Campus Dance
Friday, May 23, 9 pm - 1 am
One of Brown’s best-loved Reunion and Commencement traditions, the Campus Dance brings over 11,000 people to
Brown to dance the night away under a sky lit with over 600 paper lanterns. The evening joins together
graduating seniors and their families, alumni of all ages, and Brown faculty and staff. Everyone enjoys
meeting old classmates, seeing favorite professors, and being with friends and family.
The Dance is a fun mix of people dressed in gowns and tuxedos and those dressed more casually in
jeans or shorts. The evening ends with the Senior Sing – an informal and light-hearted rendition of
Brown’s alma mater.
The College Green is transformed into an outdoor ballroom with a giant dance floor for swinging to
the sounds of Duke Belaire and his Swing Orchestra, while Lincoln Field is for the young-at-heart,
featuring two of Brown’s student bands. See photos from last year’s Campus Dance here.
Ticket and Table Information
Tables of ten are located in the two sections of the
Dance: the College Green and Lincoln Field. There
are now more tables than ever (over 500 tables),
but they do sell out and are sold on a first-come,
first-served basis.We do our best to honor all location
requests for tables. Tickets do not come with the
purchase of a table. However, while you do not need
a table to attend the Dance, you do need a ticket.
| Prices |
|
| Table purchase |
$80 |
| Tickets for Brown students and their families |
$20 |
| Tickets for Brown Alumni and Brown Community |
$25 |
| Tickets at the Gate (evening of the Dance) |
$35 |
Brown Bear Buffet
5:30–8:30 p.m.
Before the Dance, enjoy a sumptuous buffet in the
Sharpe Refectory. Enjoy hand-carved roast beef,
chicken Roma and pastas along with salad and
desserts. Brown’s talented student a capella groups
perform during dinner. The buffet is sure to get
you energized before you put on your dancing
shoes! Tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for kids
and may be purchased in conjunction with Campus
Dance tickets either by mail or at the Campus
Dance Box Office.
Pre-Campus Dance Young Alumni Reception
8:00-10:00 pm
Young alumni (Classes of 2004-2007) are invited to a pre-Campus Dance cocktail reception organized by Brown’s Class Campaigns office. Stop by the tent outside of MacMillan Hall to catch up with your friends and former classmates, win Thayer Street goodies, and enjoy free drinks and appetizers. RSVP here.
Beverage Policy
The Brown Alumni Association, sponsor of the
Dance, provides professionally-run bars serving
both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Positive
identification documenting legal age is required to
purchase alcohol. Beverage ticket booths are located
at each entrance and in both sections of the Dance. Consistent with Brown’s practice at all University
events, patrons are not permitted to bring beverage
containers of any kind into the Dance. All patrons
are urged to exercise moderation, and to ensure
their own and others’ safety by not drinking and
driving. Patrons engaging in disorderly conduct or
in violation of the Beverage Policy will be removed
from the Dance. Thank you for your patronage and
cooperation.
Purchase by Mail Starting March 31
The Campus Dance Box Office accepts mail orders
for tables and tickets (no phone orders) beginning
March 31. Mail orders must be paid for by credit
card (no checks) and will be processed in the order
they are received. Ticket orders received before May
11 will be mailed to all patrons; all orders received
after May 12 will be held at the Campus Dance Box
Office for pickup.
Purchase in Person Starting May 14
The Campus Dance Box Office opens May 14 for inperson
ticket and table purchasing. The Box Office
is located at the Maddock Alumni Center, 38 Brown
Street on the Brown campus. The Box Office is open
9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Please note that the office will be
closed the day of the Dance (Friday, May 23) and no
tickets will be sold that day, but tickets may be purchased
(cash only) at the gate beginning at 8:30 p.m.,
May 23. Tickets may be purchased using any Brown
Alumni Association (BAA) credit card, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover or cash.
New this year: There are two new bar locations at the Campus Dance: one between Hope College and Faunce House and a second behind Sayles Hall by the Marcus Aurelius statue. The dance will also provide wine and non-alcoholic-only bars at Wilson Hall and Hope College. Beverage tokens may be purchased inside Faunce House or behind Wilson Hall.
Avoid lines at the dance by purchasing Campus Dance beverage tickets in advance. Beverage tickets will be sold under the Wriston Quad tent from noon to 7 pm on Friday, May 23.
Campus Dance is an outdoor event and will still be held even with the occurrence of light rain. However, in the unlikely event of severe weather with heavy rains, the Dance will be cancelled and refunds will be issued. (See the back of your purchased ticket for detailed information.)
Download and print the order form (PDF)
[Acrobat
Reader required]
Return order form with payment to:
Karen E. Brol
Box Office Manager
Brown Campus Dance Box Office
P.O. Box 674
Bristol, Rhode Island 02809
New Grads: You’ll Soon be Members.
All Brown alumni are automatically lifelong members of
the Brown Alumni Association (BAA). Thanks in part to proceeds
from the Campus Dance, the BAA offers alumni the
opportunity to keep learning from Brown faculty, to join
and celebrate the diverse alumni community, and to volunteer
for Brown. In addition, the BAA offers alumni valuable
career support and financial services.
| Office Information |
|
| BOX OFFICE MANAGER: |
Karen E. Brol |
| MAIL: |
Campus Dance Box Office
P.O. Box 674
Bristol, R.I. 02809 |
| PHONE: |
(401) 253-0246 |
| EMAIL: |
alumnievents@Brown.edu |
| LOCATION: |
Maddock Alumni Center
38 Brown Street
Brown Campus |
