Frequently Asked Questions

This signature fall event combines elements of Alumni & Family Weekend (previously held in February), New Student Family Weekend, and St. Dominic Weekend. Featured programs are designed to engage students and their families, welcome alumni and friends back to Friartown, and honor the college’s most generous donors. This is a great opportunity for visitors to experience the ongoing transformation of PC’s campus in the comfort and beauty of a New England fall.

Homecoming takes place Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 on the Providence College campus. We’re excited to offer an in-person experience for the whole PC community to enjoy. Alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, fans, and friends — if you consider yourself a member of the Friar family, we hope you will join the celebration.

You can look forward to a full schedule of events and activities including the President’s Welcome with Fr. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. ’78, ’82G, the 14th annual Friar 5K, Friar Fest, athletic competitions, Late Night Madness featuring OneRepublic, and more.

Guests are encouraged to enter campus through the Huxley Avenue gate (accessible via Admiral Street only). The GPS address for this entrance is 212 Huxley Ave. Campus will be busy with activity during Homecoming Weekend. Please refer to our campus information page to find detailed information about parking on campus, satellite parking locations, and shuttle availability.

Yes! Show your bib at the welcome desk of the Concannon Fitness Center and you will be able to access the men’s and women’s locker rooms. Towels and toiletries are not provided.

Yes! As a member of the Friar community, you are eligible to purchase tickets. Student tickets are located in the student section, while all others are able to purchase tickets at varying prices throughout the arena.

About Late Night Madness

Late Night Madness returns as one of the highlights of Homecoming 2023! Get AMP’d up for a night at the Amica Mutual Pavilion featuring student acts, a kickoff celebration for our men’s and women’s basketball season, and a performance by Grammy-nominated OneRepublic.

About OneRepublic

GRAMMY® nominated OneRepublic is comprised of singer/songwriter and lead vocalist Ryan Tedder, guitarists Zach Filkins and Drew Brown, keyboardist Brian Willett, bassist and cellist Brent Kutzle, and drummer Eddie Fisher. The band released their debut set, Dreaming Out Loud, in 2007. The release included the 20mm selling smash single “Apologize,” which shattered digital sales and airplay records worldwide and received a Grammy nomination. The band’s sophomore album, 2009’s Waking Up, produced the hit singles “All the Right Moves,” “Secrets,” and “Good Life.” The certified-platinum album Native followed in 2013, featuring the No.1 hit and 41 million selling-single “Counting Stars.” OneRepublic released Oh My My, their fourth full-length album in 2016. OneRepublic has amassed 5B streams on Spotify to date. OneRepublic’s latest album, Human, dropped on August 27, 2021. It features singles which combined have over 2.5 billion global streams: “Someday,” “Run,” “Somebody To Love,” “Wanted,” “Didn’t I,” “Better Days,” and “Rescue Me.” Most recently, OneRepublic released “Runaway,” the first new track since their smash hit, “I Ain’t Worried,” which was featured in the blockbuster hit, Top Gun: Maverick and currently boasts over 3 billion streams.

For more ticket information, visit our Late Night Madness page.

You can contact the Providence College ticket office at 401-865-4672. Business hours are Monday- Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They can also be reached by emailing tickets@providence.edu

Yes! There are many programs designed to help welcome our newest Friars and their families to Providence College, including a Meet-up for Class of ’24 and ’25 families on Friday and a Class of ’26 and ’27 Coffee and Conversation on Saturday morning. Please see the Homecoming schedule for a full list of events designed just for you.

For additional questions related to new student and family programming, please contact the Office of College Event Management and Planning at 401.865.2344 or colevents@providence.edu.

Yes! Campus visitors can connect to the PC-Guest wireless network for the entirety of Homecoming Weekend. When you connect to PC-Guest on your device, you will be prompted with a login screen with a button prompting you to “sign in.” Click this button and enter the username Homecoming23 with the password 4everafriar.

Walk-in registration is available. All attendees must check in at the Slavin Center upon arrival to campus. Please note, some ticketed events may not be able to accommodate walk-ins. We encourage all guests to register online by Friday, Sept. 22 to secure event tickets.

Click on the link you received in your initial Homecoming confirmation email. Changes can be made by following that link, for non-paid events. For events with a cost, you can contact 401-865-2412 or email homecoming@providence.edu to complete a purchase. Please note that you will not receive an updated confirmation email after making changes to your Homecoming registration, but the initial link will automatically link to your updated registration information.

If you are a person with a disability and require an assistive device, service, or other accommodation to participate in a program or event, please contact the Central Reservations Coordinator (401.865.1040; Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) well in advance of the event.

We encourage you to get in touch with the Office of Institutional Advancement with any questions or concerns regarding Homecoming activities. You can contact 401-865-2412 or email homecoming@providence.edu with questions.

Text “Friars” to 77295 to receive text alerts in the unlikely event of an emergency while you are on campus.