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title: Defender Nation Dinner - Defender Days 2026
date: 2025-12-02T13:45:00-06:00
author: Brooklyn Leusink
canonical_url: "https://www.dordt.edu/events/defender-nation-dinner-defender-days-2026-2026-10-16"
section: Events
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# Defender Nation Dinner - Defender Days 2026

 ![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)  [Campus Center: CA 2106 | The Overlook](https://www.dordt.edu/about-dordt/campus-map/rooms/campus-center?room=CC%202106)  [Get Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=&dir_action=navigate&destination=43.082596,-96.166295) 

 

 ![]() Oct 16, 2026  
 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM 

 

 

     ![A smiling woman with gray hair and a patterned blazer talks with two people at an indoor event.](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/Untitled-28.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=66&h=57&f=webp&c=3b120e22&v=746114bb83982a998f2d889d9d48c76f7aefcbb4789df40810e6101e2a3f7db0)   

 

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 ## Registration is Required for the Defender Nation Dinner

The Defender Nation Dinner is one of the Defender Days events that requires attendees to register before the event due to limited space! Please register below.

 

 [Register Now](https://hello.dordt.edu/register/defender-days-2026) 

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## 4th Ave Jazz & Campus Community Band Concert

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## Fall Music Festival: Choral Concert

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