Events - Rural Studio

Interested in finding out what’s going on at Rural Studio? While we host events throughout the year, the highlights are our Halloween Review and Pumpkin Carve, Christmas Soup Roast, and our early summer Graduation, the Pig Roast. These events give us a chance to celebrate our students’ work, from building chairs, to building houses, and to hear from some of our graduates, our expert consultants, and our many annual visitors. And don’t miss our faculty when they travel around the globe presenting our building projects and research!

2026

19 Aug

Rural Studio Fall Convocation Welcome students, staff, and faculty! It’s the first day of the Fall semester.

12 Sep

Homestead Day Join Auburn University Rural Studio and the Aquatic Resources Team of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) for a day of demonstrations, conversations, and activities focused on food, farming, water, land, and home in Newbern, Alabama. Find more info and schedule here.

03 Oct

Fall Feast in Hale Director Andrew Freear and the Rural Studio Advisory Board host the second annual Fall Feast in Hale fundraising dinner at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in Newbern, Alabama! Learn more and RSVP here.

07 Dec

Soup Roast Rural Studio celebrates the end of the fall semester with a full day of current project presentations and tours. The day ends with locally-grown vegetable soup dinner around a bonfire.

2027

23 Apr

24 Apr

2027 Pig Roast The annual Pig Roast & Valediction Ceremony is a two-day celebration. Friday evening is reserved for PechaKucha-style lectures with more than 8 Rural Studio alumni! On Saturday, visit each current project site, hear from each student team, and afterwards, enjoy a catfish and BBQ dinner, followed by a one-of-a-kind valediction ceremony.