Homecoming: Parents & Family Weekend

October 18-19, 2024 

We look forward to welcoming you on campus for Parents & Family Weekend!

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Schedule of Events

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. 

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2024 Homecoming Parents & Family weekend October 18-19

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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Iona Rugby at Homecoming 2023

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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Sunday, October 20

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.