What is Date Knight?

A Carleton tradition where students set up blind dates for their friends, roommates, or classmates. You’ll find your date the night of the event in Great Hall at 7:00 PM and then you can choose between several different events and shows happening around campus. We are very excited for all the activities hosted by student organizations.

Schedule

date knight 2025 schedule of events

Sayles

  • Free Boba with Chinese Club | 7:30 p.m., Sayles Hill Lounge
  • Game Night with Board Game Club | 7–11 p.m., Sayles 251
  • Partner Dance Lessons with Ballroom Dance Club | 7:45 – 10 p.m., Great Hall

Multicultural Center

  • Musical Bingo with ACA | 8 p.m.

Weitz

  • Acapella Showcase: Knightingales, Accidentals, Exit 69, and Knights | 8 – 9 p.m., Kracum Hall
  • Dance Showcase: JCO and KRUSH | Doors open 9 p.m., show starts 9:15 p.m., Weitz 165
  • SUMO: We Live in Time | 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., Weitz Cinema (closed captioning available)

Ice Rinks

  • Figure Skating Lessons | 8 p.m.
  • Skating and Hot Cocoa with CANOE and Figure Skating Club | 7:30–9 p.m.

Little Nourse Theater

  • Queens of Comedy | 9:30 p.m.

The Cave

  • Carleton’s A Drag Game Shows: Family Feud, Jeopardy, The Button | Doors open 8:30 p.m., show 9:15 p.m.

Rec Center

  • Pickleball Party and Balloon Animals with Rec Staff | 7:30–10 p.m.
  • Arb Tours | 7:30, 8:30, and 9:30

How can I set up a friend?

  1. Ask for the friend’s permission before setting them up.
  2. Figure out the person who can be your friend’s date.
  3. Talk to a friend of the date and see if they would support this pairing.
  4. Complete the nomination form.

*Please note: If you are not able to submit your friend’s name, it means they have already been nominated. However, it does not mean their date is confirmed. Check back in with the person’s friend — the match that they have been nominated for may be denied. If the pairing is denied, you will be able to nominate them a second time. Please contact sao@carleton.edu with any questions.*

How will I find out who my date is?

If you’ve been set up, you’ll receive an email with more detailed instructions on Thursday, February 13, the day before Date Knight. On Friday, you will pick up name tags from your mailbox with pairings such as “Bagel looking for Cream Cheese.” At 7:00 p.m., you’ll meet in the Great Hall and find your date using the matching name tags.

Reminders:

  1. Make sure you are getting consent from EVERYONE involved!
  2. Go through the date’s friend to make sure that the date has been told they are being set up, in addition to your own friend.

If you have questions, email sao@carleton.edu or drop by the Student Activities Office (Lower Sayles).