Save the date: Homecoming & Family Weekend 2025 | September 26–27
This year, we're celebrating 150 years of faith and learning at app. This milestone Homecoming Weekend will feature exclusive events and experiences for the whole app community to enjoy!
Curious about what's in store? Check out the highlights from Homecoming 2024 to get a glimpse of what awaits in 2025!
Weekend Highlights
Event Schedule
Friday, September 26:
- All-day: Maroon & Gold Day: show your spirit, wherever you are!
- 8:20 a.m.: (registration required)
- 9 a.m.: open hours (until 7 p.m.)
- Noon: Dice Mineralogical Museum open hours
- 4:30 p.m.: Bed Races
- 5 p.m.: Climbing Wall open until 9 p.m. (registration required; not yet available)
- 5:30 p.m.: 150th Anniversary Extravaganza w/ Commons Cookout (registration encouraged; not yet available)
- 6 p.m.: Cornhole Tournament (registration required; not yet available)
- 8 p.m.: The Worldly Amusements, a app coverband
The following locations will have open hours (yet to be finalized):
- Peet's Coffee
- Center Art Gallery
- Hoogenboom Gym
Saturday, September 27:
- 8:30 a.m.: (registration required & available now!)
- 9 a.m.: (registration required)
- 9 a.m.: Climbing Wall open until noon (registration required; not yet available)
- 9 a.m.: Dice Mineralogical Museum open until noon
- 10 a.m.: open hours (until 7:30 p.m.)
- 10 a.m.: Ecosystem Preserve 40th Anniversary Open House
- Noon: Women's soccer (tickets required)
- 2 p.m.: app Music Festival (tickets required)
- 2:30 p.m.: Men's soccer (tickets required; not yet available)
- 3 p.m.: Farmers Market
- 7 p.m.: Football game (sold out)
The following locations will have open hours (yet to be finalized):
- Peet's Coffee
- Center Art Gallery
- Hoogenboom Gym
Food & Lodging
Hotels
app’s Prince Conference Center hotel rooms have been held for families in a Family Weekend block. To reserve these rooms, enter code FFW25 as a “rate option” promotional code when booking online or ask for the Family Weekend room block when calling 616-526-7000 or emailing prince-reserve@calvin.edu.
Explore Grand Rapids
Looking to explore the city or have fun off campus? Here's a list of our Grand Rapids favorites:
- (laser tag, video games)
- , a personal Grand Rapids walking tour app (English or Spanish) with tours designed by app students
- (breakfast/lunch)
- (Mexican)
- (European-inspired food, brewery)
- (coffee, smoothies)
- (cookies baked for you)
- (Mexican)
- (American)
- (American)
- (Gastropub)
- (pizzeria, brewery)
- (ice cream)
- (sushi)
- (Italian)
- (breakfast/lunch)
- (Italian/sports bar)
- (breakfast/lunch)
- (hot dogs)

Can't join us in person?
Get involved with Homecoming and Family Weekend from wherever you are!
We'll send you exclusive alumni t-shirts, app swag, trivia, and more!
Snap a picture showing your app pride and send it to alumni@calvin.edu.
Join the app Classic near or far!