Events for the Community

VALPARAISO – You’re invited to celebrate Homecoming and Family Weekend at Valparaiso University, Friday through Sunday, October 4 – 6, 2024. The Valparaiso community is welcome and encouraged to spend the weekend as Beacons! Join us on campus for athletics, fireworks, a tailgate, and more. Events listed below are free unless otherwise noted and require no prior registration. We hope to see you there!

Friday, October 4

  • Premedical Arts Lecture with Amanda Dornfeld, M.D., 2:30 p.m., Neils Science
    Center, Tiered Classroom 234
  • Volleyball vs. UNI, 6 p.m., ARC. Tickets available at valpoathletics.com
  • Homecoming and Family Weekend Kickoff with food trucks, lawn games, and
    hay rides, 6-9 p.m., Harre Union West Lawn
  • Fireworks, 8:30 p.m., Harre Union West Lawn

Saturday, October 5

  • Robotic Football Game, 10 a.m., Hilltop Gymnasium in the ARC
  • Beacon Tailgate, $10 per car, 9 a.m., Tailgate Lawn next to Brown Field
  • Football vs. Drake, 12 p.m., Brown Field. Tickets available at
    valpoathletics.com
  • Valparaiso University Chorale and Orchestra Concert, 4 p.m., Chapel of the
    Resurrection
  • Healthy Kids Homecoming Carnival, 3:30 p.m., LeBien Hall Parking Lot
  • Valpo’s Lutheran Centennial Hymn Festival, 4 – 5:30 p.m., Chapel of the Resurrection
  • Volleyball vs. Drake, 6 p.m., ARC. Tickets available at valpoathletics.com
  • Shakespeare under the Stars, 10 p.m., behind the Helge Center

For a complete schedule of events, plus parking and accommodation information, please visit the 2024 Homecoming and Family Weekend website.

About Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University is an independent, Doctoral/Professional University with a comprehensive liberal arts curriculum in Valparaiso, Indiana. Nearly 3,000 students and 250 full-time faculty comprise a community of learning dedicated to excellence and grounded in the Lutheran tradition of scholarship, freedom and faith. Valpo is nationally recognized for the quality and innovative character of its academic programs. Valparaiso University offers more than 70 undergraduate programs through the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Nursing and Health Professions and Christ College — The Honors College. Valpo also has more than 20 degree and certificate programs in its Graduate School and Continuing Education.