The annual Lumbox Carnival 2013 scheduled for Saturday, 9th November, 2013 is set to be a thrilling affair as the Bell Fiesta which has been on a country wide tour finally sets foot in East Africa’s oldest University promising an unforgettable experience to the Makerere University students’ community.
After creating an undying fever for music and soccer lovers across Uganda, the Bell Fiesta extravaganza of beats, balls and beer is expected to up the ante for the Lumbox Carnival that has become synonymous with fun, excitement and unique experiences every year.
Lumbox is the name given to the solidarity between Mary Stuart and Lumumba Halls of residence that unites students from the two halls in a number of events that include the culture week, porridge night, the reunion dinner with former residents all culminating into the very famous Lumbox carnival.
This mega extravaganza is scheduled to take place at Makerere University grounds starting 6:00pm and the pomp this year starts on Friday during the theme night well known as Lumbox kasiki, which is expected to receive massive excitement from the students.
Bell Fiesta will thrill students with fun and challenging team and individual soccer activities like Timed Dribbling, Computer Football Gaming, Inflatable Goal Penalty Shootouts and Foosball. Students start forming teams today to battle it out for exciting prizes like flash disks, jerseys, caps, MP3 players and a grand prize of UGX 400,000 will be on offer for those that display exemplary skills in the ultimate Bell Fiesta thriller, Human Table Foosball.
Human Table Foosball is a life-size, inflatable version of the foosball game that is popular in many bars. However, in Human Table Foosball, 6 players form a team and play against each other while their movements are restricted and the rules of the game enforced by an umpire.
There will be a wide variety of musical talent on display that day with performances from up and coming musicians, campus artistes and influencers, the young and hip bell buzz dancers and the renowned Mun G, Big Trill from Baboon Forest.
There will also be live DJ mixes from leading DJs to electrify revelers for the entire night.
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