GET READY! Oshawa Orientation: Student City Takeover edition is happening September 19 & 20!
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Delicious food everywhere!
All this downtown exploring and excitement requires fuel. Grab a bite from one of many downtown restaurants, pubs and cafés and enjoy some next-level tasty treats!
Choose your own adventure!
Kick off the Student City Takeover on September 19th at BondSt Event Centre. Pick up your "city passport" and then take off on the ultimate "choose-your-own-adventure" featuring retro roller skating, silent discos, guided painting, board games and more! Pick your fav activity and stay there all night, or bounce from spot to spot taking in all that the downtown core has to offer!
Scavenger Hunt Participating Downtown Businesses
Download the TurfHunt app for exclusive deals and promotions at participating Downtown Oshawa Businesses!
Addictive Hobbies & Games - 13 King St W
Another Spin Records - 25 Bond St E
Avanti Trattoria - 17 King St E
Aves Coffee Co. - 9 William St W
Balloons Balloons Balloons - 53 King St E
Berry Hill - 82 King St W
The Biltmore Theatre - 39 King St E
The Black Heart Co. - 10 Ontario St
The Bollywood Tacos - 36 Simcoe St N
BOND|ST Event Centre - 44 Bond St E
Brew Wizards Board Game Café - 74 Celina St.
Canadian Automotive Museum - 99 Simcoe St S
Clarisse's Hair Braiding Studio - 1 Simcoe St N
Comic Alley Toys - 9 Bond St W
Cork & Bean - 8 Simcoe St N
Fashion Rebel/Let It Rock - 14 King St E
Fly By Night - 15 Bond St E
Frere Du Nord - 45 Prince St
Gino's Pizza - 38 King St E
Isabellas - 2 King St E
Johnny Cuts Barbershop - 3 William St W
Kenzo Ramen - 24 King E
KOPS Records - 34 King St E
Market at 70 King - 70 King St E
Mathildas - 29 Simcoe St S
My Roti Place / My Dosa Place - 77 King St E
Oshawa Centre - 419 King St W
Oshawa Public Library: McLaughlin Branch - 65 Bagot St
Planet Fitness Oshawa - 555 Simcoe St. S
The Rainbow Restaurant - 82 Simcoe St N
Regent Theatre - 50 King St. E
Reginos - 15 Bond St W
Robert & Inkster Trading Co. - 12 King St E
Robert McLaughlin Gallery - 72 Queen St
Snackrite Exotics - 27 Simcoe St S
Soundstream Apparel - 1 Simcoe St N
Spicy Affairs - 84 King St W
Street Momo - 19 Simcoe St S
Tribute Communities Centre - 99 Athol St E
The White Apron - 10 Bond St W
Worlds Collide - 80 Simcoe St N
Xtreme R/C & Raceways - 57 Simcoe St S
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Student City Takeover 2025 Schedule
Friday, September 19th
6:00 PM - Student City Takeover Kick-Off
TwoTwoTwo (BondSt Event Centre Downstairs - 44 Bond St E, Oshawa)
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Student City Takeover activations open:
Silent Disco Dance Party @ TwoTwoTwo (BondSt Event Centre Downstairs - 44 Bond St E, Oshawa)
Paint & Sip Zero Proof Social @ Market at 70 King (70 King St E, Oshawa) *ends at 9:00 PM
Board Game Night @ Brew Wizards Board Game Cafe (74 Celina St, Oshawa)
Retro Roller Skating @ SUSO Skate (Oshawa Centre Main Floor, 419 King St W, Oshawa)
R.I.S.E. Til' Infinity Outdoor Concert @ Convergence Cosmic Stage (Intersection of King St & Celina St, Oshawa) *ends at 9:00 PM
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The Scavenger Hunt is back!
The #StudentCityScavengerHunt is on! It's happening from September 12th to 26th in Downtown Oshawa.
Want a chance to win some incredible prizes?
Be sure to participate in the scavenger hunt and attend the Student City Takeover events on September 19th and 20th because the top scorers on those days will walk away with huge prizes (but you have to be there live and in person to claim your prize!)
*in the event of a tie, the winner will be randomly selected from the top scorers
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Download the TurfHunt mobile app now, so you're ready to dive in once the hunt kicks off. A third and final winner will be announced on September 26th once the scavenger hunt has come to an end!​​
Watch here to see what you could win!
#StudentCityScavengerHunt