The University of Georgia is calling you home.
Pack your red and black, sharpen your pencils and call your friends: Alumni Weekend is March 26-28, 2020.
Feel like a student again.
The UGA Alumni Association will host alumni and their family and friends for a special weekend in Athens. The entire weekend is up to you. Attend as much or as little as you want. Stay out late and fuel up with a coffee downtown, or get up early and catch the sunrise from Sanford Drive.
Relive your glory (glory) days.
We want you to re-experience your college years while you’re in town. We’ll kick things off with an Orientation Dinner with UGA President Jere W. Morehead and your fellow “classmates” and we’ll conclude with a Commencement Brunch. In between, you’ll dine like a student in UGA’s newest dining hall, take classes with some of UGA’s most outstanding professors, and have the option to attend campus events such as TEDxUGA, a baseball game, or a musical performance.
Whatever you do: it’s all about you! We’ll help you curate the perfect weekend in Athens so you can relive your glory days on campus.
Experience UGA Again
Your time on campus was the best four (or five) years of your life. During Alumni Weekend, you can enjoy the classes, the extracurricular events – and the nightlife – without worrying about final exams.
Renew Your Passions
In college, the world was at your feet. You explored career paths and personal passion projects. You had more free time to investigate and ask “why.” Relive this feeling alongside leading faculty members.
Curate Your Own Schedule
Alumni Weekend gives you the flexibility to build your own “class schedule” for the weekend. Have a kid on campus? Take them to dinner! Want to show your spouse your old study spots? Plan a little campus tour of your own. The entire weekend is up to you!
There’s Something for Everyone
Whether you graduated in 1955, 1985, or 2015, there’s something for you and we encourage you to stay in town following the Commencement Brunch to explore Athens and enjoy other extracurricular activities on campus.
Get to Class
We’ve hand-selected a few of UGA students’ favorite faculty members to spark your curiosity and expand your horizons.
We’ll be adding additional classes by some of our finest faculty members later this year. Stay tuned.
Plastic Waste from Land into the Ocean: Science and Solutions
Fairy-Tales: An Examination of Hidden and Gendered Messages
Other Events
There’s always something happening in Athens, and this weekend is no different. The following activities aren’t part of our package, but are great ways to enhance your visit and explore our beautiful town.
Yoga in the Galleries
Enjoy a yoga class in the Georgia Museum of Art. This program is open to both beginner and experienced yogis on a first-come, first-served basis. Yoga mats provided.
Thursday, 6pm. Tickets available at the front desk starting at 5:15pm. Free. Link.
Yacht Rock Revue performs Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense
Yacht Rock Revue has popularized a genre that was a fringe guilty pleasure when the group played its first show as a band in 2007. What weekend in Athens would be complete without a show downtown?
Thursday, Doors: 7:30pm, Show: 8:30pm. Tickets: $15-20.
Grady College Open House
Alumni and friends are invited to stop by and see what’s new at Grady on Friday, March 22 in the Peyton Anderson Forum (2nd floor). Grady ambassadors will offer tours of the building and light refreshments will be served.
Friday, 3:30-5pm. Free.
West End Zone Tour*
Alumni Weekend participants are invited to tour the $63 million renovation of the West End Zone in Sanford Stadium, including the locker room and recruiting area.
Saturday, 3pm. Free.
Exhibition: Fighting Spirit-Wally Butts and UGA Football (1939-1950)
The Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s exhibition will explore the fate of the Georgia Bulldogs in the years surrounding World War II.
Daily, 8am-5pm. Free. Link.
Bear Hollow
Bear Hollow Zoo is home to a variety of non-releasable wildlife residents that have encountered challenges and now serve as ambassadors for their species. A popular afternoon for families.
Daily, 9am-5pm. Free. Link.
Residence Hall Tours
Drop-in tours of student rooms will be available to the public in Russell Hall, Myers Hall and Rooker Hall. Visit as many as you like and talk to current residents about why they love their community. No advance registration required.
Friday, 1-4pm. Free.
Self-Guided Campus Tour
The UGA Visitors Center was renovated in early 2018–stop by to see it while you are in town. Pick up a self-guided tour map that will ensure you hit all of the highlights during your trip.
Daily, 9am-5pm. Free. Tour Map.
* Indicates an activity that is exclusively being offered to Alumni Weekend participants. Registration for them will be made available to registrants in early March via email.
Georgia Museum of Art*
Join GMOA Director Bill Eiland for an intimate tour of the museum and the exhibitions that are on display during Alumni Weekend.
Saturday, 2pm. Free. Registration
One Man Star Wars Trilogy
Charles Ross retells the classic trilogy in 60 minutes with no costumes, props or sets. Get your nerd on for this mind-bending performance. The Force is strong with this one!
Saturday, 2pm and 7:30pm. Tickets: $40. More Info.
UGA vs. LSU Baseball Game
The Diamond Dawgs will battle LSU on Saturday and Sunday. Don your red and black and enjoy a day at Foley Field.
Saturday, 2pm (sold out) and Sunday, Noon. Sunday tickets available for $5 Outfield/$8 Reserved.
UGA vs. LSU Softball Game
The UGA softball team will also take on the LSU Tigers on Saturday and Sunday in Jack Turner Stadium.
Saturday, 4pm (Girl Scout Day & autographs) and Sunday, 2pm (Dad & Daughter Day and Lu’Au Day). Free.
Sketching UGA*
UGA Professor Amitabh Verma introduces the process and fundamentals of architectural sketching, beginning with iconic structures on North Campus. No experience necessary and all materials will be provided.
Saturday, 1pm. Free.
Three Farcical Arts of the Deal: Peas, Pierre Patelin, and Purgation
A UGA Theatre performance that demonstrates the difficulty of living harmoniously when our needs conflict with others. An opportunity to enjoy medieval theater in the Cellar Theatre in the Fine Arts Building.
Saturday, 2:30pm and 8pm. $12. Tickets for 2:30 showing. Tickets for 8pm showing.
Classic City Band
Join in for an afternoon of (free) live music in Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall performed by the oldest continuously functioning community band in Georgia.
Sunday, 3pm. Free. Link.
Self-Guided Walking/Driving Tours in Athens
The Athens Welcome Center offers a series of self-guided walking or driving tours, including:
- Athens Music History Tour
- Downtown Athens
- Milledge Avenue
- African American Driving Tour
- Dearing Street
- Civil War Tours of Athens
Prices and Times Vary. Link.
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