#VUSA24 · 2026

Programme of Events

The full 24 hours on Piley Rees Field, from countdown to prizegiving. Grab a slot, plan your team's day, and see what's happening while the wheels keep turning.

4–5 September 2026 20:00 – 20:00 Piley Rees Field, Bishops Diocesan College
Night Shift

20:00 – 06:00

Friday into Saturday

The field under lights. Live bands, DJs and a silent disco keep the energy up while riders hold the pace, with the Youth Chill Zone and PlayStation Lounge running alongside.

19:55 Event start countdown Stage
20:00 House Rules Stage
21:45 DJ Ross & Silent DiscoUntil 02:00 Stage
00:00 Movies Floor
Sunrise Push

06:00 – 08:00

Saturday morning

The hardest hours for tired legs, and the moment the field starts filling up again as Saturday begins.

06:45 Spin: Virgin Active Stage
07:00 Breakfast Floor
07:45 VUSA Choir Stage
Community Day

08:00 – 20:00

Saturday

Virgin Active classes, live bands, magicians and kids’ entertainment, plus the Chill Zone, pop-up bar and food trucks. The potjie competition and the Springboks vs New Zealand screening round out the day while the Cyclethon carries on behind them.

08:00 12-Hour Cyclethon beginsRuns until event finish Floor
08:15 Magician: stage show Stage
09:00 Magician: walkaround Floor
09:45 School of Rock Stage
11:00 Spin: Virgin Active Stage
11:00 Potjie competition begins Floor
12:00 Bishops Band Stage
12:30 Lunch Floor
13:00 Spin Stage
14:00 Bishops Band Stage
15:15 Amy Tjasink Stage
16:30 Rugby build-up TV
16:30 Potjie judging Floor
17:00 Springboks vs New Zealand TV
19:00 Karaoke Stage
19:45 Raffle draw Stage
19:55 Countdown to finish Stage
20:00 Prizegiving Stage
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