Harker Day is the school's biggest event of the year. Held annually in October, it brings students, parents and alumni together to celebrate community.
Harker Day
Harker Day is actually two of our beloved long-running annual events – the Harker Family & Alumni Picnic and homecoming – morphed into one, incredible, stupendous Saturday every October. With games, activities and entertainment for all ages, we continue the tradition of the Harker Family & Alumni Picnic – now in its seventh decade – with a day that celebrates everything that is Harker. It’s held on the upper school campus, and admission is free and over 3,000 students, parents, relatives, friends, alumni, teachers and staff attend – it’s the event of the year! Read about last year’s event.
Save the Date! Sat. Oct. 3, 2026
Performing Arts Shows
12 and 1:30 p.m. in Patil Theater
Student performance tickets available after 10 a.m. on Sept. 21!
Singers, dancers and actors from TK-12 present a theatrical comedy at the traditional Harker Family & Alumni Picnic show. Advance reservations are required to attend these legendary student shows.
This year, our troupe of grade 4 Picnic Players are embarking on an epic quest to save the world of magic! Their journey will take them through performances by students from all four Harker campuses. Along the way, they will meet characters from your favorite epic fantasy stories: wizards, elves, an army of orcs, magical librarians and even Harker administrators!
Questions regarding tickers for the performances should be directed to boxoffice@harker.org.
Athletic Events
Harker Day also celebrates our upper school athletes with competitions throughout the day, including water polo and volleyball and culminating in our homecoming game.
Bring your Eagle pride! Our athletes would be thrilled to hear your cheering voices as you root on the Eagles in the athletic center, at the Singh Aquatic Center and on Davis Field.
Lower and middle school students may also participate in either a tennis clinic at the new Boynton Ave. courts, or a water polo clinic at the upper school.
HARKER HALL OF FAME
Launched in 2018 the Harker Hall of Fame honors the dedication and sacrifice of Harker's athletes, teams, coaches and sports supporters. Each year, inductees are selected based on their exemplifying desirable character traits at Harker and beyond, and having distinguished themselves in competition representing Harker, their colleges or at the professional level.
The annual ceremony is held at Homecoming/Harker Day each year and inductees receive an award for display and their names enshrined on the Hall of Fame wall in the athletic center on the upper school campus.
Contact Us
We're so excited about Harker Day and are happy to answer your questions any time!
Loni Keller - Director of Special Events | loni.keller@harker.org | 408.345.9625
Lauren Sullivan - Manager of Volunteer Program, TK-12 | lauren.sullivan@harker.org | 408.345.9205