Hundreds turned out for the 2021 Block Party. Photo: Warren Abrahamson

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The University of Jamestown is returning their 14th Annual Block Party on Wednesday, Aug. 24.

A longtime event, the community bash celebrates the return of students and welcomes new students as part of their orientation week.

Peyton Piatz is UJ Student Body President and an incoming Junior. He says his freshman year in 2020, there was no Block Party due to COVID-19.

Businesses, organizations, and clubs in the community and from the University of Jamestown line more than two blocks of 1st Ave. with booths and attractions. Piatz says it’s a way students and even community members can learn more about the services their home, either permanent or temporary, can provide to them.

Piatz says one of the highlights of the event is when the incoming Freshmen march down the hill and join the Block Party at 6 PM.

The event will run from 5 PM to 8 PM and is open to everyone. For more information, visit uj.edu.

Listen to a full Let’s Talk About It with Peyton Piatz below: