| 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Registration Center Open | Farinon College Center, Landis Atrium
Please check in and let us know that you are on campus. If you have pre-registered, pick up your wristband and tokens/tickets. |
| 9-10 a.m |
Coffee in the Gardens | McKelvy House, 200 High Street
Stop by McKelvy house and join current scholars for free coffee and great company! In the event of inclement weather, we will gather in the first floor common areas of McKelvy House.
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| 9-11 a.m |
Plant Sale with Refugee Action Club | Farinon Student Center, Atrium
Stop in the atrium of the Farinon Student Center to learn more about the Refugee Action Club and order a plant for your student.
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| 9 – 10 a.m. |
Author Talk & Book Signing with Lee Upton | College Store
Lee Upton will be signing copies of her new comic novel, Tabitha, Get Up. Three additional novels are forthcoming. Her books include her seventh collection of poetry, The Day Every Day Is, two short story collections, a novella, four books of literary criticism, and an essay collection. Her poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, and Southern Review, as well as three editions of Best American Poetry http://www.leeupton.com/ |
| 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Easton Farmer’s Market |Scott Park, on the riverfront, Downtown Easton
Experience the longest-running open-air farmers market in the country! This iconic market was established in 1752 and provides an opportunity to enjoy fresh produce, baked goods, local artisans, and so much more. Discover Easton’s rich local food and arts culture. https://eastonfarmersmarket.com/ |
| 9 a.m |
Groundbreaking of the Wallach Sports Performance and Lacrosse Center | Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex
Join student athletes, alumni, and coaches at Metzgar Fields as we celebrate the groundbreaking of the Wallach Sports Performance and Lacrosse Center. Scheduled to open in Fall 2025, this two-story facility will feature space for our NCAA Division I Lacrosse programs, as well as enhance the experience for all student-athletes by offering state-of-the-art training areas for practice and play, weight-training facilities, as well as recovery and nutrition support.
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| 9 a.m |
Delta Tau Delta Young Alumni Golf Outing (Classes 2015-2024) | The Architect’s Golf Club, 700 Strykers Rd. Phillipsburg, NJ (By Invitation Only)
Great opportunity for the youngest alumni class of brothers to engage with the current brothers for a round of golf at a great course.
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| 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
Ringing Rocks Tour | |Bus departs from Williams Center for the Arts, corner of High Street and Hamilton| ONE SPOT LEFT!
Experience the beautiful outdoors and some unusual geology on a guided trail tour to the boulder field and waterfall at Ringing Rocks Park. Use our hammers and learn why the rocks ring and how they got there. Sneakers or sturdy shoes are highly recommended. Not recommended for very small children or those with difficulty walking. Bottled water provided.
Guide: David Sunderlin, John H. Markle Professor and Department Head of Geology.
Tickets: $25 per person (20 people maximum). Pre-registration required. Weather cancellation at guide’s discretion. Space is limited. |
| 9:30-10:30a.m. |
Campus Architecture Tour || Farinon Student Center steps | SOLD OUT
Take a walking tour of campus with architect Mary Wilford-Hunt that highlights the architectural history of our buildings at Lafayette. Pre-registration required. Space is limited. |
| 9:30-10:45a.m. |
Bicentennial Lecture-Lafayette 101, Why We Celebrate the Marquis | Farinon Student Center, Limburg Theater
Illustrated lecture by John Becica ’69, American Friends of Lafayette. September 28, 2024 marks 200 years since Easton citizens greeted General Lafayette in Philadelphia during his 1824-1825 Triumphal Tour of America. A key event leading to the founding of Lafayette College. Who was this guy Lafayette? What was his background? What motivated him to come to America and get involved with our war with Britain? How did he come to be such a celebrity in America with a college named after him? Come and find out! Mr. Becica is a member of the American Friends of Lafayette, the historical society dedicated to the Marquis, established at the College in 1932. Visit their website at
www.lafayette200.org to learn more about the numerous events now taking place in 24 states to celebrate the 13 month bicentennial of Lafayette’s Triumphal Tour as the “Nation’s Guest”. |
| 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
A Retirement Celebration for Rosie Bukics | Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center, Dyer Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Join Trustees, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends to celebrate the retirement and esteemed career of Rosie Bukics, Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Professor of Economics. Rosie joined the Lafayette College faculty in 1980 and, upon her retirement, she was the longest-serving female faculty member in the history of the College. Through her teaching, leadership, and mentorship, she has had a lasting impact on countless students, setting high expectations and encouraging students to strive for excellence.
Remarks to take place at 11:00 a.m. To register for this event, please go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu/rosie |
| 10 – 11:15 a.m. |
Campus Sustainability Tour || Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center, Meet outside of the building | HAS REACHED CAPACITY
Join this student-guided tour on a journey through the main features of campus that highlight how sustainability isn’t just an initiative, but a lifestyle, at Lafayette. From our pollinator gardens to refillable water bottle stations – find out how Lafayette students integrate care for their surroundings and turn campus into a living laboratory. After the tour, we encourage you to take a short drive to our student-cultivated LaFarm, located 3 miles from campus.
Guides: Delicia Nahman, Director of Sustainability, Samantha Smith, Sustainability Outreach and Engagement Manager, Sustainability Intern
Pre-registration required. Space is limited. |
| 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Delta Upsilon Open House | DU Fraternity House (Sullivan Lane across from the Tennis Courts)
Join the brothers for an open house and Meet & Greet. Tour the house and catch up with fellow brothers as we celebrate our 140th Year at Lafayette College! |
| 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Kappa Delta Rho Pregame Gathering | KDR House (635 High Street)
This will be a great opportunity for Brothers to catch up and to meet the KDR Interest Group of undergraduates.
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| 10 a.m. |
Men’s Soccer Alumni Game | Metzgar Fields Athletics Complex Gummeson Grounds: Home of Mike Bourger ’44 Field at Oaks Stadium
Join Men’s Soccer alumni for a friendly game at Gummeson Grounds prior to the 1 p.m. game vs. Loyola. |
| 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Fall Harvest Picnic | Quad
Join fellow alumni, parents, family members, and students on the Quad for food, music, and crafts. This is where the hub of activity will be Saturday morning. Don’t miss out on the fun and a chance to mingle with the Lafayette College community as you enjoy a fall-themed picnic. Pre-registration required. Space is limited. $30/adult, $20 for Lafayette student with meal plan, and $15/child ages 12 years and under. See menu. |
| 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Fall Harvest Tailgate ||Alumni Memorial Plaza
Pre-register for your wristband to enjoy access to beer and wine from Easton’s Weyerbacher Brewing and Stone Farm Cellars & Vineyard, and small bites from select food trucks at this alumni and parent centered tailgate. $30/adults 21 years of age and over for alcohol access and two tokens for small bites at food trucks on Alumni Memorial Plaza and Kirby West Lot. $20/All ages for two tokens for small bites at food trucks on Alumni Memorial Plaza and Kirby West Lot, but no alcohol access. Registration required. Space is limited. |
| 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. |
Campus Architecture Tour || Farinon Student Center steps | HAS REACHED CAPACITY
Take a walking tour of campus with architect Mary Wilford-Hunt that highlights the architectural history of our buildings at Lafayette. Pre-registration required. Space is limited. |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Sustainability’s LaFarm to Table Luncheon | LaFarm Greenhouse, Metzgar Fields
Join us for a lovely fall afternoon, engage in conversation and have an unforgettable meal with fresh, locally grown ingredients from LaFarm and beyond in our breathtaking greenhouse. Space is limited and registration is required. Click here to register.
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| 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
Block pARTy | Quad
Join the Lafayette College Arts Society on the Quad for our annual block pARTy to celebrate parents weekend, homecoming, and of course.. art! We will have interactive crafts for the whole family and a collection of student artists selling and/or showcasing their work! We will also provide performances by student musicians in collaboration with Fall Fest. |
| 1 p.m. |
Men’s Soccer vs. Loyola | Metzgar Fields Athletics Complex, Gummeson Grounds: Home of Mike Bourger ’44 Field at Oaks Stadium
Join fellow Leopards and cheer on our Men’s Soccer team as they take on Loyola and celebrate Senior Day. During halftime, we will honor the memory of Matt Marinelli ’86, as well as recognize the 1974 team. |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Lafayette vs. Holy Cross Football Game || Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium
Tickets are available online at GoLeopardsTickets.com. Markle Deck premium football parking passes are limited and can be purchased for $30. For all questions, contact the Lafayette Athletic Ticket Office at (610) 330-5471. |
| 4 – 6 p.m. |
Chi Phi Open House and Reception | Vallamont (Chi Phi House)
All families and alumni are invited to join the brothers of Chi Phi for our Homecoming open house and reception, including tours of the Rock Room, as we celebrate our sesquicentennial as a chapter at Lafayette College and our bicentennial as a national fraternity.
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| 5 – 8 p.m. |
Theta Chi Alumni Dinner (by invitation only) | Clay Ketcham Room, Marquis Hall
We invite you to reunite with Theta Chi brothers and their families for an alumni dinner on Saturday, October 26 in the Clay Ketcham Dining Room. Cocktail hour commences at 5:00 p.m., following the 1:30 p.m. Lafayette vs. Holy Cross football game. This dinner is complimentary to all alumni and guests. You do not need to attend the football game to attend the dinner. |
| 5:30 – 8 p.m. |
Legacy Celebration and Pinning Ceremony (By invitation only) | Farinon College Center, Marlo Room (2nd floor)
The Lafayette Alumni Association honors the role of legacy families in continuing the Lafayette tradition. |
| 6 p.m. |
Women’s Soccer vs. Bucknell | Metzgar Fields Athletics Complex, Gummeson Grounds: Home of Mike Bourger ’44 Field at Oaks Stadium |
| 6 p.m. |
Volleyball vs. Bucknell | Kirby Sports Center |
| 8 p.m. |
Williams Center for the Arts presents RUBBERBAND Second Chances ||| Williams Center for the Arts, 317 Hamilton Street
2024 Guggenheim Fellow Choreographer Victor Quijada’s particularly intimate new work, Second Chances, is inspired by his experience in Los Angeles as a first-generation Mexican American. This performance invites the audience to delve deep inside themselves, reflecting on origin, belonging, and displacement, between universal questions and intimate, personal thoughts. For tickets click here.
Use the code ALUM24 at checkout in the coupon code section and it will take $8 off a regularly priced ticket to RUBBERBAND for the October 26 performance only.
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| 8 p.m. |
Concert on the Quad featuring the Spazmatics | Quad
Internationally renowned as “The Ultimate 80s New Wave Tribute,” the Spazmatics come with all the awesome sounds, styles, and way cool dance steps from the decade we’ll never forget. Complete with skinny ties, Brill Creamed hair, and horn-rimmed glasses, The Spazmatics recapture all the best of the worst. Outstanding musicianship combined with creative flair and style makes for an evening of pure energy and entertainment. So tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1999; only it’s not!
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