Every spring, alumni from across generations return to College Hill for this beloved Brown tradition. Join us May 23–25, 2025 for our next Reunion Weekend.
Every spring, alumni from across generations return to College Hill for this beloved Brown tradition. Join us May 23–25, 2025 for our next Reunion Weekend.
Reunion Weekend is a time for hugs, high-fives, and happiness.
Alumni from classes ending in 0 and 5 and recent grads are welcomed back to campus May 23–25, 2025, to celebrate and reconnect with Brunonians across the generations. Check out highlights from last year’s events.
Save the Date: May 23–25, 2025
Excited to return to College Hill? Mark your calendars for Brown Reunion 2025.
Friday, May 23
Reunion Check-In
noon – 9 p.m. | Wriston Quadrangle
Start your Reunion by officially checking in! All Reunion classes will check in under the tent on Wriston Quad. Receive all your purchased event tickets, along with your name tag and class button. Step into the Reunion Shop to browse a wide array of Reunion keepsakes and mementos.
Pre-Campus Dance Class Events
7 – 9 p.m. | various locations
Celebrate with the group that made your time at Brown unique at various class events happening around campus.
Campus Dance
9 p.m. – 1 a.m. | College Green and Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle
One of Brown’s best-loved Reunion and Commencement traditions, Campus Dance brings people to Brown to dance the night away under a sky lit with over 600 paper lanterns on College Green. The evening joins together alumni of all ages, graduating seniors and their families, and Brown faculty and staff.
Saturday, May 24
Reunion & Commencement Weekend Breakfast
7 – 9:30 a.m. | Sharpe Refectory
Get energized for the day with a hot breakfast buffet including pancakes, eggs, home fries, fruit, muffins, cereal, coffee, juice, and more.
Reunion Check-In
8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Wriston Quadrangle
Start your Reunion by officially checking in! All Reunion classes will check in under the tent on Wriston Quad. Receive all your purchased event tickets, along with your name tag and class button. Step into the Reunion Shop to browse a wide array of Reunion keepsakes and mementos.
Weekend Forums
various times and locations
Led by faculty, alumni and distinguished guests, these academic and topical colloquia are an integral part of Reunion Weekend.
Bruno’s Block Party
noon – 2:30 p.m.
Alumni in their 5th–40th Reunions and recent grads (Classes of 2021–2024) are invited to ring in the unofficial start of summer like true Rhode Islanders at this year’s new Ocean State-themed block party. Learn more about Bruno's Block Party.
Reunion Community Lunch
noon – 2 p.m.
Alumni celebrating 45th, 55th, and 60th Reunions are invited to enjoy a Reunion Community Lunch at the Sharpe Refectory. Special reserved seating for each class will allow classmates to be together while having the opportunity to have engaging conversations with alumni from other classes. This customized wide-ranging buffet will have plenty of selections, including many of the “Ratty” favorites from over the decades you enjoyed as undergrads.
Class Events / Class Dinners
various times and locations
Celebrate with the group that made your time at Brown unique at various class events happening around campus.
Unity Funk Nite
9:30 p.m. | Brook Street Lot
Groove to the best music of the ’70s through today at this revival of an old Brown tradition with a multicultural twist.
Sunday, May 25
Pre-Commencement Procession Breakfast
7 – 9 a.m. | Sharpe Refectory
Get energized for the day with a hot breakfast buffet including pancakes, eggs, home fries, fruit, muffins, cereal, coffee, juice, and more.
Commencement Procession
9:15 a.m. formation (approximate) | 9:45 a.m. step off (approximate)
One of Brown’s oldest and greatest traditions, the Procession brings together the entire Brown community. Don’t miss the opportunity to march with your classmates! Each class has a special place in the Procession, which travels from Waterman and George streets—passing by University Hall—through the Van Wickle Gates, and down College Hill.
Reserving on-campus housing for Reunion Weekend
Want to make your Reunion experience even more immersive? A limited number of on-campus housing options (including rooms, suites, and apartments) are available for Reunion guests.
On-campus housing reservations will open later on in the Spring 2025 semester. The housing portal will open for Reunion guests after the Office of Residential Life concludes certain housing processes for current on-campus students. For more information and updates, visit the Residential Life’s webpage.
Start making those travel plans.
Most airlines and travel services offer discounts when booked well in advance. Visit the Providence/Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau or Brown’s Visitor Accommodations page for lists of Providence-area hotels.
Update your alumni profile.
Registration for Reunion opens in the spring. In the meantime, update your alumni profile to make sure you get email updates, and so that registration is a breeze.
Reconnect with classmates.
See who's planning on joining in the revelry this year! Connect with your class on Facebook—or find other ways to be in touch—on the classes contact page.
Launched in 2024, BrownConnect+ is a community-building hub where you can find all of your class’s events in one spot and connect with classmates on forums to share advice, tips, and good ol’ Brunonian conversation. Find your class on BrownConnect+ and connect before Reunion Weekend. Access to BrownConnect+ is easy with myBrown, where all your online services are in one place.
* Need help logging in? Contact the Alumni Help Desk at +1 (401) 863-9662 (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET), connect with a live agent online, or email alumni_help@brown.edu.
More than 5,100 alumni and guests returned to College Hill for last year’s Reunion Weekend, including classes ending in 4 and 9 along with recent Brown graduates.