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The Spirit Spot Showdown, an artistic competition in which winners earn a reserved campus parking spot for a semester, successfully debuted at ÃÛÑ¿TV’s 2025 Spirit Weekend.
Spirit Spot Showdown
Show your creativity, your school spirit, and your pride in a colorful new campus tradition.
The Spirit Spot Showdown invites students, faculty, and staff to paint a parking spot in the Hagedorn Hall lot with designs that celebrate Adelphi’s spirit and community.
2026 Spirit Spot Showdown
Save the date: Spirit Spot Showdown painting will take place between October 6–9, 2026. Registration will open in early fall, please check back soon for sign-up information.
2025 Winners!
Congratulations to both Team Endless Summer and Team Feels Like Home!
How the Spirit Spot Showdown Works
- Participants submit a design proposal that follows the official guidelines and promotes school spirit and inclusivity. They may compete as a team (maximum of four) or individually.
- Selected participants are assigned a parking space to paint in the days leading up to Spirit Weekend.
- Once all spots are painted, the entire campus community votes for their favorites. Voting begins on the day of the Spirit Weekend Campus Kick-Off. All painted spots remain as functional parking spaces for the remainder of the semester.
- Winners receive a reserved campus parking spot for the rest of the semester! Winners will be announced and contacted after Spirit Weekend.
Design Guidelines and Rules
Proposals will be evaluated by the Spirit Weekend Committee based on:
- School Spirit – Incorporates school colors, mascot, slogans, and aligns with Spirit Weekend theme.
- Creativity and Originality – Unique concept, inventive use of space, artistic expression.
- Overall Impression – Memorable design that excites the campus community.
- Stay within the lines of your assigned parking spot (93″ x 205″).
- Paint colors must be submitted with the proposal; colors are subject to availability.
- Do not attach 3D objects or other materials. Only the paint provided is to be used.
- Avoid offensive, discriminatory, vulgar, political or copyrighted content without permission.
- Participants are responsible for the cleanup of materials used while painting.
Spirit Weekend