St. John’s College invites our alumni, families, and partners to return to the heart of Maryland's historic capital for Annapolis Homecoming, September 26-28, 2025. The weekend includes highlights such as seminar, Homecoming lunch, and campus activities on Saturday afternoon. We encourage you to plan your class reunion activities, such as dinner on Saturday, early to supplement the college’s Homecoming offerings.
We look forward to welcoming you back to Annapolis for a weekend of camaraderie, reflection, and celebration!
Plan Ahead
Explore the preliminary schedule of events here, which is subject to change before registration opens. Check back regularly for updates, including details about the return to campus activities and the Dean’s Lecture.
Registration opens Monday, June 16, with a special early-bird rate of $100. After July 15, regular tickets will be available until September 12. Please note, we cannot accommodate late registrations, including walk-ins.
Let’s Get Together and Give Together!
When you make a gift during Homecoming for your reunion, it is more than just a tribute to your class; it's an investment in the future of the college and the next generation of Johnnies. This fall, join classmates in making a meaningful contribution towards the Program that will allow others to experience the college’s time-honored traditions.
Make your milestone donation and support your class’s collective efforts by visiting the Countdown to Homecoming: Reunion Giving page. Each class celebrating a quinquennial reunion will have its own campaign. Watch as your class goal grows and compare your standing to other classes as Homecoming weekend approaches!
Homecoming Seminar
The Homecoming Seminar reading for 2025 is Julio Cortazar’s “Axolotl,” a story included in a collection of Cortazar’s short stories called “Blow Up.” The Homecoming seminar is an occasion for the entire alumni body to read and discuss a common text. Each seminar will be comprised of alumni from one or multiple classes. The common text has been selected by the Dean and the Instruction Committee.
“There was a time when I thought a great deal about the axolotls. I went to see them in the aquarium at the Jardin des Plantes and stayed for hours watching them, observing their immobility, their faint movements. Now I am an axolotl.” So begins Julio Cortazar’s “Axolotl,” a playful and inventive short story that invites serious reflection on the nature of observation, on what it means for two creatures to be like or unlike one another, and on how the sustained act of looking at another being can shape our conception and understanding of ourselves.
