What is the Bazaar?
The International Bazaar was created in 1986 as a way to recognize and celebrate the unique countries and cultures on campus. Now with over 1,000 international students representing 84 countries and over 40 student cultural organizations on campus, the event has grown to be the largest international celebration on campus. It is hosted on the University Center Front Lawn the 3rd Sunday of April each year (although the 2025 date is moved a week later due to the Easter holiday). We invite local restaurants to share their food, and our vibrant campus groups and community organizations host information tables and perform.
The Bazaar is open to Lehigh University students, staff, faculty, alumni, and their families, as well as members of the Lehigh Valley community. Children are welcome!
Sunday, April 27
1:00 - 4:00 pm
University Center Front Lawn (at the Flag Pole)
Rain Location: Grace Hall
How Can I Be Involved?
Host a Table
Any individual, group, student club, faculty member, staff member, or community organization may host a table. Hosting a table should showcase your country or culture (or a specific part of your culture). We encourage your table to provide something interactive for attendees. Some examples from past tables include:
- displaying a poster, tri-fold, or infographic
- serving food
- displaying items or artifacts
- playing a game
- wearing taditional/native clothing
- teaching a language
- making a craft
Registration will open in February 2025
Perform
Any individual, group, student club, faculty member, staff member, or community organization may perform. Examples of past performances include:
- dancing
- playing a musical instrument
- singing
- performing with a band
- spoken word/reading a poem
- anything else that represents your cultural identity or country
Registration will open in February 2025
Model in the Fashion Show
We invite any member of our campus community to briefly model their native or traditional clothing. No previous modeling experience required! Clothing must be provided by the model. Clothing can be modeled individually, as a duo, or as a group of students. Previous modeling has included:
- a group of students with West African clothing
- a pair of students with Indonesian clothing
- an individual modeling Spanish clothing (pictured above)
- an individual modeling Thai clothing
Registration will open in February 2025
Volunteer
Our Bazaar cannot take place without the dedicated help from our volunteers. We need 30+ volunteers to make this a successful, well run event. Volunteers will receive a free t-shirt and first access to food. Volunteer opportunities include:
- set-up (moving tables, chairs, flags, supplies, setting up tents)
- serving food during the event
- clean-up
Registration will open in February 2025
Sponsor
The Bazaar depends on monetary donations from our valued campus partners. With an annual planning budget of $20K, the donations from our sponsors allow us to improve the event each year. Sponsors will be thanked during the event, and be printed on our programs that are seen by 500+ attendees from the campus and the local community. The generous contributions go toward the following things:
- purchasing food from 10-12 local restaurants
- supplies associated with the food (plates, napkins, etc.)
- stage and audio set-up for our phenomenal performances
- table and chair rentals
- giveaways and other miscellaneous international themed items
To sponsor the 36th International Bazaar please email inBazaar@lehigh.edu or Patricia Goldman at plb221@lehigh.edu. Thank you so much!
The 2025 Planning Board
Patricia Goldman- Advisor
Assistant Director of International Student Engagement
Office of International Student & Scholars
Katrina Bui - Marketing Committee Chair
Class of 2026
Industrial and Systems Engineering
USA/Vietnam
3rd Year Bazaar Board Member
Fathmat Bakayoko - Marketing Committee
Class of 2025
Masters in Financial Engineering
Ivory Coast
2nd Year Board Member
Britney Venegas - Marketing Committee
Class of 2025
Marketing and Business Analytics
New York, with Peruvian heritage
2nd Year Board Member
Daphne Nguyen - Logistics Committee Chair
Class of 2028
Vietnam
Maryam Majidian - Logistics Committee
Physics, PhD
Iran
Vanessa Koranteng - Logistics Committee
Class of 2028
Undeclared/Bioengineering
Akuapem Akropong, Ghana
Kudakwashe Mundove - Food Committee
Class of 2026
Health Systems Engineering, M.S.
Zimbabwe
Natalie Pham - Food Committee
Class of 2028
College of Business
Vietnam
Roshni Grace Vijayan - Food Committee
Electrical Engineering, M.S.
India
Tanyaradzwa Leigh Masunga - Food Committee
Class of 2026
M.S. Financial Engineering
Zimbabwe
Sethu Chandrasekharan - Entertainment Committee
Class of 2028
Int. Business & Engineering
India, Kenya
Sandra Boakye - Entertainment Committee
Population Health, PhD
Ghana
Grace-lilie Acheampong - Entertainment Committee
Class of 2028
Electrical Engineering
Ghana