Upcoming Events
Welcome Home, Irish: Beyond Welcome Weekend
Welcome Weekend 2026 has officially concluded. Thank you to our new students, families, faculty, staff, and campus partners who helped make the weekend so special.
We hope our newest members of the Notre Dame community are settling in and enjoying the start of the academic year. As we celebrate the conclusion of Welcome Weekend 2026, we are mindful that your transition to life at Notre Dame is far from over. As you continue to navigate the beginning of your Notre Dame journey, we are thrilled to share with you the “Beyond Welcome Weekend” calendar, which includes opportunities for connection and community for first-year and new transfer students throughout the fall semester. You can find this calendar on our website here.
The 2026 Welcome Weekend schedule will remain available on this site below for reference.
Welcome Weekend 2026
Welcome Weekend is designed to prepare and inspire all students to actively engage with the University's distinctive vision of education in both mind and heart. Programming takes place prior to the start of classes and aims to introduce students to the campus resources that will be most important in their first weeks and months while also providing meaningful opportunities for reflection, connection, and community.
Please see the tabs on the left for the full schedules for first-year students and their families as well as transfer students and their families. To download a schedule highlighting the events of Welcome Weekend 2026, please click below:
Schedule for First-Year Students and Families
Schedule for Transfer Students and Families
Key dates for Welcome Weekend 2026 are listed below:
- Thursday, August 20, 2026: Welcome Weekend programming for new undergraduate transfer students and families begins
- Friday, August 21, 2026: Welcome Weekend programming for new undergraduate first-year students and families begins
- Saturday, August 22, 2026: Welcome Weekend programming for all families concludes in the evening
- Sunday, August 23, 2026: Welcome Weekend programming for all new students concludes in the evening
- Monday, August 24, 2026: Undergraduate classes for the Fall 2026 semester begin
