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Old Gold Weekend

It's time to come home for Old Gold Weekend!

Old Gold Weekend began in 1907 and was revamped in 1919 to become DePauw's current version of homecoming. We invite our alumni and friends to return to campus on October 3-5, 2025.

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Schedule

Time Event
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Eli's Bookstore Open
3 p.m. Special announcement on the Memorial Student Union Building front steps
6 p.m. Choralfest Concert in Kresge Auditorium in the Green Center for Performing Arts
7:30 p.m. "Spring Awakening" in Moore Theatre in the Green Center for Performing Arts.

Time Event
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eli's Bookstore Open at 6 E. Washington Street
9:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Tiger Tailgate in Blackstock Parking Lot. Join us for hot, homemade breakfast snacks and cold beverages from Lost Hollow Beer Co.
9:45 a.m.  Tiger Walk - Fans line Hanna Street to cheer on the DePauw football team as they march from Percy L. Julian Science and Mathematics Center to Blackstock Stadium.
12 p.m. Football vs Oberlin
12 p.m. Field Hockey vs Ohio Wesleyan
2:30 p.m. Men's Soccer vs Wooster
4 p.m.  Women's Volleyball vs. John Carroll
7:30 p.m.  "Spring Awakening" in Moore Theatre in the Green Center for Performing Arts 

Time Event
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Eli's Bookstore Open at 6 E. Washington Street
8 a.m. - dusk Nature Park open for self-guided hiking
Dr. White with the band during Old Gold weekend

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Contact Us

Alumni Engagement

Students walking through campus with East College in the background
  • alumnioffice@depauw.edu
  • 877-658-2586
  • Robert G. Bottoms Alumni and Development Center
    201 E Seminary Street
    Greencastle, IN 46135