# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 UA Black Alumni Weekend
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for 2026 UA Black Alumni Weekend—good vibes, great connections, and unforgettable memories in person!About this Event💙💛 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON BLACK ALUMNI WEEKEND 2026 💙💛📍 Akron, Ohio | October 9–11, 2026AKRON… WE’RE COMING HOME! 🦘🔥It’s time to reconnect, reminisce, celebrate, and make some NEW memories! University of Akron Black Alumni Weekend 2026 is bringing Zips from near and far back to the city for an unforgettable weekend of good people, great music, throwback vibes, and Black excellence.Whether you graduated a few years ago or you remember when flip phones, burned CDs, AIM away messages, and MySpace ruled the world 😂 — this weekend is for YOU.Call your old roommates. Hit up your line brothers and line sisters. Get the group chat together. Find the people you haven’t seen since Akron. Book the room. Pack the blue and gold. We’re taking it back to the days when campus felt like home and turning Akron into our reunion spot for the entire weekend!Three days. Three events. One unforgettable homecoming. 💙💛🍸 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 — THE MEET & GREET📍 Mercedes Neighborhood Tavern1947 W Market St #103, Akron, OH 44313⏰ 8 PM – UNTILWe’re kicking off Black Alumni Weekend the right way!Friday night is all about reconnecting. Come grab a drink, catch up with old friends, meet fellow alumni, and see some familiar faces you haven’t seen in YEARS. This is the warm-up before the weekend really gets started.No pressure. No complicated agenda. Just good drinks, good conversation, good music, and an entire room full of Zips ready to catch up.You already know how that first conversation is going to go:“WAIT… I haven’t seen you since AKRON!” 😂Come early. Stay late. The weekend starts here.📼 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 — REP YOUR SET: THROWBACK 2000s PARTY 🔥📍 Status 8 Elite Bar & Grille374 Paul Williams St, Akron, OH 44311⏰ 7 PM – MidnightSATURDAY NIGHT… WE’RE TAKING IT ALL THE WAY BACK!Break out the jerseys, throwback fits, oversized tees, fitted caps, velour, Air Force 1s, Baby Phat, Rocawear, Sean John, Akademiks — whatever represents YOUR era.And most importantly…REP YOUR SET! 💙💛Whether you were on campus in the early 2000s, late 2000s, 2010s, or beyond, come represent the years when YOU made Akron home.We’re bringing back the soundtrack to some of our best college memories — the era of Usher, Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, T.I., Nelly, 50 Cent, Jeezy, Ludacris, Missy Elliott, OutKast, Destiny’s Child and all the songs that instantly take you back.This isn’t just another party.It’s a reunion with a 2000s soundtrack. 🎶🔥Expect a room full of alumni, throwback energy, dancing, memories, and those “I FORGOT ABOUT THIS SONG!” moments all night long.Come dressed to represent. Come ready to dance. Come ready to remind everybody which era did it BEST.🥂 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 — BLACK ALUMNI WEEKEND BRUNCH📍 Star 67162 Second St NW, Barberton, OH 44203⏰ 11 AM – 4 PMAfter two nights of reconnecting and celebrating, we’re closing out the weekend over brunch.Sunday is for good food, drinks, laughs, pictures, storytelling, and one last opportunity to spend time together before everybody heads home.Talk about the weekend. Laugh about the old days. Exchange numbers with people you lost touch with. Make plans to stay connected — because Black Alumni Weekend is about more than partying.It’s about COMMUNITY.It’s about celebrating the friendships, relationships, organizations, experiences, and memories that connected us through The University of Akron.Most importantly, it’s about making sure those connections continue long after the weekend ends.💙💛 THIS IS OUR WEEKEND.We went to Akron at different times.We came from different cities.We joined different organizations.We studied different majors.We had different experiences.But we share something that will always connect us:WE ARE ZIPS. 🦘University of Akron Black Alumni Weekend is our opportunity to come back together, celebrate how far we’ve come, reconnect with the people who were part of the journey, and create another chapter of memories together.So tell your Akron crew.Send this to the old group chat.Tag the roommate you haven’t seen in years.Call your line brothers and line sisters.Find your old campus friends.And start making those travel plans NOW.Akron is calling us home. 💙💛📅 OCTOBER 9–11, 2026📍 AKRON, OHIOFRIDAY 🍸 Meet & GreetSATURDAY 📼 Rep Your Set: Throwback 2000s PartySUNDAY 🥂 Black Alumni Weekend BrunchThree events.One weekend.Years of memories.💙💛 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON BLACK ALUMNI WEEKEND 2026 🖤💛WE’LL SEE YOU IN AKRON! 🦘🔥
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/akron/2026-ua-black-alumni-weekend/100001999261206086
- **Event Categories**: parties, entertainment, brunch, meetups, meet-and-greet, food-drinks, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 12.51, max: 33.85, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Akron
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Status8 Elite Bar and Grille
- **lat**: 41.0760712
- **long**: -81.52329139999999
- **full address**: Status8 Elite Bar and Grille, 374 Paul Williams Street, Akron, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 2026 UA Black Alumni Weekend being held?
  - **A:** 2026 UA Black Alumni Weekend takes place on Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm to Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Status8 Elite Bar and Grille, 374 Paul Williams Street, Akron, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 2026 UA Black Alumni Weekend?
  - **A:** 2026 UA Black Alumni Weekend is organized by UA Black Alumni.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** 2026 UA Black Alumni Weekend is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Akron, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If 2026 UA Black Alumni Weekend sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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