Alumni Weekend 2026
Come home. Reconnect. Celebrate.
Reunions. Exhibitions. Programs.
Performances. Showcases. Social gatherings.
There’s something for every alum—and fun for your families, too.
Dear Alumni,
Alumni Weekend 2026 is a celebration for every Purchase alum—across generations, disciplines, and decades.
This year, we add a special spotlight on milestone classes: the Class of 1976, our very first four-year graduating class, celebrating its 50th reunion; the Class of 2001, marking its 25th anniversary; and the Classes of the 1s and 6s.
It will be an unforgettable weekend. We are pulling out all the stops with special anniversary programming layered alongside the traditions you know, love, and plan your return trips around.
Reconnect at signature events like the Night of Reunions, the Alumni Awards, and the Alumni Showcase, returning for its second year after a wildly successful debut. Expect bold ideas, creative work, meaningful conversations, and more than a few “wait, you’re here?!” moments.
Beyond these anchor events, campus will be buzzing all weekend long with Natural Sciences and Humanities symposia, student and alumni performances, exhibitions across campus galleries, and opportunities to see our Panther teams in action. There will be countless ways to jump in, explore, and experience Purchase in motion.
And because this is Purchase, we are not stopping there. Alumni Weekend 2026 aligns with Culture Shock, bringing an extra jolt of performances, exhibitions, and campus-wide creative energy, with plenty to excite newer alumni and longtime fans alike.
Whether you graduated in the earliest days of Purchase or just recently crossed the stage, are celebrating a milestone reunion or part of the legendary 1s and 6s, or are simply looking for an excuse to come home, Alumni Weekend is your invitation to rediscover campus, reconnect with your people, and experience the creative spirit that has always defined this place.
Want to help make the magic happen? Sign up to be a Class Ambassador and help rally your classmates back to campus.
There has never been a better time to come back to Purchase!
Questions / More Information
Reach us anytime at alumni@purchase.edu.
Accessibility
Individuals requiring accommodations for equal access to this event are encouraged to contact alumni@purchase.edu as soon as possible so that a good faith effort can be made by the organizers to meet the identified needs.
Photography Disclaimer
By registering for this event, attendees give Purchase College, SUNY and the Purchase College Alumni Association the rights to use any photo or image taken during the event in any medium for educational, promotional, advertising, or other purposes that support the mission of the College. Participants agree that all rights to the photo, image, and/or likeness belong to Purchase College SUNY, unless indicated otherwise.
Alumni Weekend is hosted by the Purchase College Foundation and the Purchase College Office of Alumni Engagement
in partnership with the Purchase College Alumni Association.