old home week

noun

1

often capitalized O&H&W : a week of special festivities during which a community invites former residents to return for a reunion

the social activities of an Old Home Week

—Agnes Repplier

2

: a reunion of former associates marked by special warmth or cordiality

a little knot of alumni having an old home week in the stadium parking lot

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