St Andrews Students' Association
Freshers' Week FAQs

Box Office 

Our Box Office is situated at the bottom of the piazza in the Students’ Association. It’s open from Saturday 7th at 12noon throughout the week. Please check your event start time to ensure you pick-up your wristband in plenty time. We strongly advise you pick your wristband up in advance on the day to help with queuing at night. Get to your event early to avoid disappointment! 

Opening times

We're open until 3am all week!

Information about Platinum and Freshers’ Pass

Platinum and Freshers’ Pass

Passes are the easiest and cheapest way to experience the very best of Freshers’ Week.

Passes will guarantee priority entry 30 minutes before five of our biggest nights during Freshers’ Week,  as well as saving you money on individual ticket prices. 

Quick overview of Freshers' Week events:

• SATURDAY: Welcome to the Bubble (Foam Party – information about what to wear can be found here) (30 minutes exclusive early entry for pass holders)

• SUNDAY: Clan Warfare (halls only)

• SUNDAY: Loch'ed & Loaded: Clan Warfare Afterparty

• MONDAY: Foo Fifers (30 minutes exclusive early entry for pass holders)

• MONDAY: Rock & Indie Club Night

• TUESDAY: Taylor Swift Tribute (30 minutes exclusive early entry for pass holders)

•TUESDAY: Taylor Swift Afterparty

• WEDNESDAY: Sinners (30 minutes exclusive early entry for pass holders)

• THURSDAY: Ceilidh*

• THURSDAY: Jazzworks*

• THURSDAY: Rewind Club Night

• FRIDAY: Beach BOP (30 minutes exclusive early entry for pass holders)

• SATURDAY: Let's Get Quizzical*

• SATUDAY: Icons Club Night (Starfields wristband holders can get in for free too)

• SUNDAY: Blind Mirth*

If you purchased a Pass most tickets will already be in your native account but you must also pick-up your fabric Freshers’ Week wristband. This is available all week but we recommend you do so at the start of Freshers' Week. 

Events marked with a * need to be “claimed” as they have limited capacities, please log into your account and click “claim.”

 

Individual tickets

All tickets purchased online will go into your native account however you must also pick-up a wristband during the day of each event by 9pm (unless the event starts earlier), this is to minimise queuing on the night and make your night better. 

Access

- Not a St Andrews student? 

Please note guests are allowed into Freshers’ Week events but we advise they purchase a ticket in advance. Guests must be over 18 and we must see valid proof of age. 

- Under 18? 

If you're a St Andrews student joining us before your 18th birthday don’t worry, the Freshers' Week line-up is open to you too. You are welcome to buy tickets and enjoy all our events. 

The Union is special in allowing underage members into the building. Drinking under the age of 18 is illegal in Scotland. It can result a ban from the building whether you purchase alcohol or consume alcohol someone else has bought for you (or any free alcohol available at society events). So don't risk it, and enjoy the night on soft drinks! 

- Required ID 

Please note you must present valid proof of ID at wristband collection and to individual events. 

- Entering the building  

During Freshers' Week we will charge entry to the building every night from 10pm. If you have a wristband for an event that night this will gain you access but please note this does not guarantee you entry as we limit capacities to keep everyone safe, we advise you arrive as early as possible. 

- Entry cut-offs 

If you don’t pick-up your wristband on the day before 9pm then you may not get entry to the building as we work with strict capacities and must adhere to them

- Refunds 

Please be aware that we will not give refunds unless for exceptional circumstances. 

Questions?  

Should you experience any difficulty in purchasing tickets please  contact us  and we will see how we can help. 

For the most up to date information on events visit our instagram page - @standrewsunion.

Our recpetion desk in the Students' Association will be open from Saturday 7th. If you have any questions feel free to pop in and we'll do our best to help.

Want to find out more about Freshers' Week and the Students' Association?

Visit our Freshers' site for more information, including links to the University's Orientation App which has a handy map of St Andrews as well as a list of everything to do during Freshers’ Week.