Homecoming 2026



Join us October 15-18 for Homecoming 2026.

Bookmark this page so you'll have all the details, and make plans to return to campus in October.

  Event

Time/Location

Hosted by

Registration
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH

59th Annual F.C. Manning School of Business Banquet

7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Fountain Learning Commons

Acadia Business Society

Registration details to be confirmed
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH

Fall 2026 Convocation

10:00 a.m.
Convocation Hall

President’s Office

Deadline to apply to graduate is September 11, 2026 through Acadia University Self-Service

"Welcome to Alumni" Reception

12:00 p.m.
Clark Terrace,
Wu Welcome Centre*

Acadia Alumni Association

No registration required. Open to graduates of 2026 and their guests

Axewomen Soccer vs Dalhousie

5:00 p.m.
Raymond Field,
Athletics Complex

Acadia Athletics

Open to all – purchase tickets

3rd Annual Football Homecoming Dinner

Event details to be confirmed

Friends of Acadia Football

Open to all - purchase tickets

80s Dance Party
with Maximum Overdrive

7:00 to 11:45 p.m.
Devour! Studios

Devour!

Open to 19+ – purchase tickets

Axemen Hockey vs
Dalhousie

7:00 p.m.
Andrew H. McCain Arena, Athletics Complex

Acadia Athletics

Open to all – purchase tickets

Axemen Soccer vs
Dalhousie

7:30 p.m.
Raymond Field,
Athletics Complex

Acadia Athletics

Open to all – purchase tickets
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH

 

 

 

Backyard BBQ

12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Clark Terrace, Wu Welcome Centre

Acadia Alumni Association

Open to all – no registration required

Axemen Football vs
Saint Mary’s

2:00 p.m.
Raymond Field, Athletics Complex

Acadia Athletics

Open to all – purchase tickets

Concert
To be confirmed

7:00 p.m.
President’s Field

Acadia Students’ Union

Registration details to be confirmed
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH

 

 

 

Community Clean Up

10:00 a.m.
Outside Wheelock Dining Hall

Residence and Student Life

Open to all – no registration required

Sunday Music in the Garden Room

2:00 p.m.
K.C. Irving Centre

Sunday Music in the Garden Room

Open to all – no registration required.
Free-will donation at the door

Axewomen Soccer vs
Saint Mary’s

5:00 p.m.
Raymond Field,
Athletics Complex

Acadia Athletics

Open to all – purchase tickets

Chapel Service

7:00 p.m.,
Manning Memorial Chapel

Manning Memorial Chapel

Open to all - no registration required

Axemen Soccer vs
Saint Mary’s

7:30 p.m.
Raymond Field,
Athletics Complex

Acadia Athletics

Open to all – purchase tickets

Axemen Soccer vs
Saint Mary’s

7:30 p.m.
Raymond Field,
Athletics Complex

Acadia Athletics

Open to all – purchase tickets

Note: Schedule is subject to change
*Rain location for the Welcome to Alumni Reception is Festival Theatre

Did you know that Acadia is a scent-free campus? We all want Acadia to be an inclusive and welcoming place, and many people have sensitivities to scents. Acadia University is a community that respects the importance of and takes responsibility for the quality of the air we breathe. To foster and  promote clean air in our region, Acadia has developed and implemented a Share The Air policy. This policy is applicable to all those who live, study, work or visit on the Acadia campus.

Thank you to our sponsors:

TD Insurance
Thank you to Stirling Fruit Farms for the donation of pumpkins and hay bales!