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Homecoming and Family Weekend

October 17 - 19, 2025

Check back in August to Register!

Registration Desk, Case Center Desk
Friday, 12 PM – 8 PM and Saturday, 7:30 AM – 7 PM
All meal tickets must be picked up at the registration desk by end of hours Saturday.

Schick Gallery Exhibition, Saisselin Art Building
Friday–Sunday, 11 AM – 4 PM
Work by ³Ô¹ÏÍø Fibers Professor Emerita Margo Mensing and her student, artist Sayward Schoonmaker ’06.

Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery Hours
Friday and Saturday: 12 – 6 PM
Sunday: 10 AM – 5 PM

Friday, October 17 | Saturday, October 18 | Sunday, October 19

 

Friday, October 17

Campus Office Hours
Various Locations | 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Closed for lunch 12 - 1 PM

Chicken Finger Friday!
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall | 11 AM - 4 PM

From 12 - 2 PM, stop at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Shop table in the Murray-Aikins Dining Hall Atrium to buy a Chicken Finger Friday t-shirt!

Roadmap to the World: International and Domestic Study Programs
Palamountain Hall, Emerson Auditorium | 3 - 4 PM

Career Jam
Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences | 3 - 5 PM

Career Jam is ³Ô¹ÏÍø's largest on-campus networking event of the year. This event brings parents, alumni, and students together for conversation around a topic on every student’s mind: careers. This is an opportunity for students to connect with professionals in their field of interest to learn about graduate school, interviews, resumes and potential job or internship opportunities.

³Ô¹ÏÍø 201: Beyond The Basics for Parents and Families
Palamountain Hall, Gannett Auditorium | 3:45 - 4:45 PM

An informative panel will highlight key campus resources and support services—ranging from academic guidance and personal well-being to campus safety, and residential life. A reception will follow in the Class of 1967 Lobby outside Gannett Auditorium.

Tang Guide Tour of the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Atrium | 4 - 5 PM

Taste of Saratoga Dinner
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall | 5 - 8 PM, 2 Seating Times

Not Your Average Trivia Night
Case Center, SPA | 6:30 - 9PM, Game begins at 6:30 PM

2025 Filene Scholar Celebration Concert
Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall | 7 PM

MDOCS: Making Documentaries Across Disciplines
Palamountain Hall, Gannett Auditorium | 8 PM

Keely and Du
Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater, Black Box | 8 PM

³Ô¹ÏÍø Theater will present Keely and Du, written by Jane Martin and directed by Teisha Duncan.

 

Saturday, October 18

Alumni Games
Various Locations | 9 AM - 2PM

Yoga Class
McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center | 9 - 10 AM

Join fellow yogis for class on the yoga deck. BYOM (bring your own mat)!
Space is limited—please be sure to register to reserve your spot on the deck ahead of the weekend.

Wellness Open House
McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center | 9 - 11 AM

Greet ³Ô¹ÏÍø Peer Health Educators at the newest ³Ô¹ÏÍø facility.

Library Book Sale
Scribner Library | 9 AM - 3PM

The annual sale at the Scribner Library is perfect for browsing and buying.
Cash or check only, please.

Coffee Hour
Palamountain Hall, Class of 1967 Lobby | 9:30 - 10:30 AM

President's Hour
Palamountain Hall, Gannett Auditorium | 10:30 - 11:30 AM

Skidtoberfest
Multiple Locations | 11 AM - 3:30 PM

Join the campus community for a Skidmore autumn festival.

11 - 2 PM, West Parking Lot
Tailgate your heart away while watching the Alumni Games. 

12 - 3:30 PM, Upper South Park
Student and local vendors will feature their wares for browsing and buying. Enjoy food from local businesses, play lawn games, snap a photo at the photo booth, dance to a DJ, watch student-led dance demonstrations, and more!

Campus Sustainability Tour
Community Garden | 11:30 - 12:30 PM

Van Lennep Riding Center Open House
145 Daniels Road, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | 12 - 2 PM

Philip Boshoff Writing Center
Lucy Scribner Library, Room 440 | 12 - 2 PM

Lunch in the Dining Hall
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall | 12 - 4 PM

Tang Guide Tour of the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Atrium | 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Tang 25th Fall Opening Reception
Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery | 3 - 5 PM

Dance Performance
Dance Center, Dance Theater | 3 PM

An afternoon of improvisation, music, and dance featuring the works of ³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty and student choreography.

Dinner in the Dining Hall
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall | 5 - 8 PM

Friends of ³Ô¹ÏÍø Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Dinner
Williamson Sports Center, Intramural Gym | 5:30 - 8:30 PM (Invite Only)

Bingo
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd Floor | 7 - 9 PM

Keely and Du
Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater, Black Box | 7 PM

³Ô¹ÏÍø Theater will present Keely and Du, written by Jane Martin and directed by Teisha Duncan.

Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion
Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall | 8 PM

Fireworks
Case Plaza Walkway | 9:20 PM

Grab a cup of hot chocolate and one of Dining Service's famous chocolate chip cookies to enjoy with a firework spectacle!

 

Sunday, October 19

A ³Ô¹ÏÍø Breakfast Send-Off
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall | 7 - 11:30 AM

Keely and Du
Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater, Black Box | 2 PM

³Ô¹ÏÍø Theater will present Keely and Du, written by Jane Martin and directed by Teisha Duncan.

 

Questions? Contact the Office of Stewardship and College Events.
Email: CollegeEvents@skidmore.edu
Phone: 518-580-5670