Event Series

Homecoming 2024 Calendar

Join us Homecoming Weekend for a celebration of all things Oberlin!

Enjoy concerts and live performances, Illumination on Tappan Square, sporting events, art exhibits, open houses and campus tours, fireworks, and much more! Events are open to all students, alumni, faculty/staff, and friends of Oberlin.

Home Coming (colorful logo)

Past Events

Reunion Check-In Opens

Friday, September 27, 2024

9:30 am to 5:00 pm EDT

Science Center

Make check-in your first stop on campus! Get connected to our app--your guide for the weekend, pick up your name tag, and get your questions answered.

Archives Display in Mudd

Friday, September 27, 2024

10:00 am to 4:00 pm EDT

Mudd Center, Seeley G.

Archival displays for the classes of 1988, 1989, 1990, 2008, 2009, 2010, and OA4 will be on display.

Campus Sustainability Tour

Friday, September 27, 2024

11:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT

Wilder Hall

Join staff from the Office of Energy and Sustainability for a 60-minute walking tour to learn more about Oberlin's sustainability projects.

Special Guest Speaker: Devra Davis

Friday, September 27, 2024

1:00 pm EDT

Hallock Auditorium

Devra Davis, epidemiologist, toxicologist, and author of three books about environmental hazards, is coming to speak to students and staff at Oberlin. Her talk is titled "From fossil fuels to...

Campus Sustainability Tour

Friday, September 27, 2024

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT

Wilder Hall

Join staff from the Office of Energy and Sustainability for a 60-minute walking tour to learn more about Oberlin's sustainability projects.

Economics Department Special Guest: Dick Morgenstern '66

Friday, September 27, 2024

2:30 pm EDT

King Building

Dick Morgenstern, Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future, a Washington D.C.-based think tank, speaks to students and staff. He served in high-level positions at the U.S. EPA, the U.S. State...

Concert: Oberlin Chamber Orchestra

Friday, September 27, 2024

7:30 pm EDT

Finney Chapel

Webcast Available

Watch the webcast – streamed live at concert time. The Chamber Orchestra, led by James Feddeck ’05, MM ’06, features Oberlin Conservatory musicians playing concert works. This...

Reunion Check-In Opens

Saturday, September 28, 2024

8:30 am to 12:00 pm EDT

Hotel at Oberlin

Make check-in your first stop on campus! Get connected to our app--your guide for the weekend, pick up your name tag, and get your questions answered.

State of the College Alumni Breakfast

Saturday, September 28, 2024

8:30 am to 10:00 am EDT

Hotel at Oberlin

President Ambar will share the State of the College at a special breakfast for alumni followed by time for Q&A. This event will take place in the 2nd floor ballroom. A hearty breakfast buffet...

Tour: Freedom’s Friends History Walk

Saturday, September 28, 2024

10:30 am to 12:00 pm EDT

First Church in Oberlin

Prior to the Civil War, as many as 3,000 African Americans passed through or lived in Oberlin after escaping from slavery. The town was said to be second only to Canada as an asylum for freedom...

Heisman Club Homecoming Tailgate

Saturday, September 28, 2024

1:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT

Austin E. Knowlton Athletics Complex

Food trucks, live music, games, and fun! An indoor area for alumni will be available where food and drinks are complimentary.

OSCA Open House and Ice Cream Social

Saturday, September 28, 2024

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm EDT

Tank Hall

Please join us to celebrate another year of OSCA: Meet new officers, connect with current OSCA members and alumni, share OSCA stories and learn about what is happening with OSCA & OSCAlums. Co-...

Tour: Civil War to Civil Rights History Walk

Saturday, September 28, 2024

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm EDT

First Church in Oberlin

This 90-minute tour highlights historic events that reveal both Oberlin's progress and setbacks in race relations dating from early Oberlin all the way up to the 21st Century. Learn how Oberlin...

Tackling the World's Problems One Economist at a Time

Saturday, September 28, 2024

4:30 pm EDT

Hallock Auditorium

A roundtable discussion with Maggie Brehm, associate professor of Economics, Oberlin College Jihye Heo, assistant professor of Economics, Oberlin College Hannah Kris ’23, PhD candidate,...

Takács Quartet with Julien Labro

Saturday, September 28, 2024

4:30 pm EDT

Finney Chapel

The Grammy-winning Takács Quartet returns to Oberlin joined by Julien Labro on bandoneon for a program that includes two works they commissioned by Bryce Dessner and Clarice Assad for this...

Athletes & Activism Panel

Saturday, September 28, 2024

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm EDT

Nancy Schrom Dye Lecture Hall

Athletes in collegiate and professional sports have been using their respective platforms to advocate for social and political issues in the United States and across the world for decades. This panel...

Heisman Club 10th Anniversary

Saturday, September 28, 2024

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm EDT

Austin E. Knowlton Athletics Complex

Celebrating the 2015 NCAC & NCAA Baseball teams.

Fall Illumination

Saturday, September 28, 2024

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm EDT

Tappan Square

Tappan Square is at its most beautiful, with hundreds of colorful Japanese lanterns strung across the green. Come and enjoy our fall version of a springtime tradition that gathers alumni and their...

OA4 Black Alumni Concert

Saturday, September 28, 2024

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm EDT

Warner Concert Hall

Join OA4 (Oberlin Alumni of African American Ancestry) Alumni for a concert evening featuring the Oberlin alumni listed below who will perform classical, contemporary, and jazz pieces. This event is...

George Boyer Vashon Dedication Ceremony

Sunday, September 29, 2024

12:00 pm to 12:30 pm EDT

Tappan Square

A plaque is being installed near the tree that was dedicated in May to commemorate the 200th birthday of George Boyer Vashon, Oberlin College's first African American graduate.