edu/.
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