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!
Photos from 2025's Event (taken by Will Sgro of The Creatives of Lehigh)
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 something related to our international theme. We encourage your table to provide something interactive for attendees. Some examples from past tables include:
- playing a game
- wearing traditional/native clothing
- teaching a language
- making a craft
- displaying a poster, tri-fold, or infographic
- serving food
- displaying items or artifacts
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
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
Volunteer
Our Bazaar cannot take place without the dedicated help from our volunteers. We need 50+ 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
Sign-ups will open at the end of March
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
E-mail inbazaar@lehigh.edu by April 1 >
Apply to MC the Bazaar!
We are looking for 2 individuals who would like to co-host the Bazaar. Ideal hosts must be well-spoken, energetic, engaging, and enthusiastic. You may express interest as an individual or a pair.
The 2026 Planning Board
Patricia Goldman- Advisor
Assistant Director of International Student Engagement
Office of International Student & Scholars
Madisyn Babb- Intern
Class of 2027
Marketing
Delaware, USA
Katrina Bui - Marketing Committee Chair
Class of 2026
Industrial and Systems Engineering
USA/Vietnam
4th Year Board Member
Shenrui Duan- Marketing Committee
Class of 2027
IDEAS Major (Engineering + Economics)
Shenzhen, China
Daphne Nguyen - Logistics Committee Chair
Class of 2028
Vietnam
2nd Year Board Member
Vanessa Koranteng - Logistics Committee
Class of 2028
Electrical Engineering
Accra, Ghana
2nd Year Board Member
Tanyaradzwa Leigh Masunga - Logistics Committee
Class of 2026
M.S. Financial Engineering
Zimbabwe
2nd Year Board Member
Grace-lilie Acheampong - Entertainment Committee Chair
Class of 2028
Electrical Engineering
Ghana
2nd Year Board Member
Toba Ojo- Entertainment Committee
Class of 2029
Computer Science
USA/Nigeria