Picnic Day:

Every year around the middle of April, right as we begin a new quarter, we put the wonderful San Diego weather behind us and head to Aggieville, USA (aka UC Davis) where we never know if it'll be 100+ degrees or pouring rain! There is no doubt, this is the highlight of the year for everyone. The bands from UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, Stanford, and Humboldt State (as well as ourselves) gather near a dangerously green stream and play until we can play no more! It's a ton of fun, as you'll hear from anyone who's ever gone.

Itinerary:

Date Time Event
Friday, April 15 10:30am Call time at RIMAC Loading Dock.
  11:30am Depart UCSD. THE BUS WILL LEAVE WITHOUT YOU.
  6:00pm Dinner on the road.
  10:30pm Arrive at hotel & check in.
Saturday, April 16 6:00 Wake up call.
  7:30am Leave hotel, ride bus to parade route.
  8:00am Arrive at Davis campus and check in by 8:30am. Breakfast at parade site.
  9:30am Parade begins.
  11:00am-12:00pm Finish parade, transport equipment to battle site, picnic lunch.
  12:45pm Unload, leave cases on the bus, change into costumes, bus will be LOCKED.
  1:30-2:00pm Battle of the Bands begins!
  9:00-10:00pm Battle finishes, leave Davis campus for hotel.
  10:45pm Leave hotel, go to unrelated event poetry reading forum discussing why adults can't behave like adults out in the boonies Starbucks the local bureaucratic office.
  1:45-2:00am Leave the forum after accomplishing absolutely nothing and return to hotel.
Sunday, April 17 9:30am Wakeup call.
  10:30am Check out and depart for SD.
  ~4:00pm Food stop.
  ~10:00pm Arrive at UCSD.


Checklist:
  • Non-clear Nalgene or other beverage container (mandatory!!!)
  • Pep Band T-shirt
  • Blue jeans
  • Costume
  • Your instrument, music and lyre, duh
  • Money (~$60 for food, souvenirs, paying off the bureaucrats, etc.)
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen
  • Chapstick
  • Bathing Suit
  • Warm Clothes
  • Umbrella/Poncho/Trash bag (in case it rains... again)
  • Comfortable Shoes (There is a parade donchaknow)
  • Flashlight or other portable light source
  • Your Toiletries
  • Textbooks (yeah, right!)
  • Music for the long ride
  • Two days worth of clothes
  • Day pack

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