Celebrate Nowruz!

students and faculty members in group after the event

Save the Date: Feb. 19, 2025

You're invited to a celebration of spring and the new year. Please join us for authentic snacks, traditional music and dancing – and more!

  • Wednesday, Feb. 19
  • 1 to 4 p.m.
  • Conference Rooms A&B, Campus Center
  • Please click the yellow button to let us know if you plan to attend, so we can have an idea of how many people to expect.

CLICK TO RSVP

See highlights and photos from the 2024 Nowruz celebration below on this webpage.

table decorated with spring flowers, bowl of apples, other dishes with colorful fruit, coins and other items

What is Nowruz?

  • Marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year for more than 300 million people all around the world
  • Celebrated for more than 3,000 years in the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East and other regions
  • Promotes values of peace and solidarity ... as well as reconciliation and neighbourliness, contributing to cultural diversity and friendship among peoples and different communities
  • Honors ties among peoples, based on mutual respect and the ideals of peace and good neighborliness

(Source: United Nations: International Nowruz Day, 2023)



Highlights From the 2024 Nowruz Celebration

(Above right: Students from the Iran Town Club gather with faculty and staff members who helped organize the event. Below: Scenes from the celebration. Click on any photo to view in larger size.)

Thank you to our sponsors, partners, presenters, organizers and volunteers – see below for acknowledgements!

young woman in white dress playing stringed instrument


woman talking in front of screen


two women dancing in traditional dress


In the galleries below, click on the arrows <  > to see more photos. Click on any photo to view in larger size.

The photos below were taken by student journalist Sabrina Kulieva, who also wrote the article in La Voz.


Thank You!

We are grateful to the sponsors, partners, presenters, organizers and volunteers who helped make the 2024 celebration a success.

  • Organizing Committee

  • Presenters

  • Additional Assistance

  • Student Volunteers

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