Homecoming weekend at WCU set for Nov. 7-8
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A packed slate of weekend events is on tap as Western Carolina University rolls out the welcome mat for alumni and friends to return to campus Nov. 7-8 for Homecoming 2025, including a parade and party in the university’s adopted hometown of Sylva.
Activities will kick off Friday, Nov. 7, as WCU’s annual Homecoming Parade will march through downtown Sylva starting at 5:30 p.m., with an associated parade watch party and after-party continuing until 9 p.m.
The Friday parade party will begin at 5 p.m. The registration fee is $5, with social district cups for the first 500 registered attendees to arrive at the check-in site at the location formerly known as Martha’s Place. Sylva’s social district allows adults over the age of 21 to carry beer or wine in specially marked cups within a designated area of downtown.
New this year, the Catamount 10 accolade replaces the former Young Alumnus/Alumna Award. It recognizes 10 distinguished alumni who graduated within the last decade and who have already made major contributions to their professions, their communities and their alma mater.
After the awards brunch, the Catamount Alumni Tailgate will begin at 11 a.m. in the Fieldhouse Lot adjacent to E.J. Whitmire Stadium, where the WCU Catamounts will take on Southern Conference rival the Mercer Bears in a football game with a kickoff at 2:30 p.m.
In other pregame activities, 1978 graduate Frank Wilson and the WCU Football Club will host Frank’s Famous Fish Fry from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. in the Fieldhouse Lot.
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After the game, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority will celebrate the chapter’s 50th anniversary with an evening of dinner, dancing and drinks from 8-11 p.m. in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center.
For more information about Homecoming activities for alumni including registration, visit alumni.wcu.edu/homecoming, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 828.227.7335.
