Oregon Marching Band Reunion Weekend
Are you ready to show your Duck spirit with the Oregon Marching Band?
Register now for the 2025 Oregon Marching Band Reunion to reconnect with classmates, friends, and faculty and show our Big Ten guests what it means to be a part of the Oregon Alumni Band!
Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Homecoming reception hosted by the School of Music and Dance
- Homecoming pep rally
- Your favorite OMB tailgate
- Option to purchase tickets to the Oregon Ducks vs. Wisconsin Badgers football game and perform with the OMB on the field.
- Performance requirements and attire details will be in your ticket purchase confirmation e-mail. Please read these carefully and thoroughly!
Join us throughout the weekend to celebrate the music and memories made with the OMB!
Registration
Registration for this event is à la carte, with individual pricing for each event:
- Friday evening reception: free to all OMB alumni, plus one guest—thanks to the School of Music and Dance for their support!
- Tailgate: $75 for UOAA members and recent graduates (class of 2019 or later); $90 for nonmembers
- UOAA members: use promo code “ombmember25” at checkout. Make sure you are logged in to claim your discount.
- Recent graduates (2019-2025): use promo code “ombrecgrad25” at checkout.
- Game tickets: $162 per person
- Sit with fellow alumni and join the band in all chants, dances, and OMB fun.
- Game ticket is required for half-time field performance opportunity.
- Performance opportunity: Requires the purchase of a game ticket.
- Due to the growing size of the Oregon Marching Band and game popularity, alumni band performers are required to purchase a ticket to the game to perform during the halftime show.
- In-stand performance options are not available for the 2025 reunion.
- All performers must adhere to a strict dress code for the performance: Oregon branded Nike shirt or provided Tie Dye Class Trip shirt, Nike jacket (if needed), Nike or unbranded pants/shorts, and Nike shoes or all black shoe with no visible brand label/logo.
All tailgate, ticket purchases, and performers will receive a Tie Dye Class Trip shirt as part of their registration.
Questions?
Email Shannon Rose-Peterson, director of alumni initiatives, at shannonr@uoregon.edu, or call 800-245-ALUM.
Agenda
| October 24 | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Homecoming pep rally
EMU Lawn | 1395 University St., Eugene, OR 97403 Reunite with friends, family, and former band mates. Watch a performance from this year’s OMB and see campus in full swing. |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
School of Music and Dance Homecoming Reception
Frohnmayer Music Building, Aasen-Hull Hall Room 190 | 901 E. 18th Ave., Eugene, OR 97402 (Doors open at 5:00 p.m.) Kick off Homecoming weekend with updates from Eric Wiltshire, associate professor of instrumental music education and assistant director of bands, and Sabrina Madison-Cannon, Phyllis and Andrew Berwick Dean of the School of Music and Dance, about the OMB and School of Music and Dance. |
| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
After-reception meet-up
Rennie's Landing | 1214 Kincaid St., Eugene, OR 97401 Continue the celebrations at a campus favorite, Rennie’s Landing! Right across from McKenzie Hall, Rennie’s Landing gives you a chance to kick back and relax after an exciting first day. Chat with friends new and old, drink, and be merry. |
| October 25 | |
| 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM |
Field and music rehearsal
McArthur Court | 1601 University St., Eugene, OR 97403 (Starting time TBA) Buses to Autzen depart from McArthur Court, located north of the 18th Avenue and University Street intersection. Nearby parking is available on campus and is free on weekends in designated lots. |
| 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM |
Oregon Alumni Band Tailgate
Autzen Stadium Tailgate Alley | 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401 (3 hours before kickoff) Ramp up the energy before you take your seats. Come together with fellow Oregon Alumni Band members to soak in the Duck spirit. Tailgate registration includes beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks, and catering. |
| 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM |
Oregon vs University of Wisconsin Football Game
Autzen Stadium | 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401 (Game time TBA) It’s game time! Perform with the Oregon Alumni Band on the field during half-time and enjoy the special energy of Autzen Stadium on game day. |
| October 26 | |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Oregon Alumni Band annual meeting
Ford Alumni Center, Room 403 | 1720 E. 13th Ave., Eugene, OR 97403 Contribute to the Oregon Alumni Band's goals and activity plans for the 2025–2026 academic year. Be a part of the action and support the OAB with your ideas and excitement. |
Get involved and give back: share, support, nominate!
📸 Send us your photos!
Do you have pictures from your time in the OMB? Email your photos to be featured in our reception slideshow. We’re also looking for people who want to contribute content to The Duck Call newsletter.
🗳️ Board Member Nominations
Are you interested in joining the Oregon Alumni Band board of directors? If so, please email cochairs Eli Johnson, class of 2011, and Jamie Friedlander, BS '13, for more information on how to get involved.
Getting There
Oregon Marching Band Reunion Weekend takes place on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon. Click here for travel directions to campus.
Parking
Click here for a campus parking map.
Parking on campus
- Hourly parking: Hourly parking is available at meters or in the 13th Avenue Garage. Click here for a campus parking map.
- Before 6:00 p.m. on weekdays: In addition to the hourly parking options, daily visitor passes can be purchased from UO Parking and Transportation for $5/day. Click here to purchase a daily visitor parking pass from UO Parking and Transportation.
- After 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends: Parking is free at meters and in any campus zone except the 13th Avenue and Mill Race Garages after 6:00 p.m. and on weekends. Please note any posted signage with parking restrictions. Click here for a campus parking map.
Game day parking
- Click here for game day parking options.
This event is open to all UO alumni, UOAA members, faculty, staff, students, families, and their guests.
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