The music thumped and students jumped to the beat as ChirpFest took over Dill Street on April 9. People came out for a night of music, despite the chilling temperatures — the low for the day was 27 degrees.
Created by two Ball State students last fall, ChirpFest took place on Dill Street between Brother’s Bar and Grill and Village Promenade from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Freshman Jake Russell said he enjoyed the good music but not the chilly weather.
“There’s not very many people here,” Russell said during the event. “I think it’s because it’s cold.”
ChirpFest was rescheduled from April 8 to April 9 due to the hail, rain and strong winds the original day. The organizers did not want anyone out in the severe weather to potentially get hurt, said Allison Nordenbrock, vice president of the ChirpFest team.
Although the weather was cold, Nordenbrock wanted people to come out and have a good time.
It was high-energy, as a rush of people arrived around 11 p.m. Sophomore Anna Mariuborher attended the majority of ChirpFest. She and friends danced with the crowd as the beat of the music correlated with their jumping.
“I feel like we don’t get a lot of concerts like this that are outside,” Mariuborher said.
ChirpFest had a lineup of 13 musical guests, such as Borderlinze, Jimmy Coop, and Nyzzy Nyce.
Seniors Darius Norwood and Chris Cammack are the co-founders of ChirpFest.
“We started ChirpFest because we saw a void and we wanted to fill it,” Norwood said. “A lot of the bars started to close down in the Muncie area. We wanted to find a reason for businesses to come back. We worked closely with the city of Muncie.”
Although they are graduating, they have passed the tradition onto eight other students, including Nordenbrock, who will continue putting on the event for students and the community.
“It’s for and ran by students,” Norwood said.
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