Black Squirrel Festival

Annual festival featuring university organisations, local companies, and student organizations.

free

Getting there: Risman Plaza and Student Green
Price: Free
Website: kent.edu (opens in a new tab)

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Kent State University Bookstore
The Bookstore
Travelers might find the bookstore's selection of charging cables, umbrellas, water bottles, bookbags, clothing, cosmetics, and memory cards useful, if somewhat overpriced. Besides books the bookstore sells Kent State brand apparel, stationary, and computers.
8AM-5PM
Drink
The Patio
Sells pulled pork sandwiches, mac and cheese, and has a build your own burger bar. Has many TVs. Despite the name, it's underground and lacks a patio.
$5-16
Eat
Kent State Student Center
The first and second floors of the Kent State Student Center serve as the primary dining hall of the area. The Hub is on the first floor and serves branded fast food alongside branches of local restaurants. The Hub has bagel, sub, pretzel, Asian, and Mexican specialty resaurants. Because the Hub is a favorite with students, between 11AM and 2PM they don't accept meal plan to accommodate commuter students and visitors - conversely the times immediately before 11AM and immediately after 2PM are extremely busy. Also on the first floor is the Kent Market, which is a small convince store in a nook that also sells soup and bent tree coffee. On the Second floor is the Kent Market 2, which handles the influx of students between 11AM and 2PM. Besides American food, the Kent Market 2 also has Italian and Indian options, as well as a deli.
7AM-11PM$4-9
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Kent Hack Enough
Annual collegiate hackathon at Kent State University. Visitors are encouraged, especially for the opening and closing ceremonies. Non-computer science majors and Non-Kent students are very welcomed to compete.
3 Day event in OctoberFree