Photo Gallery: GW Bonfire 2025

The annual tradition kicks off a weekend where men's basketball faces Georgetown for the first time in 45 years.

October 16, 2025

GW Bonfire 2025

GW community members gathered for an evening of fun at the annual GW bonfire. (William Atkins/GW Today)

Members of the George Washington University community gathered last night at University Yard for the annual bonfire, a tradition that this year kicks off a historic weekend as the GW men's basketball team prepares to face off against the Georgetown Hoyas for the first time in 45 years. The game tips off at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Charles E. Smith Center on the Foggy Bottom campus.

Sponsored by University Events and the Department of Athletics, the only university bonfire in D.C. featured GW's star athletes, free treats, games and prize giveaways. 

GW Today photographer William Atkins captured moments from the bonfire: