Football weekend events: Notre Dame vs. California | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Football weekend events: Notre Dame vs. California Football weekend events: Notre Dame vs. California Published: September 14, 2022 Author: Erin Blasko The Notre Dame Marching band marches out to rehearsal from the front steps of the Main Building.(Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame) The University of Notre Dame football team will host the University of California at 2:30 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 17) at Notre Dame Stadium. Visitors to campus for the game can enjoy a variety of events and traditions, from lectures and tours to musical performances. For more information, visit experiencesandevents.nd.edu/gameday.  Friday (Sept. 16) Kevin Beasley, “Chair of the Ministers of Defense,” through Dec. 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Snite Museum of Art. Football Fridays at the Eck, featuring tailgate food, interviews with special guests, performances from student groups, giveaways and more, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eck Visitors Center. Confession, 11 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Mass, 11:30 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Innovation Rally, featuring networking and an interactive showcase of emerging and cutting-edge Notre Dame startups and technologies, noon to 1:30 p.m., Innovation Park. Meet Your Favorite Notre Dame Authors, 1:30 to 3 p.m. and 3:30 to 5 p.m., Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore. Tom Mendoza Presents: A Conversation with David Reilly, former chief technology officer for Bank of America, 2 to 3 p.m., Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business. “Dante Now!” 2 to 4:30 p.m., multiple locations. Mendoza Graduate Business Programs Open House, 2 to 3 p.m., Mendoza College of Business Atrium. Ahead of the Game with Arts and Letters, “Amazing Artifacts: The Hidden History of Notre Dame,” featuring Heather Hyde Minor, professor of art history at Notre Dame, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music. “Ireland on the World’s Stage: Ireland’s Term on the U.N. Security Council,” featuring Geraldine Byrne Nason, ambassador of Ireland to the U.S., 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Hesburgh Center Auditorium. “Thunder From the Sky,” organ music, 3:30 to 3:45 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Midday drummers circle, 4 to 4:10 p.m., Main Quad. “The U.S. Intelligence Community: Assessing Global Threats in Service to Country,” featuring Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines in conversation with Amy McAuliffe, a ’90 alumna and assistant director of the CIA’s Weapons and Counterproliferation Mission Center, 4 to 5:30 p.m., DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. MVP Fridays, “How Do We Hope in Hard Times?” featuring Norman Wirzba, the Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology at Duke University, 4 to 6 p.m., Stinson-Remick Hall Atrium. Trumpets at the Dome, 4:10 to 4:20 p.m., Main Quad. Band march-out to rehearsal, 4:30 to 4:45 p.m., Main Quad. Confession, 4:45 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Band open rehearsal, 4:45 to 5:30 p.m., Ricci Family Fields. Glee Club open rehearsal, 5 to 5:30 p.m., LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music. Bagpipe music on the Wind Family Fireside Terrace, 5 to 5:30 p.m., Morris Inn. Mass, 5:15 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Friday Night Bash, featuring food trucks, drinks and live music, 6:30 to 10 p.m., Notre Dame Stadium Concourse. Daily Rosary, 6:45 p.m., Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. “Staying in the Game: A Discussion with Leaders in the Sports and Entertainment Industry,” featuring Raghib “Rocket” Ismail (class of ’94) and other Notre Dame alumni, 7 to 8:30 p.m., DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Concert for the Missions, featuring Campus Ministry choirs, 8 to 9 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Midnight drummers circle, 11:59 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Main Quad. Saturday (Sept. 17) Confession, 10 to 11 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart Crypt. Museum of Biodiversity tours, 9 to 11 a.m., 102 Jordan Hall of Science. Undergraduate Admissions Information Session, 10:15 a.m., DeBartolo Hall (registration required). Notre Dame Bagpipe Band Concert, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Main Quad. Saturdays with the Saints, Saint Louis de Montfort, featuring Andrew Ouellette, director of campus ministry at Holy Cross College, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Lower Level, Geddes Hall. Wind Family Fireside Terrace Tailgate, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Morris Inn. Legends Tailgate of Champions, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Legends of Notre Dame. Science Exploration Series, “Cracking the Brain’s Mysteries: Novel Strategies to Cure Neurodegenerative Diseases,” featuring Kevin Vaughan, associate professor of biological sciences at Notre Dame, 11 a.m. to noon, 101 Jordan Hall of Science. Medieval Combat Demonstration, featuring Theatrica Gladiatoria, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., McCourtney Green. Clinical Alumni Network Fall Lecture Series, “Pain: The Human and Economic Crisis,” featuring Paul Christo, associate professor in the Division of Pain Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 105 Jordan Hall of Science. Gameday Rosary, 11 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Mass, 11:30 a.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart Crypt. Notre Dame Glee Club in Revue, 11:30 a.m. to noon, Hesburgh Library Reflecting Pool. Kevin Beasley, “Chair of the Ministers of Defense,” through Dec. 17, noon to 5 p.m., Snite Museum of Art. Victory March (formerly Player Walk), noon to 12:30 p.m., Basilica of the Sacred Heart to Notre Dame Stadium. Trumpets at the Dome, 12:30 to 12:40 p.m., Main Quad. Band Concert on the Steps, 1 to 1:30 p.m., Bond Hall. Band march-out, 1:45 to 2 p.m., Main Quad. Mass, 30 minutes after the game, Basilica of the Sacred Heart and DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Sunday (Sept. 18) Mass, 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and noon, Basilica of the Sacred Heart. 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