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Founders Day 2026

All Events The Living Campus Campus as a Museum Innovation Showcase Care & Community Art & Music Spirit & Tradition

Wed, Apr 29, 9:00am to 2:00pm EDT

Anthropology at Work

Machmer Hall

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 9:00am to 5:00pm EDT

Rausch Mineral Gallery; Olsen Fossil Collection

Morrill Science Center II

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 9:00am to 10:30am EDT

Tree Tour

Library, W. E. B. Du Bois, Library Deck

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 10:00am to 2:00pm EDT

Mass Aggie Seed Library and new Herb Library Open House

Science and Engineering Library, 3rd Floor, Lederle Lowrise

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 10:00am to 5:00pm EDT

Natural History Collection Exhibit

Morrill Science Center II, 146

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 10:00am to 4:30pm EDT

Okanagan Wellbeing

Goodell Lawn

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 10:00am to 12:00pm EDT

Tree Climbing Demo

Bartlett Hall, Outside

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 10:00am to 3:00pm EDT

Waugh Arboretum Table

Goodell Lawn

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 3:00pm EDT

Bee Campus Table

Goodell Lawn

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 2:00pm EDT

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Founders Day Table

Olver Design Building

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 3:00pm EDT

Engage with Latin America, the Caribbean, and Latino Communities: A CLACLS Interactive Experience

Bromery Center for the Arts, Plaza

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 2:00pm EDT

Founders Day Campus Cookout

Haigis Mall

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 12:00pm EDT

Founders Day Du Bois Library Tour

Library, W. E. B. Du Bois

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT

Founders Day Information Booths

Haigis Lawn South and Student Union North Lawn

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 2:00pm EDT

Fresh Check Day

Goodell Lawn

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 2:00pm EDT

Mini Bouquet Bar with Stockbridge Floral Design Program

Goodell Lawn

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT

OEI Doodle Booth

Student Union, North Lawn

New
free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT

Olver Design Building Showcase

Olver Design Building

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT

Pack the Pantry Food Drive: Founders Day Edition

Haigis Mall

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT

Resilient Roots: Pollinators, Weeds, and the Art of Repair

Arthur F. Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 2:00pm EDT

Robotics Lab

Bromery Center for the Arts, Plaza

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT

Social Science Research to Better Understand People and Society

Olver Design Building

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT

UMass Admissions Information

Haigis Lawn South and Student Union North Lawn

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT

UMass Amherst Makerspace Tours

Agricultural Engineering Building, North

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 2:00pm EDT

UMass Athletics Spirit Station

Haigis Mall

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT

UMass Glassblowing Lab Demos

Goodell Lawn

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT

UMass Herbarium Open House

Morrill Science Center I, North

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT

UMass IT Campus Wireless Demo & Information

Student Union, North Lawn

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 4:00pm EDT

UMass Store Pop-Up Sale

Haigis Mall, Lawn North

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 2:00pm EDT

UMassGives

Haigis Mall

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 11:00am to 2:00pm EDT

University Health Services Ring Toss and Resource Table

University Health Services (UHS), Lawn across from Durfee Conservatory

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 1:00pm to 2:30pm EDT

Campus Walking Tour

Bromery Center for the Arts, Plaza

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 1:00pm to 3:30pm EDT

Concerts in the Du Bois Library Courtyard in partnership with the Department of Music and Dance

Library, W. E. B. Du Bois, Courtyard

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 1:00pm to 3:00pm EDT

Tour of the Life Science Laboratories

Life Science Laboratories

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT

Button making at the Student Union Craft Center

Student Union, Craft Center

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT

Know Your Workplace Rights: Games with the Labor Center

Goodell Lawn

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 2:00pm to 3:00pm EDT

Lettuce Race

Metawampe Lawn

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 2:00pm to 3:30pm EDT

Tea Time + Tour of UMass Permaculture Gardens

Franklin Dining Commons, Franklin Permaculture Garden

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT

Wild Clay

Bromery Center for the Arts, Plaza

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 3:00pm to 6:00pm EDT

Artwalk

University Museum of Contemporary Art

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 3:00pm to 6:00pm EDT

Artwalk

Augusta Savage Gallery

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 3:00pm to 5:00pm EDT

Social/Fun/Activity

Nest Skypark Open Climb

The Nest

New
Free
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Wed, Apr 29, 3:00pm to 5:00pm EDT

Athletic Event

UMass Softball vs University of Connecticut

Sortino Field Softball Complex

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 4:00pm to 6:30pm EDT

Founders Day Concert, Presented by The Fine Arts Center

Campus Pond, East Pond Lawn

free
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Wed, Apr 29, 4:00pm to 8:00pm EDT

PondFire @ Founders Day

Campus Pond

free
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