At the Ball

Here's more information about what you'll find at the Summer Ball 2017.

Funfair

Enjoy all the fun of the fair as part of the Summer Ball this year! For example, you can get great views of the campus in the Big Wheel, or compete with friends on the Dodgems, or go for a spin on the Meteorite ride! Best of all, the funfair is free, so you can ride as many times as you want.

Free photobooth

Grab your friends and head to the Senior Common Room to our free photobooth! Make sure you capture the moment of the Ball, whether it's your first ball or your last. You'll have two options: a) Take away a print out for your photos on the night, and they'll be available to view online the week after the Ball. b) Get your photos sent you as an animated GIF. Loops, boomerange, filters, stickers - the choice is yours!

Fireworks over the Queen's Tower

The ultimate way to celebrate the end-of-term with your friends. The Summer Ball's famous fireworks display is set against the background of the Queen's Tower. Raise a glass (or cup of tea) and raise a toast to Imperial!

Music in the Queen's Tower Rooms and Great Hall

Enjoy a host student acts performing at the Ball in the Queen's Tower Room. We'll be announcing our headliner soon, so keep an eye out for those details!

Snapchat Geofilter

From 6pm you can find an exclusive Summer Ball Snapchat geofilter! If you're on site or in Prince's Gardens, swipe right a few times after you've taken your snap to reveal the filter.

Great value food and drink

All of the bars at the Ball and Afterparty will be offering drinks at our normal great value prices, meaning that the Ball won't break the bank! You can also get great value food at the Ball and Afterparty.

Dirty Bones, serves up NYC-inspired comfort food and cocktails to a carefully
curated playlist of old-school hip hop, funk and soul.

With locations across London in Kensington, Carnaby, Shoreditch and Soho, each house showcases creative comfort food dishes with a twist – think Chicken & Waffles, Cheeseburger Dumplings and Burnt Onion & Ale BBQ Beef Short Rib – alongside playful cocktails and a cure-all boozy brunch menu on weekends.

Echoing the retro-chic look of NYC’s most urban and artistic boroughs, each Dirty Bones features unique, NYC apartment-inspired design details, a relaxed atmosphere of good vibes and the best old-school beats this side of Brooklyn

What's on offer at the Summer Ball

Served medium rare with fresh chimichurri and heritage tomato salad

Brisket & dry aged steak burger topped with pulled beef short rib, mac & cheese and burnt onion & ale BBQ sauce

Taleggio & smoked cheddar macaroni with parmesan breadcrumbs