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Excited members of the marching band on Hillsborough street during Packapalooza.

Aug 26, 2025

Packapalooza™ Rocks Hillsborough Street: A Grand Finale to First Week of Classes

A sunny summer afternoon in Raleigh on Saturday, Aug. 23 was the perfect backdrop for the annual Packapalooza™ street festival and block party. NC State students, faculty, staff, alums and local community members flocked to Hillsborough Street to celebrate the 13th year of the popular festival.
Students celebrate a new school year at Convocation in Reynolds Coliseum.

Aug 7, 2025

Plan Ahead for Wolfpack Welcome Weeks

The 2025 edition of Wolfpack Welcome Weeks will run from Aug. 14-28, spanning from the annual Talley Takeover to the NC State football team’s season opener against East Carolina at Carter-Finley Stadium, and including Packapalooza™, the annual all-day street festival and block party on Hillsborough Street.

NC State mascots Mr. and Ms. Wuf perform on stage at Packapalooza.

Jul 25, 2025

Packapalooza™ Returns to Pack Hillsborough Street

As the calendar churns from August to September, it’s a great time to be a member of the NC State community. A new semester is in full swing, the Wolfpack football team’s home opener at Carter-Finley Stadium is fast approaching, and, best of all, it’s once again time to ring in a new school year with Packapalooza™.
Mr. and Ms. Wuf join band The Rescues on stage at Packapalooza.

Aug 27, 2024

Packapalooza™ Rocks Hillsborough Street: A Grand Finale to Welcome Week

An unseasonably (relatively speaking) cool afternoon in Raleigh on Saturday, Aug. 24 was the perfect backdrop for the annual Packapalooza™ street festival and block party. NC State students, faculty, staff, alums and local community members flocked to Hillsborough Street to celebrate the 12th year of the popular festival.
Students practice making wuf hands while attending the WKNC Concert on the Lawn during Wolfpack Welcome Week.

Aug 7, 2024

Plan Ahead for Wolfpack Welcome Week

Wolfpack Welcome Week has something for everyone, and, as always, the week-plus festivities will be capped off by Packapalooza™, an all-day block party and street festival on Hillsborough Street. 
New N.C. State students in the class of 2027 pose arrange themselves for a photo on the Talley Student Union lawn.

Aug 30, 2023

Packapalooza™ Caps Off Wolfpack Welcome Week

Packapalooza returned to Hillsborough Street and wrapped up a very successful Wolfpack Welcome week to kick off N.C. State's 2023-24 school year.

Cheerleaders with the marching band in the background under the Packapalooza street banner on Hillsborough Street.

Aug 2, 2023

Packapalooza™ Returns to Pack Hillsborough Street

Packapalooza™ returns on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 2 to 10 p.m. to cap off Wolfpack Welcome Week with a bang.

The Memorial Belltower at night, illuminated in red with lots of students at the bottom

Aug 30, 2022

Packapalooza Returns to Cap Off Wolfpack Welcome Week

Packapalooza™ returned to Hillsborough Street for the first time since 2019 and for its 10th anniversary.
2026 spelled out by people wearing red on the lawn of Stafford Commons

Aug 22, 2022

Convocation Kicks off 2022 Academic Year

NC State’s largest, most diverse first-year class started their higher education journey following Convocation this weekend.
Chancellor Woodson plays guitar on stage with a band at a previous Packapalooza

Aug 18, 2022

Get Ready for an Action PACKED Packapalooza

The full schedule and musical lineup are now live! Check out the event highlights, musical lineup and Wolfpack celebrities who will be there.