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 weekend.
The Ultimate Hoosier Week
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
Compete against other groups in your category. Get points for participating in Homecoming week events and compete for prizes in your category and for Grand Champion, which will be announced at halftime of the Homecoming game.
Learn more and sign up for competition points
Paint the Town Crimson
Sign up to paint windows of local Bloomington businesses with your own Homecoming design. Win points for your student organization.
Sign up to Paint the Town CrimsonIU Homecoming Week
We can’t wait to celebrate all things IU! Here are some of the events planned for IU Homecoming 2023:
| 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. |
| Event | Description |
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| Red Cross Blood Drive | You can help make the world a better place by donating blood in our Red Cross Blood Drive. Register for the Red Cross Blood Drive |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Vision Boards with Union Board | Join the Union Board at the IMU from 2–4 p.m. to make a Vision Board. |
| Ride or Dye | Join the SAA in Dunn Meadow at 6 p.m. to tie-dye a free tee shirt or stuff a free bear. |
| Movie Night | Head over to Dunn Meadow at 8 p.m. to join the Union Board in watching an outdoor movie. Don’t forget a blanket. |
| Mini Little 500 | Join the IU Student Foundation at Bill Armstrong Stadium where they will be hosting a Mini Little 500 Bike Race from 7–10 p.m. Spectators are encouraged. |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Union Board Pumpkin Patch | Union Board pumpkin patch in Dunn Meadow, more details soon. |
| Concert at Bluebird | Join the Union Board in a partnership with Bluebird to celebrate the new LiveFromBloomington album. Ages 21+ only. Time TBD. |
| Candy Stripes Classic | A Hoosier classic! Join the Student Athletic Board at Assembly Hall for the Candy Stipes Classic. Time TBD. |
| Take Off & Run | IU’s Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association will host, “Take Off & Run”, a fun run for charity. More details soon. |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Homecoming Parade | March in the Homecoming parade with your student organization or grab a group of friends to come watch. The parade take place on Woodlawn Ave. going north from 13th Street to 17th Street, starting at 5:30. |
| Hoosier Hysteria | Join the IU Basketball team and many fans to celebrate the official first day of men’s and women’s basketball. Get excited with this season’s coaches and players at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Game Day | Join your fellow fans at Memorial Stadium in cheering on the Hoosier football team in the Homecoming Game against Rutgers. |
Relive past Homecomings
Homecoming Questions?
Contact Eryn Wisler, IUAA director of student engagement at ewisler@iu.edu, or Kirsten Lozano, SAA Homecoming steering committee chair at knlozano@iu.edu.