Queen’s Engineering · Sci’96
Homecoming weekend in Kingston · October 16–18, 2026. Nostalgia, celebration, and questionable decisions — just like the old days.
🎟️ Homecoming tickets are on sale now
The WhatsApp group is where it’s all happening — updates, planning chatter, and reconnecting with classmates you haven’t talked to in way too long.
The Weekend
We’ve organized a plan for nostalgia, celebration, and questionable decisions. Show up, see your people, eat carbs, smile for the camera.
October 16
12:00 PM
Ritual at Clark Hall Pub
Where it all begins. Always.
3:00 PM
Re-entry at Clark — or regroup at the Toucan
If the line is too long, you know where to find us.
Evening
Trifac Mixer · The Merchant Tap House
ArtSci, Commerce, and Engineering all under one roof. Now sold out — if you have your ticket, you’re in.
October 17
8:30–11:30 AM
Queen’s Pancake Breakfast
Bookable time slot for the class year photo. Show up, eat carbs, smile for the camera.
~10:00 AM
Pancake Kegger
Student house on William near Division — a proud Sci’96 tradition.
Afternoon
Football Game
Your ticket is included in the reunion package. Sci’96 class block — show up and be loud.
Evening
University Club Mixer
Finger foods, drinks, good company. The Dean is dropping by to say hi.
Tickets
Registration runs through the Queen’s Homecoming portal — one checkout. The catch: you have to add each piece yourself, so make sure you select every Sci’96 item below or you’ll miss something. Two heads up: the Trifac Smoker is sold out, and the swag order deadline has passed.
When you register, select what’s still available
Friday Trifac SmokerSold out
ArtSci, Commerce, and Engineering under one roof to kick off the weekend. Sold out — if you already grabbed yours, you’re set.
Saturday Sci’96 Reunion Package
Our class events for Saturday — the heart of the weekend.
Football ticket
Queen’s has said they’ll seat the Sci’96 class together — grab a ticket and sit with your people.
SwagOrders closed
Hoodies, toques, and caps. Orders closed August 1 — if you got yours in before the deadline, you’re set.
Swag orders closed
August 1, 2026
The deadline has passed — swag can no longer be added to your registration.
Registration closes
October 1, 2026
Stay
Downtown is mostly sold out, but we have two hotels blocked at Hwy 401 / Division (across the parking lot from each other). Easy carpool or party-bus territory.
Only 8 rooms left — 4 in each hotel — and every remaining room has two queen beds. Blocks are held until August 31, 2026; after that, anything left goes back to the public at whatever the going rate is. Book now.
Two-queen-bed rooms · Only 4 rooms left
$209 / night
Two-queen-bed rooms · Only 4 rooms left
$189 / night
Group name (when calling)
"Queen’s Sci’96 30th Reunion"
Bookable nights
Thu Oct 15 – Sun Oct 18 (Thu also at group rate)
Minimum stay
2 nights (Fri + Sat)
Taxes & parking
Rates exclude 5% MAT + 13% HST · $6 / night parking
Check-in / out
3:00 PM / 11:00 AM
Cancellation
Free up to 7 days before arrival; after that, 1 night + tax
Our Class Legacy
For most of us, it was what happened outside the classroom — the clubs, teams, and other extra-curricular organizations — that made Queen’s unforgettable. The Science ’96 Forever Fund is our class legacy: a permanent endowment supporting student activities and programming in Smith Engineering, so today’s students get the same transformative experiences we did.
$125,000 raised so far
Goal: $250,000 by the end of Homecoming weekend
We’re halfway there. $250,000 establishes the fund as a permanent endowment — and the campaign continues with another $250,000 committed over the following five years. Every gift brings us closer to a lasting source of support for Smith Engineering students, for generations.
Want to talk it over first?
A team of classmate outreach captains is leading the campaign. Join the Sci’96 WhatsApp group to learn more about giving and connect with them.
Stay in Touch
Buying your tickets is the big one — but don’t stop there. Get on the Sci’96 WhatsApp group, where the planning chatter, the updates, and the reconnecting actually happen.
Join the WhatsApp groupThis site is reaching most of the class, but not everyone — spread the word.