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October 2026


2
Friday
Men's and Women's Tennis at McKendree University
Lebanon, IL   through October 4, 2026
Homecoming Explore Goshen Day
9:30 am, Welcome Center
Convo: Homecoming Celebration & Alumni Award Winners
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Homecoming Weekend
Multiple Locations   through October 4, 2026
One Act Plays
8:00 pm, Umble Center

3
Saturday
Bowling at Brunswick Midwest Collegiate Classic
Detroit, MI   through October 4, 2026
Women's Volleyball Homecoming Tri-Match (Maple Leaf games at 12:00 and 5:00)
12:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Women's Soccer vs Bethel University (Senior Night)
2:30 pm, GC Soccer Complex
One Act Plays
4:00 pm, Umble Center
Men's Soccer at Bethel University
5:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN
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
Intramural Sports Alumni/Student Pickleball Tournament
2:00 pm, RFC/Gymnasium Courts
One Act Plays
2:00 pm, Umble Center

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

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

7
Wednesday
Convo: SST - May Term & Beyond!
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Women's Volleyball vs Taylor University
7:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

9
Friday
Men's and Women's Tennis vs Campbellsville University
10:00 am, Stan King Tennis Complex

10
Saturday
Disc Golf at the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Regional
Portersville, PA
Women's Soccer vs Indiana Wesleyan University (Pink Out)
3:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Women's Volleyball at Marian University
5:30 pm, Indianapolis, IN
Men's Soccer at Indiana Wesleyan University
6:30 pm, Marion, IN
Rieth Recital Series: Trio Caspar
7:30 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall

11
Sunday
Bowling at the Comet Classic
Olivet, MI
Intramural Soccer Tournament
1:00 pm, KMY/South Connector Lawn

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
Women's Soccer at Huntington University
Huntington, IN
Chapel: Guest Artist Fernando Ortega
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Men's Soccer vs Huntington University
7:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Women's Volleyball at Mount Vernon Nazarene University
7:00 pm, Mount Vernon, OH
Performing Arts Series: Fernando Ortega
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

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

Bowling at the NAIABCA Invitational
Addison, IL
Men's and Women's Tennis vs Calvin University
12:00 pm, Stan King Tennis Complex

17
Saturday
Women's Volleyball vs Bethel University
1:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Soccer vs Grace College
6:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Women's Soccer at Grace College
7:00 pm, Winona Lake, IN

19
Monday
Fall Break
NO Classes   through October 21, 2026

21
Wednesday
Year-round calendar - Session I grades due

Intramural Turkey Bowl Football Tournament
10:00 am, KMY/South Connector Lawn
Women's Volleyball at Huntington University
7:00 pm, Huntington, IN

22
Thursday
Year-round calendar - Session II classes begin


23
Friday
Women's Volleyball at Ohio Christian University
6:00 pm, Circleville, OH

24
Saturday
Disc Golf at Midwest Collegiate Takeover III
Morton, IL
Men's Tennis at Grand Valley State University
10:00 am, Allendale, MI
Women's Volleyball at Indiana Wesleyan University
1:00 pm, Marion, IN
Men's Basketball vs Warner University
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Soccer vs University of Saint Francis (Senior Night)
6:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Women's Soccer at University of Saint Francis
7:00 pm, Fort Wayne, IN

26
Monday
Advising Period Begins


28
Wednesday
Convo: GC's AI Task Force: What We've Learned, Where We're Going
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Women's Soccer vs Spring Arbor University
6:00 pm, GC Soccer Complex
Beechy Peace, Justice and Reconciliation Lecture: Mulanda Jimmy Juma
7:00 pm, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Men's Soccer at Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Spring Arbor, MI
Women's Volleyball at University of Saint Francis
7:00 pm, Fort Wayne, IN
Men's Basketball vs Judson University
7:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

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
Disc Golf hosting 14th Great Lakes Collegiate Regional
Ox Box Park
Alumni Softball Game
10:00 am, Softball Field
Women's Volleyball vs Grace College
1:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
Men's Basketball at University of Northwestern Ohio
7:00 pm, Lima, OH
Fall Choral Concert
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

November


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

3
Tuesday
Men's Basketball vs Holy Coro
7:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

4
Wednesday
Chapel: "Evil, Justice, and Mercy in America's Death Chambers" with Journalist Elizabeth Bruenig
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Women's Volleyball vs Spring Arbor University
7:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

6
Friday
Jason Keiser, Seth Krabill & Thomas Zuber | Gallery Exhibit
Hershberger Art Gallery - inside the GC Music Center   through December 6, 2026
Men's Basketball at Campbellsville University
6:00 pm, Campbellsville, KY

7
Saturday
Men's Basketball away vs University of the Cumberlands
12:00 pm, Campbellsville, KY
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
Convo: An "Inside Out" Course Experience
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
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
Bowling at the Leatherneck Classic
Rockford, IL
Community School of the Arts Student Recital
11:00 am, Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall
Men's Basketball vs Cleary University
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
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

18
Wednesday
Chapel: We Sing and Pray for Peace
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Men's Basketball vs Indiana Wesleyan University
7:30 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

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
Men's Basketball at Bethel University
3:00 pm, Mishawaka, IN
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
Bonus Chapel: Advent: Lighting the Campus
7:00 pm, Church-Chapel Sanctuary

24
Tuesday
Men's Basketball at Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods College
5:00 pm, Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

25
Wednesday
Thanksgiving break
  through November 27, 2026

December


2
Wednesday
Chapel: "Christmas Carol Hymn Sing"
10:00 am, Church-Chapel Sanctuary
Men's Basketball vs Marian University
7:30 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium

4
Friday
Traditional Calendar: Last Day of Classes

Bowling at Crossroads League #1
Fort Wayne, IN
Festival of Carols
7:30 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

5
Saturday
Bowling at Crossroads League #2
Fort Wayne, IN
Men's Basketball vs Taylor University
3:00 pm, Ruth Gunden Gymnasium
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


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


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

Men's Basketball at Brescia University
7:00 pm, Owensboro, KY
ECoSistema Winter Concert
7:00 pm, Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall

18
Friday
Men's Basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan College (Exhibition Match)
11:00 am, Owensboro, KY

20
Sunday
Bowling at the Keystone Quaker Classic
Columbus Square Bowling Palace   through December 21, 2026

22
Tuesday
Bowling at the Lehigh Valley Classic
Columbus Square Bowling Palace   through December 23, 2026

30
Wednesday
Men's Basketball at Indiana University Northwest
3:00 pm, Gary, IN