Alumni, faculty, students, staff, family members, and friends of Georgetown travel annually to a different city to celebrate the university and the leaders it creates. The weekend is packed with social, cultural, and intellectual events that provide participants with opportunities to engage with one another and with Georgetown’s outstanding faculty and university leaders. John Carroll Weekend includes tours and excursions, lectures from industry experts, and receptions that offer an exclusive and exciting experience of the host city or locale.

Each year, Georgetown honors several alumni and one friend of the university for their lifetime achievements and service to Georgetown. Two types of awards are presented at a special banquet during John Carroll Weekend. The John Carroll Award was established in 1951 to honor alumni whose achievements exemplify the ideals and traditions of the university and its founder, Archbishop John Carroll. The Patrick Healy Award is named in honor of Patrick Healy, the first African American president of a predominantly white university, who transformed Georgetown from a small college into a modern university. The award honors a person who is not an alumnus or alumna, but who carries on Healy’s tradition of service to Georgetown.

To learn more about the Georgetown University Alumni Association (GUAA)’s recognition awards and their application process, please visit GUAA Awards.

Georgetown alumni, parents, family members, friends, students, and faculty—as well as industry and political leaders—are invited to participate in John Carroll Weekend 2027.

Weekend registration will launch in the fall of 2026. The full John Carroll Weekend schedule of events will launch in early 2027.

Please email advancementevents@georgetown.edu.

John Carroll Weekend is made possible through the generous support of our community. Sponsorship plays a vital role in ensuring the success of this annual weekend of intellectual, cultural, and social enrichment. Please consider sponsoring this special Georgetown tradition.

Guests may make a gift towards sponsorship as they register online for the weekend festivities. If you are interested in contributing to sponsorship via check, stock transfer, or a donor-advised fund, please contact Anna Claire Hurley, development associate, at GUWestCoastEvents@georgetown.edu.

Please note that sponsorship given through a donor-advised fund (DAF) is subject to restrictions. If used to support a sponsorship level that typically includes event tickets, those tickets will need to be paid for separately from the DAF. Our Sponsorship support team will be happy to share further guidance via email at GUWestCoastEvents@georgetown.edu.