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Homecoming Tailgate and Parade Watch

Celebrate Homecoming at the Homecoming Tailgate!  

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

Homecoming fireworks

Parade Watch Party
Friday, Oct. 25 from 6-8 p.m.
Alumni Mall
Blacksburg, VA 24061

This event is sold out.  

Guests will enjoy food and entertainment. Registration is $10 and children 12 and under attend for free. There will be special swag for Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Cornerstone Alumni, and Inclusive Alumni Society members. Learn more about the parade.


  • Karlee Angel
  • Dag Attridge
  • Courtney Bergeron
  • TJ Brooks
  • Filip DeHaven
  • Siena Dellicarpini
  • Lucia Fang
  • Sarvani Kasibhotla
  • Jackie Mitchell
  • Sarah Nugent
  • Tristan Reeves
  • Charlie Sloop
  • Maya Snyder
  • Baja SAE
  • Block and Bridle at Virginia Tech
  • Chocolate Milk Monday
  • Class Programs
  • Collegiate Young Farmers
  • Corps of Cadets
  • Dance Company at VT
  • First-Generation Student Success
  • Formula SAE
  • Gamma Delta Sigma
  • Highty Tighties + HT Alums
  • Hokie Ambassadors
  • Latin Link
  • Lavender House LLC
  • Marching Virginians
  • Mario Kart Club at Virginia Tech
  • Moped Club
  • New Student and Family Programs
  • Pride Center
  • Pride Council
  • SAA
  • Society of Physics Students
  • Solar Car
  • Spirit Squad
  • Student Engagement and Campus Life Chillfield
  • Students for Justice in Palestine
  • Sudanese Student Organization
  • The Big Event
  • The Discomfort Club
  • The Environmental Student Organization
  • Truck Club at Virginia Tech
  • Ujima LLC
  • Virginia Tech Radio Station
  • Virginia Tech Rescue Squad
Three Hokies enjoying the Homecoming tailgate

Homecoming Tailgate
Saturday, Oct. 26 at 8 a.m.
Holtzman Alumni Center
901 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061

Make plans to tailgate with us before the Hokies take on Georgia Tech! Registration is $15 in advance and $20 day-of and includes food and three adult drink tickets. Guests will enjoy lawn games, music, a petting zoo, inflatables, and more.

  • Cornerstone Alumni
  • Inclusive Alumni Societies
  • 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
    • Moss Arts Center
    • Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
    • More to be announced

These programs are rain or shine events. Pets are not allowed; only service animals are permitted. For any alumni related Homecoming questions or needs, please contact us at reunion@vt.edu.

More Homecoming events for alumni

There's so much to do during Homecoming! Take a look at the alumni events below and see the full schedule.

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    Young Alumni Happy Hour
    Young Alumni Homecoming Happy Hour

    Kick off Homecoming Weekend 2024 with fellow Hokies at the Young Alumni Happy Hour on Oct. 25!

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    Four Hokies pose for a photo at Homecoming 2023
    Cornerstone Alumni at Homecoming

    Join fellow Cornerstone Alumni at Homecoming Weekend Oct. 25 and 26 with special events. As Virginia Tech's most passionate and loyal alumni, there are exclusive events planned just for Cornerstone Alumni.

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    A group of Hokies enjoying the 2024 Homecoming tailgate
    Inclusive Alumni Communities at Homecoming

    Begin Homecoming Weekend with Virginia Tech's inclusive alumni communities for student and alumni socials and open houses in all five of the cultural and community centers before dinner with prime seating on Alumni Mall to watch the Homecoming Parade.

Plus, help us spread the word

Check out these resources for promoting Homecoming, including imagery and sample social media posts.