{"id":25449,"date":"2026-10-29T15:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T20:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=25449"},"modified":"2026-10-29T15:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T20:36:32","slug":"homecoming-week-is-almost-here-welcome-home-baylor-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2026\/10\/homecoming-week-is-almost-here-welcome-home-baylor-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming week is almost here — welcome home, Baylor Family!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/p>\n

Almost 120 years ago, Baylor hosted the first collegiate homecoming celebration in the nation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This week (Nov. 2-7, 2026) we renew that tradition. Baylor Homecoming<\/a> is the biggest Baylor Family reunion of the year — all about seeing old friends, recalling fond memories, sharing those stories with the next generation, and celebrating together as one.<\/p>\n

For students, the festivities begin on campus Monday night with Homecoming Worship<\/a>\u00a0(presented by Vertical) in the SUB Bowl, followed by Dinner with the Livingstones<\/a> on Tuesday and Ten at Ten: A Mass Meeting Experience<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Alumni begin to arrive Thursday and Friday. Whether you frequently return to campus, are coming back for the first time in years, or you’re bringing the littles — we’ve got Homecoming itineraries drawn up just for you:<\/p>\n

\"Photos<\/p>\n

Itinerary One: All the Hits<\/a><\/strong>
\nItinerary Two: For those who haven’t been back in years<\/a>
\nItinerary Three: For families with young kids<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’re just looking for a general rundown: Start your weekend with Homecoming at the Hurd<\/a>, then head off to highlights such as\u00a0Pigskin Revue<\/a> (Thursday-Saturday) and Friday’s 50-year class reunion<\/a>, Singspiration<\/a>, the Royal & Pure Homecoming Stroll-Off<\/a>, Pep Rally and Bonfire<\/a>. On Saturday, the celebration continues with the Homecoming Parade<\/a> (time TBA) and Baylor football hosting Iowa State<\/a> (time TBA) at McLane Stadium.<\/p>\n

[Find all the week’s details at baylor.edu\/homecoming<\/a>.]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sic \u2019em, Baylor Homecomers — welcome home!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Almost 120 years ago, Baylor hosted the first collegiate homecoming celebration in the nation. This week (Nov. 2-7, 2026) we renew that tradition. Baylor Homecoming is the biggest Baylor Family reunion of the year — all about seeing old friends, recalling fond memories, sharing those stories with the next generation, and celebrating together as one. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,10,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni","category-just-for-fun","category-student-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25449"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25477,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25449\/revisions\/25477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}