The University of Notre Dame football team will host the University of California at 2:30 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 17) at Notre Dame Stadium. Visitors to campus for the game can enjoy a variety of events and traditions, from lectures and tours to musical performances. For more information, visit experiencesandevents.nd.edu/gameday.
Friday (Sept. 16)
- Kevin Beasley, “Chair of the Ministers of Defense,” through Dec. 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Snite Museum of Art.
- Football Fridays at the Eck, featuring tailgate food, interviews with special guests, performances from student groups, giveaways and more, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eck Visitors Center.
- Confession, 11 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
- Mass, 11:30 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
- Innovation Rally, featuring networking and an interactive showcase of emerging and cutting-edge Notre Dame startups and technologies, noon to 1:30 p.m., Innovation Park.
- Meet Your Favorite Notre Dame Authors, 1:30 to 3 p.m. and 3:30 to 5 p.m., Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore.
- Tom Mendoza Presents: A Conversation with David Reilly, former chief technology officer for Bank of America, 2 to 3 p.m., Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business.
- “Dante Now!” 2 to 4:30 p.m., multiple locations.
- Mendoza Graduate Business Programs Open House, 2 to 3 p.m., Mendoza College of Business Atrium.
- Ahead of the Game with Arts and Letters, “Amazing Artifacts: The Hidden History of Notre Dame,” featuring Heather Hyde Minor, professor of art history at Notre Dame, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music.
- “Ireland on the World’s Stage: Ireland’s Term on the U.N. Security Council,” featuring Geraldine Byrne Nason, ambassador of Ireland to the U.S., 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Hesburgh Center Auditorium.
- “Thunder From the Sky,” organ music, 3:30 to 3:45 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
- Midday drummers circle, 4 to 4:10 p.m., Main Quad.
- “The U.S. Intelligence Community: Assessing Global Threats in Service to Country,” featuring Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines in conversation with Amy McAuliffe, a ’90 alumna and assistant director of the CIA’s Weapons and Counterproliferation Mission Center, 4 to 5:30 p.m., DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
- MVP Fridays, “How Do We Hope in Hard Times?” featuring Norman Wirzba, the Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology at Duke University, 4 to 6 p.m., Stinson-Remick Hall Atrium.
- Trumpets at the Dome, 4:10 to 4:20 p.m., Main Quad.
- Band march-out to rehearsal, 4:30 to 4:45 p.m., Main Quad.
- Confession, 4:45 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
- Band open rehearsal, 4:45 to 5:30 p.m., Ricci Family Fields.
- Glee Club open rehearsal, 5 to 5:30 p.m., LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music.
- Bagpipe music on the Wind Family Fireside Terrace, 5 to 5:30 p.m., Morris Inn.
- Mass, 5:15 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
- Friday Night Bash, featuring food trucks, drinks and live music, 6:30 to 10 p.m., Notre Dame Stadium Concourse.
- Daily Rosary, 6:45 p.m., Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.
- “Staying in the Game: A Discussion with Leaders in the Sports and Entertainment Industry,” featuring Raghib “Rocket” Ismail (class of ’94) and other Notre Dame alumni, 7 to 8:30 p.m., DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
- Concert for the Missions, featuring Campus Ministry choirs, 8 to 9 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
- Midnight drummers circle, 11:59 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Main Quad.
Saturday (Sept. 17)
- Confession, 10 to 11 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart Crypt.
- Museum of Biodiversity tours, 9 to 11 a.m., 102 Jordan Hall of Science.
- Undergraduate Admissions Information Session, 10:15 a.m., DeBartolo Hall (registration required).
- Notre Dame Bagpipe Band Concert, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Main Quad.
- Saturdays with the Saints, Saint Louis de Montfort, featuring Andrew Ouellette, director of campus ministry at Holy Cross College, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Lower Level, Geddes Hall.
- Wind Family Fireside Terrace Tailgate, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Morris Inn.
- Legends Tailgate of Champions, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Legends of Notre Dame.
- Science Exploration Series, “Cracking the Brain’s Mysteries: Novel Strategies to Cure Neurodegenerative Diseases,” featuring Kevin Vaughan, associate professor of biological sciences at Notre Dame, 11 a.m. to noon, 101 Jordan Hall of Science.
- Medieval Combat Demonstration, featuring Theatrica Gladiatoria, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., McCourtney Green.
- Clinical Alumni Network Fall Lecture Series, “Pain: The Human and Economic Crisis,” featuring Paul Christo, associate professor in the Division of Pain Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 105 Jordan Hall of Science.
- Gameday Rosary, 11 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
- Mass, 11:30 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart Crypt.
- Notre Dame Glee Club in Revue, 11:30 a.m. to noon, Hesburgh Library Reflecting Pool.
- Kevin Beasley, “Chair of the Ministers of Defense,” through Dec. 17, noon to 5 p.m., Snite Museum of Art.
- Victory March (formerly Player Walk), noon to 12:30 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart to Notre Dame Stadium.
- Trumpets at the Dome, 12:30 to 12:40 p.m., Main Quad.
- Band Concert on the Steps, 1 to 1:30 p.m., Bond Hall.
- Band march-out, 1:45 to 2 p.m., Main Quad.
- Mass, 30 minutes after the game, Basilica of the Sacred Heart and DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
Sunday (Sept. 18)
- Mass, 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and noon, Basilica of the Sacred Heart.