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This year's WOW festival starts on this Thursday in April.

What is April 24th?

100

Patrons will have the easiest time parking at this UCSD structure, since it's closest to the action.

What is Gilman Parking Structure?

100

"Tale Travelers", "The Society of Historic Sonic Happenings", and "Black Magic Variety Hour" are all on sale for this amount, the cheapest paid ticket price.

What is $10 ($12 with fees)?

100

The collectives Nineties and Touki Delphine, responsible for "Bring Back the Happening" and "FIREBIRD", respectively, hail from this country.

What is the Netherlands?

100

This WOW performance by Robert Farid Karimi is the only free event to require a reservation ahead of time.

What is "American Dream Casino"?

200

WOW runs for this number of days.

What is 4?

200

This large plaza is the site for the majority of outdoor performances at WOW.

What is Warren Mall?

200

This WOW performance has the most expensive ticket, coming in at $35 before fees.

What is "Burnout Paradise"?

200

This Frenchman has not one, but two events running at WOW, "Whine List" and "Les Enfants Terribles".

Who is Marcel Lucont?

200

This queer dance performance is one of two WOW events made by members of Playhouse staff.

What is "when my body talks"?

300

This feature on the WOW website allows guests to plan what they'd like to see ahead of time.

What is Make Your Schedule?

300

The Trolley's Blue Line conveniently has a stop nearby this WOW venue.

What is Epstein Amphitheater?

300

The paid event "Time Travelers" comes to WOW from these returning San Diego-based collaborators.

What is Blindspot Collective?

300

Australian artist Jessica Wilson's work often centers on children and their unique view of the world, a theme seen in this WOW event.

What is "I SEE YOU LIKE THIS"?

300

WOW often has puppets, and 2025 is no different; this returning group of artists is presenting this year's "ODDISEA: A Puppet Procession".

What is Animal Cracker Conspiracy?

400

While weekdays start at 4:00PM, weekends at WOW kick off at this morning hour.

What is 10:00 AM?

400

WOW has two venues that only host one show each: the UCSD Bear Statue, and this iconic piece of campus architecture.

What is Geisel Library?

400

Both "Black Magic Variety Hour" and "Whine List" are hosted at this UCSD venue.

What is The Loft?

400

A tricked-out schoolbus is the setting for this show by French-Canadian circus group FLIP Fabrique.

What is "Summer Break"?

400

Percussion is the focus of this free WOW performance, the only event to happen just once during the festival.

What is "THE JUMP UP!"?

500

This year's WOW presents a total of this many unique art pieces and performances.

What is 25?

500

This hub for student shopping and dining is one of two major hubs for indoor performances at WOW.

What is Price Center?

500

This site-specific work from Austin-based Wishing Horse Productions is the only paid WOW event to happen outdoors.

What is "Escape the Box"?

500

This group of Australian artists performs on treadmills in their work "Burnout Paradise".

What is Pony Cam?

500

"Green Memories", a free art installation by Sharokh Yadegari and Memo Akten, is inspired by the works of this Iranian poet.

Who is Forough Farrokhzad?

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