Pancake Brunch &
Nest Fest
Pancake Brunch
Hey, UBC students, alumni, and BFFs! Fuel up your Homecoming celebration with this free powerhouse brunch, thanks to the UBC Student Alumni Council. Feast on a mouthwatering stack of fluffy pancakes with all the fixings while musical performer Mikey Jose (BSc’20) serenades you with sweet sounds. After filling up on bites and tunes, have a blast exploring interactive activities and games galore at Nest Fest before venturing on to your other Homecoming festivities. As these pancakes are first come, first served, arrive early so you don’t miss out!
This event is presented by the UBC Student Alumni Council.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
10:00am: pancake service begins
10:30am: musical performance by Mikey Jose (BSc’20)
University Commons (between the AMS Nest and the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre)
The menu includes: pancakes with butter, syrup, and blueberry compote; plus juice, tea or coffee.
Pancakes will be available first come, first served on event day.
REGISTRATION IS CLOSEDQuestions? Please contact alumni.events@ubc.ca or 604-822-4772.
Nest Fest
Come celebrate the spirit of UBC at Nest Fest, the vibrant heart of Homecoming! This is your chance to reconnect with the university community while enjoying a day filled with fun, energy, and discovery. From interactive activity booths to dynamic stage entertainment, Nest Fest offers something for everyone. Whether you’re here to reminisce, make new connections, or simply soak up the UBC pride, Nest Fest is the place to be. Be a part of the celebration at the very centre of Homecoming!
Saturday, September 20, 2025
10:00am–2:00pm
Main stage schedule [updated but TBC???]
10:00am: Homecoming Pancake Brunch
10:30am: musical performance by Mikey Jose (BSc’20)
11:00am: opening remarks, and cheer by UBC Marching Band and UBC Cheer
11:15am: DJ performance
11:30am: second live performance
12:00pm: DJ performance
1:00pm: drag bingo
University Commons (between the AMS Nest and the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre)
REGISTRATION IS CLOSEDQuestions? Please contact alumni.events@ubc.ca or 604-822-4772.
Planning your day
Start your Homecoming festivities on Saturday at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre. Check-in and pick up your blue chip to redeem for a free mini cookie from campus favourite Blue Chip Café in their new location on the main floor of the Nest. Blue chips are available for the first 1000 guests. [TBC???]
Parking information
Thanks to UBC Parking’s generous support, Homecoming attendees can park at a discounted rate on Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 9:00am to 11:59pm. Parking fees will be donated to the FORWARD for Students Affordability Fund. [TBC???]
The discounted rate is $4 for the day and is available at the following parkades:
- Rose Garden Parkade
- North Parkade
- Health Sciences Parkade
- West Parkade
- Fraser River Parkade
- Thunderbird Parkade
The discount is only available through the HONK mobile app and is subject to space availability. Pay once upon arrival at any parkade, and move your car between all parkades without additional charges.
Simply check “yes” during your Homecoming event registration to be sent information about how to access this discounted rate.
UBC Bookstore promotion
Thanks to the UBC Bookstore’s generous support, all Homecoming participants have access to a 12 per cent discount* on a variety of merchandise including UBC–branded apparel, giftware, and books. During Homecoming week only — September 14 to 21, 2024 — this special offer includes Thunderbird merchandise. Plan to stop at the Bookstore and stock up on new UBC swag! [TBC???]
REGULAR HOURS
Monday – Friday: 10:00am–6:00pm
Saturday: 11:00am–5:00pm
Sunday: closed
*Valid in-store and online using code ALUMNI. Exclusions apply: discount not valid on textbooks, gift cards, medical books and instruments, graduation frames, special orders, snacks, magazines, stamps, and computer hardware and software.
Find the full UBC Homecoming Vancouver line-up here.
We acknowledge that UBC’s campuses are situated within the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wu7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.
HOMECOMING IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE PRESENTING PARTNERS OF FORWARD, THE CAMPAIGN FOR UBC
SUPPORTED BY ALUMNI UBC‘S PILLAR PARTNERS
