Harvard Arts Fest
“Each Harvard Arts Festival is a unique annual celebration of the university community's artistic creativity. Mark the calendar for next year's Arts Fest: April 30–May 3, 2026. We look forward to welcoming you as we showcase the creativity of the Harvard arts community through performances, art exhibitions and art-making activities.”
THUD Spring 2024 Show: THUDwrecked (8pm)
Join The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) for the coolest show that will ever happen. Recently named by a reputable source as “the best event to go to at Lowell Lecture Hall on Saturday, April 27th at either 4pm or 8pm” (prestigious, we know), THUDwrecked will be having you ready to sail the seas in under 90 minutes. Now that’s efficien-SEA.
Pirates and water included.
BYOB: bring your own boat.
Tickets $7 with Student ID; $10 without student ID or if you buy at the door. Purchasable ahead of time through any THUD member, The Harvard Box Office (SEF Eligible), or online.
THUD Spring 2024 Show: THUDwrecked (4pm)
Join The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) for the coolest show that will ever happen. Recently named by a reputable source as “the best event to go to at Lowell Lecture Hall on Saturday, April 27th at either 4pm or 8pm” (prestigious, we know), THUDwrecked will be having you ready to sail the seas in under 90 minutes. Now that’s efficien-SEA.
Pirates and water included.
BYOB: bring your own boat.
Tickets $7 with Student ID; $10 without student ID or if you buy at the door. Purchasable ahead of time through any THUD member, The Harvard Box Office (SEF Eligible), or online.
THUD Fall 2023 Show: I THUD Therefore I Am (8pm)
In a land devoid of creative expression and originality, does one brave soul have what it takes to save the rhythmic remains of a long-forgotten world? To find out, join THUD (The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers) on Saturday, December 9th at 4pm or 8pm in Lowell Lecture Hall for the least conventional percussion-based dystopian tale of all time. Watch as our rebels march to the beats of their own drums, buckets, cups, and boomwhackers in an attempt to take down the almighty Metronome.
Tickets $7 with Student ID; $10 without student ID or if you buy at the door. Purchasable ahead of time through any THUD member, The Harvard Box Office (SEF Eligible), or online.
THUD Fall 2023 Show: I THUD Therefore I Am (4pm)
In a land devoid of creative expression and originality, does one brave soul have what it takes to save the rhythmic remains of a long-forgotten world? To find out, join THUD (The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers) on Saturday, December 9th at 4pm or 8pm in Lowell Lecture Hall for the least conventional percussion-based dystopian tale of all time. Watch as our rebels march to the beats of their own drums, buckets, cups, and boomwhackers in an attempt to take down the almighty Metronome.
Tickets $7 with Student ID; $10 without student ID or if you buy at the door. Purchasable ahead of time through any THUD member, The Harvard Box Office (SEF Eligible), or online.
THUD Spring 2023 Show: Mission THUDpossible (8pm)
Agents? Villains? Messages that will self-destruct in five seconds? We have it all! Join The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) on April 8th at 4 PM or 8 PM for the least conventional percussion event on campus. With buckets, cups, boomwhackers, and a can-do attitude, a team of heroes will seek to foil an evil plot and save the world!
Tickets can be purchased either through the Harvard Box Office or directly from a THUD member. Ticket prices are $7 for HUID holders and $10 for general admission. This event is SEF eligible.
Note: Our 8pm performance will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel here!
THUD Spring 2023 Show: Mission THUDpossible (4pm)
Agents? Villains? Messages that will self-destruct in five seconds? We have it all! Join The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) on April 8th at 4 PM or 8 PM for the least conventional percussion event on campus. With buckets, cups, boomwhackers, and a can-do attitude, a team of heroes will seek to foil an evil plot and save the world!
Tickets can be purchased either through the Harvard Box Office or directly from a THUD member. Ticket prices are $7 for HUID holders and $10 for general admission. This event is SEF eligible.
Note: Our 8pm performance will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel here!
THUD Fall 2022 Show: A Hallmark THUDmas (8pm)
Are you ready for the first ever show to combine romance, business, boomwhackers, and holiday cheer? Join The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) on December 3rd at 4 PM or 8 PM for the least conventional percussion event on campus. Watch us use buckets, cups, and other classic winter instruments in a quest to find the true meaning of THUDmas.
Tickets can be purchased either through the Harvard Box Office or directly from a THUD member. Ticket prices are $7 for HUID holders and $10 for general admission. This event is SEF eligible.
Note: Our 8pm performance will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel here!
THUD Fall 2022 Show: A Hallmark THUDmas (4pm)
Are you ready for the first ever show to combine romance, business, boomwhackers, and holiday cheer? Join The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) on December 3rd at 4 PM or 8 PM for the least conventional percussion event on campus. Watch us use buckets, cups, and other classic winter instruments in a quest to find the true meaning of THUDmas.
Tickets can be purchased either through the Harvard Box Office or directly from a THUD member. Ticket prices are $7 for HUID holders and $10 for general admission. This event is SEF eligible.
THUDlock Holmes: A Murder Mystery (8PM)
Murder…intrigue…murder…this show has it all. Join The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) on December 5th, 2021, at 4pm or 8pm ET to see the first-ever mystery solved through unconventional percussion! With plot twists that will keep your mind racing and drum beats that will keep your hands clapping, this show has something for everyone. It’s a mystery why anyone wouldn’t go to this exciting event!
Tickets $10; $7 with Student ID until 11:59 PM, December 4th. Purchasable ahead of time through any THUD member or the Harvard Box Office (SEF Eligible). Please read the Lowell Lecture Hall COVID-19 Guidelines prior to attending.
Buy tickets online here.
THUDlock Holmes: A Murder Mystery (4PM)
Murder…intrigue…murder…this show has it all. Join The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) on December 5th, 2021, at 4pm or 8pm ET to see the first-ever mystery solved through unconventional percussion! With plot twists that will keep your mind racing and drum beats that will keep your hands clapping, this show has something for everyone. It’s a mystery why anyone wouldn’t go to this exciting event!
Tickets $10; $7 with Student ID until 11:59 PM, December 4th. Purchasable ahead of time through any THUD member or the Harvard Box Office (SEF Eligible). Please read the Lowell Lecture Hall COVID-19 Guidelines prior to attending.
Buy tickets online here.
Fall Show: The THUDlorette (8PM)
Every lasting relationship must begin on reality television. Thankfully, one brave group is bringing true romance to campus. Step aside bachelor nation: “The THUDlorette” is coming to town. Join The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) on December 7th at 4pm or 8pm for an unconventional percussive experience as beautiful as Chris Harrison himself. Buckets, boomwhackers, drumsticks—these contestants have it all, and they’re ready to do whatever it takes to find love. Are you? Tickets $10; $7 with Student ID until 11:59 PM, December 6th. Purchasable ahead of time through any THUD member or The Harvard Box Office (SEF Eligible).
Buy tickets online here.
Fall Show: The THUDlorette (4pm)
Every lasting relationship must begin on reality television. Thankfully, one brave group is bringing true romance to campus. Step aside bachelor nation: “The THUDlorette” is coming to town. Join The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) on December 7th at 4pm or 8pm for an unconventional percussive experience as beautiful as Chris Harrison himself. Buckets, boomwhackers, drumsticks—these contestants have it all, and they’re ready to do whatever it takes to find love. Are you? Tickets $10; $7 with Student ID until 11:59 PM, December 6th. Purchasable ahead of time through any THUD member or The Harvard Box Office (SEF Eligible).
Buy tickets online here.
THUD at ArtsFirst
This is an event you don’t want to miss! Join THUD and Harvard CityStep for a drum and dance circle at 11:00 am to kick off the ArtsFirst festival, followed by a performance inspired by your favorite movie music by THUD and the Harvard Pops Orchestra in the main tent. THUD will be performing on buckets at 2:00pm later that day as well!
Visitas Palooza
Check out THUD and many other amazing student performance groups at the Visitas Palooza in Sanders Theatre! Open to Pre-Frosh.
THUD Spring Show (8PM)
Buckets, beats, battlestar galactica. Join The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers—Harvard’s only unconventional percussion group—for a show that’s *out of this world*. Explore the vast frontier of space with Larry Bacow, drumsticks, and boomwhackers (pool noodles) as your guides. Featuring: the Cup Song from Anna Karenina, the Space Force, and Neil Armstrong. What’s THUD? Think STOMP + Blue Man Group + bad Harvard jokes. Tickets $10; $7 with Student ID until 11:59 PM, April 26th. Purchasable ahead of time through Venmo (@THUD-1) or the Harvard Box Office (link below). SEF Eligible. Free for pre-frosh!
Instantly add the show to your Google Calendar!
8PM: https://bit.ly/2uTb8EC
THUD Spring Show (4PM)
Buckets, beats, battlestar galactica. Join The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers—Harvard’s only unconventional percussion group—for a show that’s *out of this world*. Explore the vast frontier of space with Larry Bacow, drumsticks, and boomwhackers (pool noodles) as your guides. Featuring: the Cup Song from Anna Karenina, the Space Force, and Neil Armstrong. What’s THUD? Think STOMP + Blue Man Group + bad Harvard jokes. Tickets $10; $7 with Student ID until 11:59 PM, April 26th. Purchasable ahead of time through Venmo (@THUD-1) or the Harvard Box Office (link below). SEF Eligible. Free for pre-frosh!
Instantly add the show to your Google Calendar!
4PM: https://bit.ly/2OYnuo8
THUD Performance and Workshop
Stop by the Winthrop Grille to enjoy some fresh bucket beats alongside your Mozzarella sticks—and maybe learn some beats yourself!
NSA Gala
We will be performing West African drumming at the Nigerian Students Association gala.
City Lights Orchestra Sculpture
We will be pushing the bounds of experimental percussion as we perform an original work on the newly-installed "City Lights Orchestra" sculpture in deCordova Sculpture Park. Even we don't know quite what to expect, but it's going to be awesome.
Celebration of Smith Campus Center
Join us at the opening celebration of Harvard's new student center. The event will be running from 4:00-9:00pm, but we will be performing a never-before-seen boomwhackers arrangement at 4:00pm and again at 5:30pm.
Open Rehearsal
Potentially interested in auditioning for THUD? Whether you're 110% certain you'll be auditioning or on the fence, swing by Lowell Lecture Hall anytime between 9pm and midnight on Monday, 9/10 to play some buckets to see what we're all about!