After the conclusion of the inauguration festivities, Homecoming Weekend will kick off with Goat's Head Pub Night, in Riley Commons from 9:00 - 12:00 p.m. Pub night will also celebrate the Zero Year Reunion of the WPI Class of '96.
On Saturday, the day starts with a Quad Festival at 10:00 a.m. Featured attractions include musical performances by the WPI Stage Band and Simple Harmonic Motion, plus the country-rock and blues band, Slograss. The Student Alumni Society will again this year sponsor WPI Mini-Golf, a nine-hole course designed by student clubs and organizations. A magician will perform a show for children at 11:30 a.m., and at 12:30 p.m. Drawbridge Productions will stage a marionette puppet performance of the classic, "Jack and the Beanstalk."
More fun under the tent will include charicatures, a face-painting clown, Bacchus Mocktails and all the tailgating food one could possibly desire. Surrounding the Quad, various classes and departments will have their own tailgates for members and friends.
At 9:30 a.m., the 19th Annual Frank Sanella Road Race will begin, pitting students, alumni, faculty and staff against each other in a 5 kilometer run for the finish. The WPI community is welcome to register at Alumni Stadium on race morning; the fee is $5. (waived for students with WPI ID)
Other alumni-student sporting events taking place prior to the football game include the Annual Alumni Soccer and Hockey games, the Crew Row and Cookout and an Ultimate Frisbee Alumni game.
If they're not sporting types, alumni or students can attend a seminar by CDC or the Management Department. The Admissions Office will also be open for tours and information, and Becker College is sponsoring an Open House for Becker and WPI alumni and supporters.
At 1:30 p.m., WPI takes on Union College in a football match-up at Alumni Field. At halftime, the winners of the WPI Community Service Award will be recognized.
Following the game, students and spectators are invited to watch or participate in the Freshman-Sophomore Rope Pull in Institute Park. This tradition, one of the Freshman-Sophomore rivalry events, always provides a lot of drama, excitement and fun!
An alumni reception will also follow the game's conclusion, at Higgins House. Alumni will gather at other events during the day, including the Class of 1991 5th Reunion brunch and the Class of 1969 Reception, both at Higgins House.
Young alumni are invited to stop by the Main Street Brewery for a post-game social, where they can catch up with old friends and sample the tastes and atmosphere of a popular new Worcester hangout.