One of the highlights of the weekend! Classes march in reverse order, beginning with the Class of 2021. Members of the Classes of 1951 through 2021 should gather by 4:00 p.m. on Old Chapel lawn, next to their banners. For those who cannot or do not want to walk in the parade, please join your class at the chapel steps.
Assemble on Old Chapel lawn.
Middlebury Chapel
Mingle with friends old and new on Battell Beach and grab a drink or a bite to eat before or after your class’s scheduled dinner. Enjoy tacos from Las Hermosas and pizza from American Flatbread’s mobile oven, as well as a bar with beer, wine, cider, and non-alcoholic options. Please remember to wear your lanyard, and be prepared to show ID at the bar.
Battell Beach
Join President Baucom and fellow alumni to hear class remarks, tap your canes in song, and celebrate class award winners. Through shared reflections, classmates will paint a vivid portrait of Middlebury across seven decades.
Attend in person, listen from the lawn outside the Chapel, or watch online at
https://streaming.middlebury.edu/.
Middlebury Chapel
Feel free to drop in if you need to get away.
Carr Hall, Anderson Freeman Resource Center
Anderson Freeman Resource Center
Families are welcome to enjoy popcorn, juice boxes, and lawn games, and stay for one of two magic shows. Please note: kids should be supervised by an adult.
Battell Beach
Come to the kids’ area on Battell Beach for an entertaining magic show with Alyx Hilshey, a nationally touring magician who appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us; tours with the immersive theater show, The Magician’s Table US; and was selected to perform impactful close-up magic for attendees at the five-day TED 2026 conference.
Battell Beach
Celebrate your 5th Reunion with a Class Dinner at American Flatbread. Please remember to wear your lanyard, and be prepared to show ID at the bar.
Off Campus
Join us after dinner on Saturday in Hepburn Lounge for a 1956 Reunion tradition! Ned MacDowell will play classic tunes that hearken back to the time when singing was an almost daily part of a Middlebury experience. All are welcome!
Hepburn Lounge
Come to the kids’ area on Battell Beach for an entertaining magic show with Alyx Hilshey, a nationally touring magician who appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us; tours with the immersive theater show, The Magician’s Table US; and was selected to perform impactful close-up magic for attendees at the five-day TED 2026 conference.
Battell Beach
It’s time to dance with The Grift! Middlebury’s “Reunion band,” featuring Clint Bierman ’97, Jeff Vallone ’97.5, and Peter Day ’01, has been a favorite of Reunion-goers for years. Don’t miss out!
Battell Beach
Join fellow alumni for one last meal together in Proctor or Ross before departing.
Proctor Dining Room
Gather outside Forest at 8:00 am for a contemplative walk to the Knoll as we remember classmates we’ve lost. Those who choose to can continue from the Knoll onto the Trail Around Middlebury for a longer walk or hike.
Forest Lawn
The Hepburn Seminar room is set aside all weekend for members of the Class of 1956 who would like a quiet space to reflect on the classmates and friends who are not here with us this weekend. Write a note, sit quietly, share thoughts of gratitude, and reflect on lives well-lived.
Hepburn Seminar Room 127
A fond farewell! If your travel schedule permits, join 1956 classmates for breakfast between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. The Woodstove Lounge in Proctor is the room to the right as you enter the building.
Proctor Woodstove Lounge
All are welcome at the Middlebury Chapel for quiet reflection on Sunday morning.
Middlebury Chapel
Time for one more conversation? Join classmate Richard McKerr at his home in East Middlebury for a farewell brunch before heading home. Directions can be found in your class lounge in Hepburn.
Off Campus
Gather with your classmates from the Class of 1986 before hitting the road! Come have coffee and Dog Team sticky buns at Heather Pierce Post’s home on the site of the former Dog Team Tavern. Directions can be found in your class lounge.
Off Campus
Time for one more conversation? Another goodbye? Another meal? Stop by the home of Churchill Franklin ’71 and Janet Halstead Franklin ’72 on Sunday. You are welcome any time after 10:00 am. Make sure to pick up driving directions at check-in or in your 1971 Lounge in New Battell.
Off Campus
Enjoy a bagel brunch and learn about Jewish life on campus.
Hosted by Rabbi Danielle Stillman
Jewish Center, Freeman International Center, second floor
Freeman International Center Cook Seminar Room 2
Welcome lunch for summer research assistants and their faculty mentors. Join us for a casual meal of pizza and salads. Please arrive at noon to make sure options are available or bring your lunch and relax with researchers on the patio.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall
