Homecoming Events
Homecoming 2026
Monday, October 5 - Saturday, October 10
Homecoming 2026 is coming—and it’s shaping up to be a week packed with Dragon pride. Event dates and times will be announced soon, but fan-favorite traditions like Dragons Got Talent, the Ice Cream Social, Dean’s Chili Feed, Pi Your Professor, Battleship H2O, Coronation, the Burning of the M, and Dragon athletics—including football, volleyball, and soccer—will all be part of the celebration.
Monday, October 5
- 10:00 am | Sidewalk Chalk Contest – sign up on Dragon Central
- 7:00 pm | Dragons Got Talent & Court reveal - CMU Ballroom
Tuesday, October 6
- 7:30 pm | Outdoor Movie: Shrek with Frame by Frame- CMU Patio
- Rainsite - CMU Main Lounge
Wednesday, October 7
- 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | Pi Your Professor with Math Club - Campus Mall
- 12:00 (noon) - 2:00 pm | Dean's Chili Feed - Campus Mall
- 4:30 - 6:30 pm | Dragon Homecoming Happy Hour (21+) - Swing Barrel
Thursday, October 8
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Ice Cream Social - Campus Mall (Rainsite Center for the Arts)
- 5:30 pm - 7:30pm | President’s Dinner - CMU Ballroom
- 7:30 pm | Cantus presents "Simple Gifts" - Weld Hall
- 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm | Battleship H2O - Nemzek Swimming Pool
Friday, October 9
- 10:30 am | Weld Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting - Weld Hall
- 11:30 am - 2:00 pm | Dragon Athletics Hall of Fame - CMU Ballroom
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | TGIF - Ghosts, Floats & Pride Notes - CMU Sun Garden
- 3:00 pm | Dragon Soccer Univ. of MN Duluth - Nemzek Soccer Field
- 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Mathematics Department Homecoming Reunion/Social
- Front Street Taproom, 614 Main Ave. Fargo
- 6:00 pm | Dragon Volleyball vs Concordia St. Paul - Nemzek Fieldhouse
- 7:00 pm | HoCo Glow: Music, yard games, smores & more - Nemzek Practice Field
- 8:30 pm | Coronation & Burning of the M & Fireworks - Nemzek
Saturday, October 10
- 11:00 am - football halftime | MSUM Bookstore at the game - Scheels Field
- 12:00 pm | Dragon Football vs. University of Mary - Scheels Field
- 3:30 pm | Dragon Volleyball vs. Winona State University - Nemzek Fieldhouse
- 6:30 pm - 7:15pm | MSUM Band Alumni Homecoming Concert - Weld Hall
- 7:30 pm | Comedian Eric O’Shea - Weld Hall