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 DragonCentral
- 7:30 pm | Dragons Got Talent-Court reveal - CMU Ballroom
Tuesday, October 6
- 7:30 pm |Outdoor Movie - CMU Patio
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(Rain site Center for the Arts)
- 5:30 pm – 7:30pm | President’s Dinner - Barry Auditorium
- 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
- 3:00 pm | Dragon Soccer Univ. of MN Duluth - Nemzek Soccer Field
- 6:00 pm | Dragon Volleyball vs Concordia St. Paul - Nemzek Fieldhouse
- 7:00 pm | Pre-Heat Party: Music, yard games, smores & more - Nemzek Practice Field
- 8:30 pm | Coronation & Burning of the M & Fireworks - Nemzek
Saturday, October 10
- 10:00 am – Noon | Pancake Feed - Nemzek
- 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 – 7:15p | MSUM Band Alumni Homecoming Concert - Weld Hall
- 7:30 pm | Comedian Eric O’Shea - Weld Hall