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Purdue Day of Giving 2026
Purdue Day of Giving 2026
Convos is self-supporting. Your ticket purchases and generous gifts are our sole sources of revenue.
Join or renew your Friends of Convos annual membership on or by April 29, 2026 to lock in your Priority Points for the 2026-2027 Friends of Convos Priority Points Presale!
Wednesday, April 29 All day
Two Ways to Give
Victories and Heroes
This Purdue Day of Giving,
our next Victory starts with Heroes like you.
Convos is self-supporting, so when you buy tickets and support the Friends of Convocations, you get incredible world-class performances right here at Purdue.
During 2025 Purdue Day of Giving, supporters gave a record 525 gifts to Convocations.
CONVOS IS SELF-SUPPORTING.
Your tickets & gifts power it all
Convocations builds community here in West Lafayette by bringing stories, narratives, and performances to this city, where people can particpate in that together. People feel like they belong here, and that’s powerful.
— Brian Kocher, director of campus living and compliance
Want the Best Seat Selection?
Friends of Convos who join or renew your annual membership on or by April 29th will gain access to the Friends Priority Points Presale.
Our Friends get the best seats for next season!
Want to Increase Your Impact?
Learn how you can help Convos win bonus funds through leaderboards and challenges!
Follow Purdue Convocations
Tag #PurdueConvos in your posts to share the love and help us win bonus challenges!
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Dive Deeper
Why I Give
We asked members of the Friends of Convos giving society why they support the professional performing arts at Purdue University.
Here are their stories.
“Convocations means bringing together and it brings people together, it brings cultures together, it brings experiences together, it brings life together.” – Dr. Barrett Caldwell, Purdue University professor of Industrial Engineering and Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Challenges & Leaderboards
With your help, Convos can earn over $10,000 in bonus funds by participating in hourly challenges. These are simple, social media-based tasks that you can do to support Convos. If you plan to give to Convos during Purdue Day of Giving, splitting your payments into smaller gifts will help us. The more gifts we receive, even if from the same person, the more money that we can win from the Meet the Challenge Competition. Note that the minimum gift size for Purdue Day of Giving is $10. For example, if you want to donate $50, giving five $10 gifts would help us in this challenge. Even if you are making a larger gift, breaking up your payment into smaller increments will allow us to crush this challenge.
| TIME | CHALLENGE | REQUIREMENT | CONVOS BONUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am (Midnight), 3am, 7am & 8am | Most Gifts Challenge | Bonus funds will be awarded to the unit with the most gifts. | $1,000 |
| 10am | Post to Win Challenge | Bonus funds will be awarded to the unit mentioned in the 50th original social media post using #PurdueConvos and #PurdueDayOfGiving | $250 |
| 11am | Best Photo Challenge | Share a creative photo using the Purdue Day of Giving logo! Bonus funds will be awarded to the unit mentioned in the post with the best photo. Be sure to include #PurdueConvos and #PurdueDayOfGiving. | $750 |
| 12pm (Noon) | Best Selfie Challenge | Share a fun Purdue selfie! Bonus funds will be awarded to the unit mentioned in the post with the best photo. Be sure to include #PurdueConvos and #PurdueDayOfGiving. | $750 |
| 1pm | Most Gifts Challenge | Bonus funds will be awarded to the unit with the most gifts. | $1,000 |
| 3pm | “Hail Purdue!” Challenge | Share a video of yourself singing the chorus of “Hail Purdue!” on Instagram. Bonus funds will be awarded to the unit mentioned in the post with the best video. Be sure to include #PurdueConvos and #PurdueDayOfGiving. | $1,000 |
| 4pm & 6pm | Most Gifts Challenge | Bonus funds will be awarded to the unit with the most gifts. | $1,000 |
| 7pm | Boilermaker Kids Challenge | Share a photo of your kid(s) in Purdue gear! Bonus funds will be awarded to the unit mentioned in the post with the best photo. Be sure to include #PurdueConvos and #PurdueDayOfGiving. | $800 |
| 8pm | Purdue Pets Challenge | Share a photo of your pet(s) in Purdue gear! Bonus funds will be awarded to the unit mentioned in the post with the best photo. Be sure to include #PurdueConvos and #PurdueDayOfGiving. | $800 |
| 10pm & 11pm | Most Gifts Challenge | Bonus funds will be awarded to the unit with the most gifts. | $1,000 |