Celebrate your home away from home this Homecoming! The SAA hosts several events throughout the week, so there’s something for everyone. Gather with alumni, fellow students, faculty, and staff as you celebrate the ultimate IU week.
The ultimate Hoosier week
Homecoming 2025
Homecoming parade
Friday, October 17
5:15 p.m.
Homecoming Huddle and football game
IU vs. Michigan State
Saturday, October 18
Get involved
From showing off your royal wave to marching in the parade, there are several ways to be more involved with this year’s Homecoming events.
Practice your royal wave
Apply to be part of Homecoming Court. Two members of the court will be crowned at halftime of the Homecoming football game and each receive $500 scholarships.
Apply for the Homecoming Court
Homecoming parade
Register your student organization in the Homecoming parade and be part of an IU tradition.
Learn more about the Homecoming parade
Compete for points
The Grand Champion winners will be announced at halftime of the Homecoming game.
Learn more and sign up for competition pointsIU Homecoming Week 2025
We can't wait to celebrate all things IU! Here’s a preview of what we have planned for the week of October 12. Check back for more events as Homecoming approaches.
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| U Bring Change To Mind Goose Chase | |
| Habitat for Humanity builds | Monday–Friday, 8:20 a.m.–12 p.m. |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Paint the Town Crimson | Start the week by participating in Paint the Town Crimson. Get your team together and paint a downtown window with your own Homecoming design. |
| Residence Hall Association Homecoming Kickoff Event | Wright Court, 7–9 p.m. |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Red Cross Blood Drive: day 1 | Make a life-saving difference by donating blood in our Red Cross Blood Drive. From 10 a.m.–4 p.m. in the Georgian room at the IMU. |
| U Bring Change To Mind If You Give an Elephant a Cookie | Arboretum, 3–5 p.m. |
| Queer Student Union Drag Show | First United Church Fellowship Hall, 6–9 p.m. |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Red Cross Blood Drive: day 2 | Make a life-saving difference by donating blood in our Red Cross Blood Drive. From 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the DeVault Alumni Center. |
| SAA Ride or Dye Homecoming T-Shirt Tie-Dye | Join the SAA for our annual tie-dye event! Receive a free Homecoming T-shirt and tie-dye it at Dunn Meadow from 5–7 p.m. |
| Student Athletic Board Men’s Soccer Watch Party | Assembly Hall, 7 p.m. |
| IUDM Bingo Night | Ballantine Hall, 7 p.m. |
| IUSF Bloomington Classic Trike Race | Compete in a trike race with your group (4 people per team) during a break in the Bloomington Classic race at Armstrong Stadium on Tuesday, October 14. The trike race will take place at approximately 8:30 pm and your entire team will need to be there. |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| IUSF Athletes and Activism film screening and Q&A | IU Cinema, 5 p.m. |
| Culture of Care Play it Forward Festival | 17th & Fee, 3–6 p.m. |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| IUSG Taste of Bloomington | Dunn Meadow, 6:30–8:30 p.m. |
| Independent Council Pumpkin and Tote Painting | Global and International Studies Building, 6–8 p.m. |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Homecoming Parade | Woodlawn Ave 17th to 7th St, 5:15 p.m. |
| Homecoming Pep Rally | Gather at Dunn Meadow immediately following the parade to keep the Hoosier spirit rolling. |
| UB There’s No Place Like Homecoming Carnival | Dunn Meadow, following the parade until 11 p.m. |
Relive past Homecomings
Homecoming Questions?
Contact Eryn Wisler, IUAA director of student engagement at ewisler@iu.edu, or Ally Wolfgang, SAA Homecoming steering committee chair at arwolfga@iu.edu.