Schedule Overview
Schedule Overview
At-a-glance schedule for Founders' Day Weekend 2026. Times are listed in Central Time. Some items are still being finalized.
Requires registration
Partner event
Invite-only
Note: ** Hosted by a campus partner.
Thursday, April 9
1 – 4 p.m.
Perunapalooza
Dallas Hall Lawn
5 – 7 p.m.
SMU Senior Donor Toast
Invite-only
Register: Invitation Only, to senior donors and young alumni donors who have made a gift this fiscal year.
Friday, April 10
8:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
8:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Golden Mustangs Lunch
Miller Boulevard Ballroom, Indoor Performance Center
Requires registration
Register at events.smu.edu/gm26.
3 – 4 p.m.
Shared Stories, One Spirit: An SMU Alumni Panel
Hughes-Trigg Student Center Forum
Requires registration
Register at events.smu.edu/panel.
4 – 5:30 p.m.
SMU Speed Networking in Gallery 1911
Gallery 1911, Hughes-Trigg Student Center
Requires registration
Register at events.smu.edu/panel.
6 – 8 p.m.
Founders' Day Weekend Happy Hour
Martha Proctor Mack Ballroom, Umphrey Lee Center
Requires registration
Register at events.smu.edu/foundershappyhour.
5 p.m.
Women’s Tennis Match**
Turpin Center
Partner event
7:30 p.m.
Meadows School of the Arts Performance of “Clazzical”
Partner event
Purchase tickets: bit.ly/SeasonPerformances
Saturday, April 11
8:30 a.m. – Noon
Alumni Entrepreneur Summit, with the 1911 Group
SMU Cox School of Business
Requires registration
Register at events.smu.edu/smuentrepreneur.
1 p.m.
Women’s Soccer Match**
Washburne Stadium
Partner event
2 p.m.
Meadows School of the Arts Spring Dance Concert
Partner event
Purchase tickets: bit.ly/SeasonPerformances
5 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Match**
Turpin Center
Partner event
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Party on the Plaza, Signature Concert Pre-Party
Moody Coliseum Plaza
7 – 11 p.m.
Founders' Day Weekend Signature Concert at Moody Coliseum: it's murph
Moody Coliseum
Requires registration
Hosted by Program Council. Free, general admission, but registration is required. Register at smu360.smu.edu/smupc/rsvp_boot?id=393596.
Sunday, April 12
Noon
Women’s Tennis Match**
Turpin Center
Partner event
1 – 3 p.m.
Student Group Showcase
Partner event
Hosted by SMU Cox School of Business. Open to prospective students and parents. More information is forthcoming.
2 p.m.
Meadows School of the Arts Spring Dance Concert
Partner event
Purchase tickets: bit.ly/SeasonPerformances
3 – 5 p.m.
Dedman College Admitted Student Reception (*)
Dallas Hall Rotunda, First Floor
Requires registration
Admitted to Dedman College for the fall? Sign up for Destination SMU and our Sunday Night Welcome reception. Grab light bites and Dedman swag, chat with professors, current students, and staff from across our academic programs, and leave confident that SMU could be the place for you. This is a come and go event.
3 – 5 p.m.
Greek Preview**
Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballrooms
Partner event
Stop by to meet members of SMU’s 25 social fraternities and sororities and learn more about Greek involvement on campus. This is a come and go event. Learn more at smu.edu/fsl.
7:30 p.m.
Ragtime at Dallas Theater Center
Dallas Theater Center
Partner event
Purchase tickets: dallastheatercenter.org/shows/ragtime/
Monday, April 13
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Destination SMU, hosted by SMU Admissions
For admitted students and their families, join us for an all-day exploration of all things SMU. More information is forthcoming.