Come home to MICA for an unforgettable weekend celebrating 200 years of creativity, community, and creative impact.
MICA Weekend brings together alumni, families, students, faculty, staff, friends, and the greater Baltimore community for three days of art, ideas, performances, conversations, and connection. Explore campus, experience the work happening at MICA today, reconnect with old friends, and celebrate the generations of artists and makers who have shaped our first 200 years.
Whether you graduated decades ago, or are discovering MICA through your student, or simply want to experience the creative energy of our community, there is a place for you at MICA Weekend.
Come for a favorite artist. Stay for the galleries.
Come back to see old friends. Discover something completely new.
Bring your family. Meet today's students. Wander through campus. Make some art. Hear a story. Celebrate 200 years of MICA and help us begin imagining the next 200.
October 9-11, 2026
Come Back to Campus
Kick off the weekend by reconnecting with MICA and experiencing campus after hours. Friday highlights include:
Experience MICA in Action
Saturday is the heart of MICA Weekend, with opportunities to explore the studios, meet artists and makers, experience campus traditions, and celebrate together. Discover programming throughout the day, including:
Stories, Traditions & One More Day Together
Close out the weekend with another day of art, storytelling, celebration, and connection. Sunday programming includes:
Choose the MICA Weekend experience that works best for you.
The easiest way to experience the weekend. Your Weekend Pass provides access to MICA Weekend programming throughout October 9-11, with the exception of Taste of MICA and Stoop Storytelling, which require separate tickets.
Taste of MICA is a separately ticketed, 21+ event.
Weekend Pass holders may purchase a $25 Taste of MICA add-on. Standalone Taste of MICA tickets are $50.
Tickets for Stoop Storytelling are $25 per person, whether purchased on their own or alongside a Weekend Pass.
Not ready for the full weekend? Individual tickets are available for select programs, including featured artist talks.
A Family/Group 4- Pack is also available for groups attending together.
MICA Weekend brings remarkable artists and creative thinkers to campus, including Jen Stark '05, Jeff Koons '76, Logan Hicks '16, and members of the MICA community working across art, design, entrepreneurship, film, technology, and more.
Step inside studios, labs, galleries, and creative spaces across campus. From biotechnology and design to film, animation, printmaking, and hands-on artmaking, MICA Weekend is an invitation to experience the College in action.
MICA's bicentennial is more than a look backward. It is a celebration of the artists, designers, educators, students, alumni, families, and friends who continue to shape what comes next. Join us for traditions old and new, including the Parade of Classes, Dinner Under the Tent, the MICA Art Market, special exhibitions, performances, and plenty of opportunities to reconnect.
Everything you need to build your MICA Weekend itinerary is available on the registration site.
Once there, use the Details tab for important event information, the Schedule tab to explore programming throughout the weekend, and the Guest List tab to see who else is joining the celebration.
New details may continue to be added as MICA Weekend approaches, so check back as you plan your visit.
