RAFT Weekend

RAFT: Reunion And Family Traditions

RAFT Weekend is our annual homecoming here at CSUMB! Every year we come together, as otters do, to form a raft as a campus community including students, staff, faculty, alumni, and family. Come join this year's RAFT and be part of a campus tradition!

Friday, October 10, 2025 to Sunday, October 12, 2025

Silent Disco

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Divarty Quad
Audience: Students

Join us for a night of dancing and music under the stars, except YOU pick the tunes! Experience a unique rave experience through wireless headphones.

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Beginner Friday MTB Ride

Time: 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Otter Cycle Center
Audience: Students

Join Recreation for our free Friday Mountain Bike Rides. You will get a free bike rental, and a helmet.
We lead "No Drop Rides", which means that you will never be left behind, EVER.

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Women's Volleyball vs Cal Poly Pomona

Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Kelp Bed
Audience: All

Prepare for a wave of high-energy action as the CSU Monterey Bay Otters women's volleyball team takes to the court

Alumni Night at the Movies

Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Heirloom Pizza & Maya Cinema
Audience: Alumni

Join us for a night at the movies for a special showing of "Tron: Ares" with other Otter Alumni. Grab a slice of pizza with us at Heirloom Pizza, an alumni owned business, before we head down to Maya Cinemas for the show!

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Werk Witch Drag Show

Time: 7:00 pm
Location: OSU Ballroom
Audience: All

Celebrate the beautiful history of drag culture with our Werk Witch Drag Show. Werk Witch is an intersectional drag show that encourages drag queens, kings, and non-binary performers to let their brilliance and diva shine bright like a diamond.

Livestream In-person
Monte's 5K

Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: OSU Main Quad Plaza
Audience: All

It's time to break a stride and bust a sweat for student scholarships! Attendees are required to register in advance and encouraged to donate to support the student scholarship fund. We are calling all families, students, staff, faculty, and community members to walk, run or roll with our mascot, Monte Rey through our beautiful campus.

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Run. Refuel. Reunite

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Brass Tap
Audience: All

Cross the finish line and don't run off just yet! Celebrate your Monte's 5K victory with the Alumni Association to refuel and reconnect with a no-host gathering at Brass Tap. Bring your medal or race bib for some Monte's 5K participant specials!

MB Madness

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Main Quad
Audience: All

Come be a part of MB Madness, our RAFT Weekend Carnival! Live music, performances, food vendors, carnival games, and field competitions sponsored by Associated Students! Come celebrate what it means to be an Otter through our famed RAFT Weekend tradition!

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Women's Basketball Alumni Game

Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Otter Sports Center
Audience: Students, Alumni

Come and cheer on your current and alumni women's basketball team as they play a friendly game for some Otter bragging rights.

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Coastal Ride

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Otter Cycle Center
Audience: Students

Join Recreation on a ride from campus to Monterey along the beautiful coastal trail. We take a lunch break at one of the many scenic spots before riding back home. Free bike and helmet rental will be included.

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Concert Under the Stars

Time: 6:00 pm -7:00 pm
Location: OSU Main Quad Plaza
Audience: Students and Families

Join us for a magical night of live music with Naima Nascimento, the local 15 year old singer/songwriter who recognized by Rolling Stone and Access Hollywood, she’s performed at BottleRock, the Kennedy Center, and opened for Valerie June and Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens! Enjoy her soulful, electric sound under the night sky.
Brunch with the President

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: OSU Ballroom
Audience: All

Join us for brunch with the president in celebration of Reunion and Family Traditions weekend. Vanya Quiñones welcomes all families, alumni, students, faculty, staff, and community members to attend and fellowship with their otter community. Food and refreshments are provided at no cost. Registration is required for this exclusive event.

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Paint & Sip!

Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Redwood Hall - West Lounge
Audience: All

Unwind, get creative, and sip on something sweet! Join New Student Programs and our Orientation Leaders for a relaxed Paint & Sip with mocktails—no art experience required.

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