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October 2026


1
Thursday
Homecoming Java Jam
9:00 pm, Java Junction

2
Friday
Homecoming Explore Goshen Day
9:30 am, Welcome Center
Homecoming Weekend
Multiple Locations   through October 4, 2026
One Act Plays
8:00 pm, Umble Center

3
Saturday
One Act Plays
4:00 pm, Umble Center
Norah Amstutz Exhibit | Homecoming Reception and Artist Talk
5:30 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery
Homecoming Music Gala
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

4
Sunday
Unveiling/Dedication of Abner Hershberger Sculpture
12:00 pm, Newcomer Center Courtyard
One Act Plays
2:00 pm, Umble Center
Rieth Recital Series: Rhonda Edgington, organ
4:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

5
Monday
Major Minor Fair
10:00 am, Church - Fellowship Hall

6
Tuesday
Low Voice Festival
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Thursday
CSA&MSA potluck
5:30 pm, Commuter Lounge

9
Friday
Curious about earning your MSW? GC SOWK alumni lean in
10:00 am, Wyse Hall, Room 215

10
Saturday
Outdoor Worship & Fall Fest
7:00 pm, KMY Lawn
Rieth Recital Series: Trio Caspar
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

12
Monday
Umble Masterclass: Stephen Kreider Yoder
7:00 pm, Umble Center

13
Tuesday
Academic Advising Informational Meeting
3:30 pm, Administration Building, AD28

14
Wednesday
Performing Arts Series: Fernando Ortega
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

16
Friday
Year-round calendar - Session I: Last day of class


19
Monday
Fall Break
NO Classes   through October 21, 2026

21
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session I grades due


22
Thursday
Year-round calendar - Session II classes begin


23
Friday
Faculty Scholars' Series: Faculty Reading
10:00 am, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room
Steve Shantz Retirement Party
10:00 am, Church - Gathering Rooms

26
Monday
Advising Period Begins


27
Tuesday
Tech Talk Bonus Convo
7:00 pm, Newcomer Center, Room 17

28
Wednesday
Beechy Peace, Justice and Reconciliation Lecture: Mulanda Jimmy Juma
7:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

29
Thursday
Year-Round Calendar: Session II drop/add deadline 5:00 pm


30
Friday
Last Day to Withdraw with "W"

All Day, All Night Visit
Welcome Center   through October 31, 2026
Performing Arts Series: Mariachi Los Camperos - Dia de Muertos Celebration
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall
Haunted Halls
8:00 pm, Miller 1

31
Saturday
Alumni Softball Game
10:00 am, Softball Field
Fall Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

November


2
Monday
All-Employee Forum
10:00 am, Umble Center

6
Friday
Mitch Figart - Alzheimer's Association Brain Health Presentation
10:00 am, Church Chapel, Koinonia Room

7
Saturday
Goshen College Symphony Orchestra Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

8
Sunday
Exhibit Opening Reception
2:00 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery

11
Wednesday
Blood Drive
11:30 am, Westlawn - Mark Community Room
Performing Arts Series: Apollo's Fire- Vivaldi's Four Season
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

13
Friday
Explore Goshen Day
9:00 am, Welcome Center
Fall Mainstage
7:30 pm, Umble Center

14
Saturday
Community School of the Arts Student Recital
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Fall Mainstage
7:30 pm, Umble Center

15
Sunday
Fall Mainstage
2:30 pm, Umble Center
Community School of the Arts Winter Choral Showcase
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

17
Tuesday
Youth Honors Orchestra Fall Concert
7:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

19
Thursday
Year-round calendar - Session II: last day to withdraw with a "W"


20
Friday
Lavender Jazz Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

21
Saturday
Music Together Celebrations
10:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Fall Mainstage
7:30 pm, Umble Center

22
Sunday
Fall Mainstage
2:30 pm, Umble Center
Advent Chapel: Lighting the Campus
7:00 pm, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

25
Wednesday
Thanksgiving break
  through November 27, 2026

December


4
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Last Day of Classes

Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

5
Saturday
Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

6
Sunday
Festival of Carols
4:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

7
Monday
Traditional Calendar: Reading Day


8
Tuesday
Traditional Calendar: Final Exams 8-10


9
Wednesday
United Sound concert and reception
7:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

10
Thursday
Year-round calendar - Session II: Last day of class

ENL End-of-the-semester Celebration
5:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall
Senior Communications Capstone: Short Movie Premiere
7:00 pm, Umble Center

11
Friday
Campus Housing closes for Winter Break
10:00 am,
Employee Christmas Celebration
12:00 pm, Church - Fellowship Hall

12
Saturday
Community School of the Arts Student Recitals
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Performing Arts Series: The Steel Wheels
7:30 pm, Goshen Theater - Downtown

13
Sunday
Layered | Kristi Glick and Ida Short Gallery Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery - inside the GC Music Center   through January 24, 2027
CSA Student Recitals
2:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Kristi Glick and Ida Short Exhibit Reception and Artist Talk
6:00 pm, Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery

14
Monday
CSA Suzuki and Allegro Play-In
6:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

15
Tuesday
Year-round calendar - Session II grades due

ECoSistema Winter Concert
7:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall