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Celebrating Shakespeare in The Bend

As is the case in many places across the world, Shakespeare's iconic works are celebrated around The Bend annually. Shakespeare at Notre Dame puts on the wildly popular Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival every summer with performances on campus and, typically, throughout the community. Notre Dame…

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Make The Bend Your Virtual Background

As we head into fall, it's time to update our virtual backgrounds. Whether it's the iconic Golden Dome or some of our favorite outdoor spots, we've updated these backgrounds for the change in season. Save one of these photos and utilize it as a desktop background or for your Zoom backgrounds…

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Explore The Bend in 24 Hours

Not every trip comes with time to explore all corners of your chosen destination. Instead you need to make the most of a day or two at most. The best thing you can do in this situation is be armed with information about how to best use however many hours are available. What are the must-see spots…

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Weddings at Gillespie Conference & Special Event Center

Planning a wedding means picking out an ideal place for everything from rehearsal dinner to reception. Often that means choosing separate venues for each part of your special weekend. But why spend all that time traveling when one place could host all your events? Gillespie Conference & Special…

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Weddings at Notre Dame

Dazzling wedding venues are often difficult to find, or at the very least aren’t located close together. Then there’s the group of spaces at the University of Notre Dame. Did one of the country’s most beautiful campuses not come to mind when planning your special day? Notre Dame isn’t just for those…

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See the Sights in South Bend

We expect many folks have heard of South Bend before arriving on our site. Having a university known around the world in your destination helps. But we also figure some potential visitors don’t know much about The Bend’s biggest city before they start planning their trip. That’s just fine. We’re…

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