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Homecoming Tailgate and Parade Watch Party

Three Hokies enjoying the Homecoming tailgate

Celebrate Homecoming with fellow alumni!

Registrants for Homecoming programs will receive a confirmation email with access to purchase football tickets after registering. Tickets are available while supplies last! $5 of each adult registration is a gift to the Alumni Scholarship Fund.

REGISTER TO ATTEND
Homecoming fireworks

Parade Watch Party
Friday, Oct. 3 from 6-8 p.m.
Alumni Mall
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Join us for lawn games, music, and food while enjoying the Homecoming Parade. Registration is $10 in advance and includes a gift to support student scholarships. Learn more about the parade.

  • Eric Albi
  • Alli Jones
  • Amelia Kurowska 
  • Michaela Long
  • Celia McDermott
  • Jonah Middleton
  • Andrew Peterson
  • Carson Riley
  • Yael Rosen
  • Sydney Thomas

Check back soon for more details! 
Hokies enjoying the Homecoming tailgate

Homecoming Tailgate
Saturday, Oct. 4 four hours before kick-off
Holtzman Alumni Center
901 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061

Make plans to tailgate with us before the Hokies take on Wake Forest! Enjoy lawn games, music, family-friendly activities, inflatables, and more. Registration is $15 in advance and $20 day-of and includes food, three adult drink tickets, and a gift to support student scholarships. 

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  • Cornerstone Alumni
  • Colleges and Units:
    • College of Engineering
    • College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
    • Pamplin College of Business
    • College of Science
    • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
    • College of Architecture, Arts, and Design
    • College of Natural Resources and Environment
    • Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
    • Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
    • Student Affairs
    • Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets
    • The Graduate School
    • University Libraries
    • Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
    • Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
    • More to be announced

  • Paid public and reserved gameday parking is available around campus
  • We recommend parking at Perry Street Parking Garage for its proximity to the Homecoming Tailgate
  • No direct shuttle is available from the Homecoming Tailgate to or from the game
  • The gameday parking lot with an ADA accessible shuttle for the football game is in the Oak Lane lot in front of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority House, located at 2575 Oak Lane, for a $30 fee on the day of a game. The BT bus will pick up passengers at the stop sign outside the NW corner of the lot. Those using ADA parking will use the BT bus to return to the lot. 
  • We will have a golf cart shuttle between the Oak Lane lot and the Holtzman Alumni Center while the tailgate is taking place
  • The Orange BT transit bus loop is across the street from the Homecoming Tailgate to shuttle attendees to and from the game.
  • More information about BT transit and their routes can be found online

More Homecoming events for alumni

There's so much to do during Homecoming! Check back soon to see the full schedule.

Contact

For more information about this event, contact reunion@vt.edu.