{"id":47485,"date":"2022-10-19T08:56:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T13:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=47485"},"modified":"2022-10-19T08:56:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T13:56:43","slug":"memorial-run-smokestack-lighting-signals-start-to-tarleton-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/memorial-run-smokestack-lighting-signals-start-to-tarleton-homecoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Run, Smokestack Lighting Signals Start to Tarleton Homecoming\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014&nbsp;Tarleton State University Homecoming traditions take center stage Oct. 23-29, beginning with the Memorial Homecoming 5K run at 5 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Festivities continue each night, with Sunday\u2019s Lighting of the Smokestack and culminating in the Texans\u2019 football matchup with Sam Houston State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/10\/Unknown-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Unknown 1\" class=\"wp-image-47486\" width=\"406\" height=\"270\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Silver Bugle Hunt, a university-wide scavenger hunt that harkens back more than 70 years, is Monday; Launching of the Ducks and&nbsp;Purple Pancakes&nbsp;are Tuesday, and Wednesday features the Yell Contest, Snake Dance and Beating of the Drum. The&nbsp;Purple Out Picnic and concert&nbsp;are on the menu for Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weekend kicks off Friday with a full slate of activities, capped by the L.V. Risinger Memorial Bonfire. The Homecoming parade and tailgate party take place Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarleton outreach campuses are in the spirit, too.&nbsp;Fort Worth will serve up Purple Pancakes and have a Purple Out Picnic.&nbsp;Waco plans a Homecoming Hoedown, and both sites will roll out their version of Launching of the Ducks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Homecoming 2022 events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, Oct. 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>5 p.m. \u2013 Memorial Homecoming 5K Run, Rudder Way at Rome Street<\/li><li>7:30 p.m. \u2013 Lighting of the Smokestack, P5 parking lot<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday, Oct. 24sunday&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>11:30 a.m. \u2013 Alumni faculty-staff luncheon, Thompson Student Center ballrooms<\/li><li>5:30 p.m. \u2013 Launching of the Ducks, Fort Worth front lawn<\/li><li>6:30 p.m. \u2013 Silver Bugle Hunt, Trogdon House<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Oct. 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Noon \u2013 Purple Pancakes, Fort Worth<\/li><li>5:30 p.m. \u2013 Launching of the Ducks, Nursing Building reflecting pool<\/li><li>9:14 p.m. \u2013 Walk Like a Sigma, Dining Hall patio<\/li><li>10 p.m. \u2013 Purple Pancakes, Dining Hall patio<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Oct. 26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>10 a.m. \u2013 Homecoming Hoedown, Waco<\/li><li>Noon \u2013 Launching of the Ducks, Waco PAC fountain<\/li><li>9 p.m. \u2013 Yell Contest, Snake Dance and Beating of the Drum, Wisdom Gym<\/li><li>9 p.m. \u2013 Yell Bingo, Thompson Student Center<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, Oct. 27<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>5:30 p.m. \u2013 Purple Out Picnic, Fort Worth front lawn<\/li><li>6 p.m. \u2013 Purple Out Picnic, Meet the Homecoming Court, Aquatics Center parking\/P21<\/li><li>8 p.m. \u2013 Purple Out Concert, Aquatics Center parking\/P21<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, Oct. 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>10:30 a.m. \u2013 J. Dixon White Homecoming Golf Tournament, Squaw Valley Golf Course, Glen Rose<\/li><li>Noon-5 p.m. \u2013 Welcome Home Bash, Alumni Association House<\/li><li>5 p.m. \u2013 Alumni Homecoming Kick-off Social, Alumni Association House<\/li><li>8 p.m. \u2013 L.V. Risinger Memorial Bonfire, Agriculture Center<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, Oct. 29<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8 a.m. \u2013 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni Breakfast, Agriculture Center<\/li><li>8 a.m. \u2013 Welcome Home Breakfast and Parade Watch Party, Alumni Association House<\/li><li>10 a.m. \u2013 2022 Homecoming Parade, encircling campus via Washington and Mcllhaney streets<\/li><li>Noon \u2013 Student Life Reunion Hall, Thompson Student Center ballrooms<\/li><li>2 p.m. \u2013 Texan Alley and Alumni Homecoming Tailgate Party, Texan Alley<\/li><li>3:40 p.m. \u2013 Pointe du Hoc, Dining Hall to Rudder statue<\/li><li>7 p.m. \u2013 Tarleton Texans vs. Sam Houston State, Memorial Stadium\/Crowning of Homecoming Queen and King<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For the latest information about Homecoming, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.educoming\/\"><strong>www.tarleton.educoming<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014&nbsp;Tarleton State University Homecoming traditions take center stage Oct. 23-29, beginning with the Memorial Homecoming 5K run at 5 p.m. Sunday. 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