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Fall Family Weekend
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-04
Plan your West Palm Beach visit for the first weekend of October! This weekend will be filled with lively PBA and local community events that we look forward to each fall semester.
P.S. Save the date for Homecoming & Family Weekend, February 5–8, 2026! We invite you and your family to experience this special weekend celebration. Learn more here.
PBA Events
Voices for Change Preaching Festival
Oct 2-4, 2025
Weyenberg Center at Palm Beach Atlantic University
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Theatre Show: Romeo and Juliet
October 2–4, 2025 | Various Times
Fern Street Theater
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Open House of Newly-Renovated Spaces
Join us at this special open house to explore the newly-renovated buildings on campus. Refreshments will be served–and you don’t want to miss the giveaways at each location!
Friday, October 3 | 4–6 p.m.
Baxter Hall, Okeechobee Hall, Visual Arts Studio

Sailgating at the Women’s Volleyball Game
Friday, October 3 | 4:30 p.m.
Baxter Green and Rubin Arena at Palm Beach Atlantic University
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Coffeehouse
Friday, October 3 | 7 p.m.
Rinker Green at Palm Beach Atlantic University

Women’s Volleyball vs Florida Southern
Saturday, October 4 | 4 p.m.
Rubin Arena

Men’s Soccer vs Florida Southern
Saturday, October 4 | 6 p.m.
Rinker Athletic Campus

Hymn Fest
Saturday, October 4 | 7:30 p.m.
DeSantis Family Chapel
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Local Events
Mr. Jack O’ Lantern’s Pumpkin Patch Opening
Friday, October 3 | 11 a.m.
419 Lakeview Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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Rock-N-Fall Fest
Friday, October 3 | 5–10 p.m.
Saturday, October 4 | 3-9 p.m.
Royal Palm Beach Commons Park
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Opening of the West Palm Beach Greenmarket
Saturday, October 4 | 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
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Founders Day
2026-02-06 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Join us during Homecoming and Family Weekend to celebrate Founders Day at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Founders Day is a time to reflect with gratitude on God’s work through our dedicated founders to establish our Christ-first university. We’ll also honor Mike Donehey, lead singer of Tenth Avenue North, as Alumnus of the Year!

Founders Day Chapel | 11 a.m.
Family Church Downtown

Registration for this event is part of Homecoming and Family Weekend. We hope to see you there!
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Provost's Distinguished Scholar Lecture
2026-02-09 19:00 - 21:00 | DeSantis Family Chapel, 300 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL, United States
Join us for an evening with Malcolm Guite as he explores how poetry offers vision and renewal. An acclaimed English poet, Anglican priest, and academic, his work explores theology and the arts. His forthcoming work, “Merlin’s Isle: An Arthuriad,” launches a four-volume epic retelling of the Arthurian legends of the Holy Grail.
Attendees are encouraged to dress in semi-formal attire.
