9/16-9/21 MTSU Homecoming 2024

Monday, September 16, 2024

  • Swag Wagon | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm | Around Campus
    • Better get your walking boots ready and head on over to the Swag Wagon for fun giveaways.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

  • Skate Night Showdown | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Campus Recreation Center
    • The annual roller skate night is back for another year.  Dress up in your favorite western attire and come skate with your friends to music.  All skates are provided for free.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

  • Cowboy Chili Cook-Off | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Floyd Stadium Concourse
    • The Official Homecoming Kick-Off with an event full of the Official Homecoming Shirt giveaway, airbrushed tees, food, drinks, a Cosmic Dance Party and more. 
    • $5 ticket fee at the door to taste chili and mac & cheese.
    • Co-sponsored by Campus Recreation
  • Homecoming Games | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Floyd Stadium Field
    • Campus Recreation will be hosting the annual championship night of games on the football field. Be sure you register to compete or come out and watch!

Thursday, September 19, 2024

  • Country in the Commons | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Student Union Commons
    • The Official Homecoming Kick-Off with an event full of giveaways, mechanical bull riding, roping, games, food, drinks, line-dancing and more. 

Friday, September 20, 2024

  • Kick Back w/NPHC  | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm  | Student Union Commons
    • Information coming soon!
    • SPONSORED by the National Pan-Hellenic Council

Saturday, September 21, 2024

  • Mixer on Middle Parade Watching Party | 9:30 am | Alumni House grounds, 2259 Middle Tennessee Boulevard
    • Join the Alumni Association watching the 2024 Homecoming Parade as it travels down beautiful Middle Tennessee Boulevard from the best venue on campus. The party will be filled with MTSU alumni and friends as we get together for an event that is uniquely MT. Voice of the Blue Raiders, Chip Walters (’85), and special guest Chris Childers (’04), Sports Talk Radio Host on Sirius XM, will co-host the parade entries. There will be music, souvenir photos of your group and inflatables for the kids. Phillips Bookstore will be selling MT gear. Middle Tennessee Electric will be serving up gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches from their Electric Griddle. Bring folding chairs and get ready to enjoy the sights and sounds of the time-honored homecoming tradition.
      No reservations needed. Parking available in the back Ingram lot.
  • Homecoming Parade | 10:00 am | Main Street – Middle TN Blvd
    • Registration required to enter the parade line-up.  
    • Join the Student Government Association and the Alumni Association in celebrating 113 years of Middle Tennessee excellence at the annual Homecoming Parade. The parade will begin on East Main Street at Maney Avenue. It will continue on East Main Street, turning left on Middle Tennessee Boulevard and ending before Greenland Drive. Best viewing will be BEFORE Faulkinberry. Community members, groups, and businesses are welcome to be in the parade. 
  • MTSU Blue Raiders vs. Duke | 3:00 pm | Floyd Stadium
    • Cheer on the Blue Raiders as they take on Duke for Homecoming 2024!

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