Homecoming: Parents & Family Weekend
October 18-19, 2024
We look forward to welcoming you on campus for Parents & Family Weekend!
Register: Parents & Family Weekend
Iona University Parent & Family Fund
Thank you for your support of the Iona University Parent & Family Fund. Gifts from parents play a critical role in helping Iona reach new heights, providing all of our students with a uniquely impactful experience, and in setting them up for successful and meaningful careers.
Give Today: Parent & Family Fund
Schedule of Events
Friday, October 18
Noon - 1 p.m. - Music in the Enlightenment: Recital & Lecture on Haydn and Beethoven | Romita Auditorium
Noon - 6 p.m. - The Women Dandis of The DRC: Sartorialism As Gendered Resistance In Central Africa - By Sally Howard; Sponsored by Nilofer Naqvi | Br. Kenneth Chapman Gallery
2 p.m. - Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving vs. LIU | Pool, Hynes Athletics Center
6 p.m. - Parent’s Reception (Advanced Registration Requested) | Murphy Green
8 p.m. - Maroon Madness | Arena, Hynes Athletics Center
9 p.m. - Maroon Madness After Party (Iona Students Only) | Burke Lounge
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Register: Parents & Family Weekend
Saturday, October 19
9 a.m./11:30 a.m. - Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving vs. Wagner/Sacred Heart (Diving 9 a.m., Swim 11:30 a.m.) | Hynes Athletics Center
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - Campus Tours | Meet at the Welcome Center in McSpedon Hall
New Rochelle Campus: 10 a.m., Noon and 2 p.m.
Bronxville Campus: 11 a.m. (Gael Express Transportation Provided)
Advanced registration is requested. Walk-ins are also welcome space permitting.
11 a.m. - Women’s Volleyball vs. Canisius | Arena, Hynes Athletics Center
Noon - Women’s Soccer vs. Marist | Mazzella Field
Noon-4 p.m. - The Women Dandis of The DRC: Sartorialism As Gendered Resistance In Central Africa - By Sally Howard; Sponsored by Nilofer Naqvi | Br. Kenneth Chapman Gallery
12:30-3:30 p.m. - Carnival | Montgomery Lot
3:30 p.m. - Rugby vs. Harvard | Mazzella Field
5 p.m. - Women’s Club Soccer Game | Bronxville Campus
5:30 p.m. - Homecoming Mass | Arrigoni Center
7 p.m. - The Iona Players Present “Urinetown” | Murphy Auditorium
8:30-10:30 p.m. - Trivia Game | Burke Lounge
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Register: Parents & Family Weekend
Sunday, October 20
Noon-3p.m. - Black Student Union (BSU) Family Reunion Alumni Brunch (Register Here) | Burke Lounge
3 p.m. - The Iona Players Present “Urinetown” | Murphy Auditorium
Local Events
As Iona University gears up for Homecoming 2024, we invite families and alumni to explore an abundance of exciting fall festivities nearby campus. Whether it is right here in Westchester County or a train ride into the city, there are plenty of opportunities to experience art, culture, food and fun!
Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery
October 17, 2024 | Open noon – 6 p.m. | New Rochelle, N.Y.
Closing reception and gallery talk with the artist from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
ArtsFest 2024: Tribute to Sarah Vaughan Concert
Friday, October 18 | 7 - 8:15 p.m. | Ossie Davis Theater
Fall Fun at Harvest Moon
Open through October | North Salem, N.Y.
Hudson River Museum
Exhibit Open through December | Yonkers, N.Y.
Bicycle Sundays
Through October | Bronx River Parkway, N.Y.
Picnic at Glen Island Park
New Rochelle, N.Y.
Dr. Wildcliff’s Haunted Greenhouse & Mansion
October 19 – 31 | 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. | Hudson Park Children's Greenhouse
Boo at the Zoo
Open through October 27 | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Bronx, N.Y.
New York Botanical Gardens Fall-O-Ween
October 1 – 20 | 10 – 6 p.m. | Bronx, N.Y.
Turn Back The Cap to the 1980's with Jessie's Girl
Friday, Oct. 18 | 8 p.m. | The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, N.Y.