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
Additional Homecoming activities
More information on the 2024 Homecoming activities will be shared in summer 2024.
IU Homecoming Week
We can’t wait to celebrate all things IU—join us the week of Oct. 14 for Homecoming 2024.
| Event | Description |
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| 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. From 10 a.m.–4 p.m. in the Georgian room at the IMU. Register for the Red Cross Blood Drive |
| Union Board Spirit Jeans | Get into the spirit of Homecoming Week with Union Board! Decorate your own Homecoming spirit jeans in the IMU’s Alumni Hall at 4 p.m. |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| IUSF Bloomington Classic | Join the IU Student Foundation at Bill Armstrong Stadium where they will be hosting a Bloomington Classic Bike Race from 6–9 p.m. Spectators are encouraged. Sign your team up to compete in a Trike Relay! Teams of 4 will compete with one another between the women’s and men’s races. More details will be sent to those teams who sign up, including safety and waiver info. |
| SAA Ride or Dye | Join the SAA for our annual tie-dye event! Receive a free Homecoming t-shirt and stick around to tie-dye it at Bill Armstrong Stadium from 6–8 p.m. |
| Independent Council Pumpkin Painting | Get in the fall spirit with Independent Council's pumpkin painting event! Purchase a pumpkin for $2 and paint it for free from 4–6 p.m. on the Hamilton Lugar Lawn. |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Taste of Bloomington | IUSG will host a Taste of Bloomington 3–5 p.m. (location TBD). |
| Hollywood Drag Show | Come see a Hollywood Drag Show with the Queer Student Union in the IMU’s Georgian Room at 6:30 p.m. Tipping the queens is encouraged! |
| SUIS Homecoming Flower Pop-Up | Make a flower bouquet with Substance Use and Intervention Services on the SUIS Lawn at 1 p.m. |
| Event | Description |
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| Women’s Soccer Tailgate | Student Athletic Board will host a tailgate for the Women's Soccer game at Bill Armstrong Stadium at 5:30 p.m. |
| Event | Description |
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| 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 p.m. |
| 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 at 7:30 p.m. |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Game Day | Join your fellow fans at Memorial Stadium in cheering on the Hoosier football team in the Homecoming Game against Nebraska. Kickoff at 12 p.m. |
| Culture of Care Hospitality Tailgate | Join Culture of Care for a gameday tailgate at 17th and Woodlawn at 10 a.m. |
| Bloomington Social Club's Homecoming Wrap Party | Homecoming Wrap party at Alumni Hall 10 p.m.–2 a.m. |
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.