View the weekend schedule for Reunion 2026

Scroll below for the 2026 reunion weekend schedule so far. Registration will open on this page in April. 
For a printable version of this schedule visit the downloads section of this page. 
NOTE: Alumni celebrating a milestone reunion (class years ending on 1 and 6) should also check the bottom right column of this page for class-specific updates and information.
DRAFT REUNION 2026 SCHEDULE
 
Friday, June 5
5:30 – 7:30 pm
The Reunion Classes Dinner on the Quad for Golden Graduates
Cranbrook Quad
Valet parking available - Cash Bar
Classes of  1946*, 1951*, 1956*, 1961*, 1966, 1971
*Class photos Friday night
Class of ’76 – 50th dinner – Cranbrook Dining Hall
6:00-7:30 pm
 
The Reunion Classes Cocktail Party
Kingswood Auditorium
Cash Bar (hors d’oeuvres provided)
Classes of 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021
 
Saturday, June 6
9:30 am - 1 pm
 
Registration
Kingswood Green Lobby
Continental Breakfast available at the Kingswood Common Room  
9:30 am
Alumni Baseball Game
Jack Sanders Field
9:30am
 
Kingswood Campus Tour
10 am - 1 pm
 
Alumni Association Merchandise Sales
Kingswood Rose Lobby
 
11 am - Noon
 
 
Alumni Assembly and Distinguished Alumni Award Presentation
Kingswood Auditorium
12 – 8 pm
Bookstore/CK Alumni Merchandise Sales –
Cranbrook Quad
Noon – 1:30 pm
 
Barbecue Picnic Lunch
Kingswood Dining Hall and Grounds
2:-3 pm
Cranbrook Campus Tour
Meet under the tent in the Cranbrook quad
2 - 4 pm
Tennis Reunion & Games
See the award-winning new facility. Courts available for alumni play.
 
3 - 4 pm
4A Networking Event
Tremain Common 
All are welcome as the African American Awareness Association (4A) Alumni hosts a networking event with Horizons Upward Bound (HUB) alumni and friends.
3:30 – 5 pm
Faculty Milestones
Cranbrook Library
Salute longtime faculty celebrating milestones. Congratulate Drew Miller and Noël Dougherty as they retire.
 
4pm Cranbrook Library Reading Room –Gallimaufry Reunion
This gathering will celebrate our rich history of student led literary and artistic publications and celebrate the memory of faculty member Christine Goodale
5 - 8 pm
Alumni Association Merchandise Sales on the Quad
5 - 8 pm
Reunion Quad Fest Cocktail Party
Cranbrook Quad
Cash Bar, 21+ only
5 – 8 pm
Reunion Class Pictures
Marquis Stairs, Cranbrook Campus
1966-5:00     1971-5:15          1976-5:30        1981-5:45      
1986-6:00     1991-6:15          1996-6:30        2001 -6:45     
2006-7:00     2011-7:15          2016-7:30         2021-7:45
6 - 8 pm
Reunion Quad Fest Dinner
Buffet Dinner on the Cranbrook Quad
  • Class of 1986* (40th Reunion) Cranbrook Dining Hall - following class photo
  • Class of 1996* (30th Reunion) Page Hall  - following class photo
  • Class of 2006* (20th Reunion) Alumni Courtyard – following class photo
*Purchase Quadfest dinner tickets
Sunday, June 7
10 am
Alumni Memorial Service
Alumni Courtyard – Cranbrook Campus, adjacent to the Oval
11:30 am
Alumni Lacrosse
Thompson Oval
11 am - 1 pm
Brunch
Cranbrook Quad
12:30 – 1:30pm
Designing Student Life in a Historic Landmark
Reimagining Saarinen’s dormitories for contemporary student life
With architect Dirk Denison ’75
Tremain Common
2 – 3 pm
Renewing a Campus Landscape: The Japanese Garden
With Dr. Kendall H. Brown, leading scholar of Japanese-style gardens
Hosted by the Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research
Cranbrook Institute of Science Auditorium
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