Oozefest

Oozefest is one of UB’s most popular traditions and one of the largest mud volleyball tournaments in the United States, held each spring.

May 3, 2025

Check In: 8:30 a.m.
Tournament Begins
: 9:00 a.m.
Location
: UB Oozefest Mud Pits (St. Rita’s Lane and Frontier Rd, UB North Campus) 

Event Details

Registration for our 2025 tournament will open in March 2025!

Open to Everyone – Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Friends!

Oozefest started in 1984 as a way to help students de-stress before exams and bring the UB community together. Today, anyone can play at Oozefest, including students from UB and other schools, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of UB!

Help Us Celebrate This Anniversary!

We'd love to get a snapshot of 40 years through the eyes of our Oozefest participants. Share some of your favorite pictures from previous Oozefest tournaments through our UB Box link!

Register for Oozefest

Student Engagement offers two types of ways for students, faculty, staff, and friends to register for Oozefest: teams and free agents. Teams can have a minimum of 6 players and a maximum of 8, while free agents can be single players who would like to join an open team.

All Teams MUST Pre-Register Online!

All teams MUST pre-register for Oozefest in order to be able to play in the tournament. Registration for our 2025 tournament will open in March 2025!

Volunteer for Oozefest

Want to volunteer to help out at Oozefest? Volunteers are a huge part of the success of Oozefest. Without volunteers, Oozefest couldn’t happen! Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, check-in, distribute food and water, referee the games, keep score, break down, clean up, and help the event run smoothly.

All volunteers must attend one volunteer training – dates, times, and locations will be located on the volunteer registration form.

What to Expect

Oozefest is an all-weather event. Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of Oozefest:

2024 Oozefest Sponsors

Supporting Sponsors

Campus Dining & Shops logo.
Spectrum logo.

Student Life Signature Partner

Niagara Fall Outlet logo.

If you are interested in supporting this campus tradition, please contact:

Erin Uppington

Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations

910 Kimball Tower, South Campus, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 881-8051; Fax: (716) 829-4736

Email: eupp@buffalo.edu

Need Help?

Student Engagement

Student Life

University at Buffalo
150 Student Union, North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260
Email: Contact form

Phone: (716) 645-6469