Tradition takes center stage as Tarleton State University welcomes returning alumni for Homecoming 2023. Activities are scheduled each night this week, culminating Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Texans’ football matchup with Morehead State.
Wednesday features the Yell Contest, Snake Dance and Beating of the Drum. The Purple Out Picnic and concert are on the menu for Thursday.
The weekend kicks off Friday with a full slate, capped by the L.V. Risinger Memorial Bonfire.
The Homecoming parade and tailgate party take place Saturday before the game.
Tarleton State outreach campuses will get in on the fun, too. Fort Worth will serve up Purple Pancakes and have a Purple Out Picnic. Waco plans a Homecoming Hoedown, and both sites will roll out their version of Launching of the Ducks and the A&M RELLIS campus will launch for the first time.
Remaining Homecoming 2023 events include:
Wednesday, Oct. 18
• 10 a.m. – Homecoming Hoedown, Waco MAC Building quad
• 11:30 a.m.-Launching of the Ducks, RELLIS Courtyard
• Noon – Launching of the Ducks, Waco PAC fountain
• 9 p.m. – Yell Contest, Snake Dance and Beating of the Drum, Wisdom Gym
• 9 p.m. – Yell Bingo, Thompson Student Center Thursday, Oct. 19
• 7 p.m. – Purple Out Picnic & Concert Celebrating 100 Years of Purple Poo-TTS, Meet the Homecoming Court, parking/P6
• 7 p.m. – Tarleton Soccer vs. California Baptist, soccer complex Friday, Oct. 20
• 10:00 a.m. – J. Dixon White Homecoming Golf Tournament, Harbor Lakes Golf Club, Granbury
• 11:30 a.m. – Distinguished Alumni Luncheon, Dining Hall (Invitation Only)
• 3 p.m. – Alumni Homecoming Registration, Thompson Student Center ballrooms
• 5 p.m. – Alumni Welcome Home Social, Thompson Student Center ballrooms
• 8 p.m. – L.V. Risinger Memorial Bonfire, Agriculture Center Saturday, Oct. 21
• 8 a.m. – College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni Breakfast, Agriculture Center
• 8 a.m. – Alumni Parade Watch Party and Breakfast, Alumni Association House
• 10 a.m. – 2023 Homecoming Parade, encircling campus via Washington and McIlhaney streets
• Noon – Celebration Honoring 100 Years of Purple Poo-TTS, Heritage Park
• 1 p.m.– Student Life Reunion Hall, Thompson Student Center ballrooms
• 1 p.m. – Tarleton Volleyball v. UTRGV, Wisdom Gym
• 2 p.m. – Homecoming Tailgate Party, Texan Alley
• 2:40 p.m. – Pointe du Hoc, Dining Hall to Rudder statue
• 6 p.m. – Tarleton Texans vs. Morehead State, Memorial Stadium/ Crowning of Homecoming Queen and King For the latest information about Homecoming, visit www.tarleton.edu/ homecoming.
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