Fall Festival: A Homecoming Weekend

Friday, September 27

• Chapel Service, Trinity Chapel – 10 AM
• Bethany Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet – Ron Younge Gymnasium-Sports & Fitness Center – 5 PM
  – Banquet is $25 per person. (RSVP deadline Fri, Sept 20) 
  – Register online or by calling Jake Krier at 800-944-3066 ext. 519 or 507-344-7519.
• Bethany Volleyball vs. North Central – North Gym-Sports & Fitness Center – 7 PM
• The Servant of Two Masters – Tent outside YFAC-Campus Green – 7 PM & 9 PM
  • Purchase Tickets

Saturday, September 28

• Coffee, Donuts, and Cookies available (or until gone) – Alumni Tent – 9 AM – 3 PM
• Admissions Open House (registration recommended) – Honsey Hall – 9:30 AM
• Bethany Alumni Soccer Game – Scheels Field – 10 AM – Come watch former Bethany Viking Soccer players (men and women) play! 
• Laura Sonnek ’19 Art Exhibit  – Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center – All Day
• Little Viking Half-Mile Fun Run  (For ages 12 and under) – Sports and Fitness Center – 10 AM
  – Online Registration  
• BLC Viking 5K – Sports and Fitness Center – 10:30 AM
  – Online Registration 
• Alumni Class Reunions (If you have a “4” or a “9” at the end of your class year) – Alumni Tent/Honsey Hall – All Day
  • Class meet and greet at 10 – 11 AM in Honsey Hall (Rooms will be reserved all day for classes if they want to gather and visit while on campus)
• Bethany Spirit Store /Bookstore Open – Old Main – 10 AM – 3 PM
• Bethany Book and Craft Fair – Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center – 10 AM – 3 PM
  – Browse or purchase books and crafts from members of the Bethany Family and ELS/WELS. If interested in showcasing and selling your books or crafts, please contact BethanyBookFest@gmail.com or call (507)-220-0561. Cost is $25 for an 8-foot table and must be reserved by Friday, September 14. Up to two vendors may share a table. 
• Inflatable Games and Children’s Activities – Near Alumni Tent – 10 AM – 4 PM
• B-Town Drumline Performance – Alumni Tent – 11:00 AM
• Tailgating Party/Hog Roast (Free-will donation) – Alumni Tent – 11:15 AM
• Live Music/Entertainment – Alumni Tent – 12 PM – 2:30 PM
  – Midlife Crisis – 12 PM – 1:15 PM
  – Peter Bloedel’s Perpetual Variety Show – 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
  
• Bingo – Anna John Silber Recital Hall/Choir Room – YFAC – 12 PM – 2 PM
• Alumni & Friends Tour of Bethany Campus – Meet at the check-in table by Alumni Tent – 12:45 PM – 2 PM
• Bethany Volleyball vs. Northwestern – North Gym-Sports & Fitness Center – 1 PM
• Memorial Library Open – 1 PM – 5 PM
• Bethany Women’s Soccer vs. UW Superior – Scheels Field – 2 PM
• Concert Band Performance with guest conductor, Dr. Miles Wurster – Trinity Chapel – 3:15 PM
• Alumni and Friends Reception – Honsey Hall – 4 PM
  – Remarks shared from President Gene Pfeifer. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and refreshments served.
• Bethany Men’s Soccer vs. UW Superior – Scheels Field – 4:30 PM
• The Servant of Two Masters – Tent outside YFAC – Campus Green – 5 PM & 7 PM
  • Purchase Tickets 
• Bethany Social at the Mankato Brewery (All alumni, parents, and friends welcome!) – Mankato Brewery – 7-11 PM
  – Cash bar, complimentary hors d’oeuvre’s from Pub 500, and live music.
  – GBK Trio – 7 PM – 8 PM
  – The Divers – 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM

Sunday, September 29

• Worship Service with Bethany Choir – Trinity Chapel – 9 AM
  – Bethany alumni, family, and friends will be invited to join the choir at the end of the service to sing Prof. Fremder’s arrangement of On My Heart Imprint Thine Image.
• Presentation of the Exceptional Service to Bethany Award– Trinity Chapel – Following Service
  – 2024 recipient is Professor Emeritus William Bukowski and Dr. Alfred Fremder
• Breakfast at Bethany – Dining Center-Old Main – Following Service and ESBA Presentation
  – All you can eat with many options available. $8.34 per person (plus tax) 
• The Servant of Two Masters – Tent outside YFAC – Campus Green – 2 PM
  • Purchase Tickets