TAMIU Ends Welcome Week with Music Festival CABchella, Fireworks Show Friday
Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) annual Welcome Week festivities culminate during CABchella, an evening-long music celebration, happening Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, from 6 - 11 p.m. at the Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center Green.
The night's festivities end with a fireworks show, lighting the campus sky and serving as the official end of Welcome Week, a series of scheduled activities welcoming students to TAMIU.
CABchella is free and open to currently enrolled students.
The event includes performances by Gardens Gate, Japanese Dream, LOUIEJAYXX and Synthia Music.
Free food will be offered to currently enrolled students, while supplies last, by food trucks from 550 Pizzeria, Bubble Waffle, Gorilla Smoke and Grill, and Taquitos Las Minas. Inflatables will also be set up.
In the lead up to CABchella, please note that to better accommodate the fireworks show, a portion of the University South Loop will be closed. Please respect these barricaded spaces and do not park your vehicle in this area. The area will be barricaded from traffic by University police beginning at 4 a.m., Friday, Aug. 29.
Welcome Week offered a series of scheduled activities organized by TAMIU's Division of Student Engagement.
Events began the first day of the Fall semester, Monday, Aug. 25, and continued through Friday, Aug. 29. All events were free and open to currently enrolled University students.
Festivities continue during Involvement Week, happening Sept. 1 - 6, where students can learn more about getting involved in student organizations, Greek life and more.
Welcome Week festivities are organized through the University's Division of Student Engagement, with participation from the Office of Student Orientation, Leadership and Engagement, Campus Activities Board, the Student Government Association, Greek Council, and Hospitality Services. Support is also offered by University offices including Career Services, Compliance, Counseling Services, Disability Services, International Experiences, and Student Affairs.
To view the complete TAMIU Welcome and Involvement Week lineup, visit https://go.tamiu.edu/welcomeweek.
For more information, contact the Office of Student Orientation, Leadership and Engagement at 326.2280, email sole@tamiu.edu, or visit offices in Student Center 224C.
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