Stop by Our Homecoming Welcome Table
UW-Stout staff will be available on Friday and Saturday at our Welcome Table in our Clocktower Plaza to answer questions and provide more details about all of the exciting events happening around campus!
- Friday, October 25, 2024 | 1:00-4:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Featured Homecoming Events
Annual Homecoming Parade
Saturday, October 26
11:00 a.m.
Community Open House Events
Saturday, October 26
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Football vs. UW-Eau Claire
Saturday, October 26
1:00 p.m.
Full Schedule of Events
Public Events
UW-Stout vs. UW Whitewater
Join us to cheer on UW-Stout’s Esports team as they face off against UW-Whitewater in an exciting Valorant showdown! Don’t miss the action and support our team!
Early arrivals can get a sneak peek into livestreaming studio and potentially meet with players. (5:30-6:00 p.m.)
Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 7:00 p.m.
Location: Heritage Hall 361 (Classroom across from Esports lab)
Alumni, community members, and students are welcome to sign up for our 2 mile glow run/walk on Thursday, Oct. 24!
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Packet Pickup & Race-Day Registration: 7:00 p.m.
- Race Starts: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Don & Nona Williams Stadium
1616 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751
Share the Blue Devil spirit and join UW-Stout Men’s Basketball team practice. Engage in drills, scrimmages, and fun activities alongside the players and coaches.
Friday, October 25, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Johnson Fieldhouse, Main Gym
UW-Stout vs. Saint Mary's University
Wear your Stout gear and cheer on our Blue Devil ice hockey team! Alumni, community members, and students are all invited. Purchase tickets at the rink.
Friday, October 25, 2024 | 7:00 p.m.
Location: Fanetti Community Center
620 17th St SE, Menomonie, WI 54751
Can't make it to game? Watch it online.
Join us for some pre-parade fun! Face painting, balloon art, yard games and more will be available at our Stout "Clock" Party. All ages welcome.
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Location: Clock Tower Plaza
Join our housing staff for a tour of the newest renovated residence hall, South Hall. After touring the building, stop by the courtyard (South Hall kitchen, if there's inclement weather) and join dining staff to decorate a cookie to enjoy while you walk to find your perfect seat for the Homecoming parade.
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Location: South Hall
After the annual parade, we're #StoutProud to welcome community members and returning to experience UW-Stout's polytechnic advantage through a variety of tours, exhibits and demonstrations! Explore hands-on exhibits and demonstrations with current students and faculty. Fun for all ages!
AI Image Processing Demonstration
Dive into the world of artificial intelligence, and discover how AI is transforming image processing technologies. This is a chance to see cutting-edge applications in action, including an interactive opportunity with face-identification technologies.
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: Packaging Lab, Applied Arts Building, Room 128
Campus Tours & Art Walk
Alumni, community members, and students are invited to take a self-guided tour showcasing campus building updates, landmarks, new facilities, and historical sites. Along your tour, take a stroll through UW-Stout’s historic Harvey Hall, Furlong Gallery, and Gallery 209 to view student, faculty, and alumni artwork.
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Location: Start at Clock Tower Plaza
Art Walk Locations:
- Harvey Hall (UW-Stout Permanent Collection)
- Furlong Gallery, Micheel's Hall
- Gallery 209 (Student Artwork), Micheel's Hall
Digitize Yourself in Our Fab Lab
Explore the PARSEC project! This human-scale photogrammetry scanner, inspired by those in the entertainment industry, creates digital twins of actors. It’s a cutting-edge tool for student training and research in inverse and light field rendering. Stop by to learn more and get scanned—we’ll send you the results to share with friends and family!
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location: Vocational Rehabilitation Building, Room 120
Sustainable Packaging Lab
Join us for a hands-on experience in our Packaging Lab, where you’ll learn about Stout’s award-winning packaging engineering and design program, and participate in a fun egg-drop activity to put your packaging skills to the test!
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 11:00 a.m.-Noon
Location: Packaging Lab, Applied Arts Building, Room 128
Alumni, community members, and students are invited to the UW-Stout Homecoming Parade to show your Stout pride and celebrate with all the floats that make their way through downtown. This is a free event.
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 11:00 a.m.
Location: Parade viewing starts at the corner of 10th Ave. E and Broadway St. S, goes down through downtown, and then down 3rd St. E through the Stout campus.
UW-Stout vs. UW-Eau Claire
Wear your Stout gear and cheer on our Blue Devil Football team at the Homecoming game! Alumni, community members, and students are all invited. Purchase tickets at the gate.
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 1:00 p.m.
Location: Don & Nona Williams Stadium
1616 Broadway St. S, Menomonie, WI 54751
Can't make it to the game? Watch it online through the WIAC Network.
UW-Stout vs. UW-Whitewater
Wear your Stout gear and cheer on our Blue Devil women's soccer team at the Homecoming game! Alumni, community members, and students are all invited.
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 2:00 p.m.
Location: Burton E. Nelson Field
1401-1499 5th St E, Menomonie, WI 54751
Can't make it to game? Watch it online through the WIAC Network.
Alumni-Only Events
Hey Alumni! RSVP for homecoming before you arrive and score a mystery Stout goodie bag! (Only 200 bags available.) Bags can be picked up at the Alumni Welcome Table in the Clocktower Plaza.
Welcome Table Hours
- Friday, October 25, 2024 | 1:00-4:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Join us in celebrating our alumni award winners. The evening will begin with a social hour featuring beverages and appetizers at 5 PM, followed by the awards program at 6 PM. After the program, there will be additional social time. The event will conclude at 8 PM. We look forward to celebrating with you!
Friday, October 25, 2024 | 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Memorial Student Center, Ballrooms
Stout alumni are welcome to join the Silver Dollar and UW-Stout's Alumni Association for a free breakfast before a busy day of Homecoming activities! Make sure to tell all your past roommates, teammates, and study buddies to meet you there. Please register ahead of time.
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 8:00 a.m.
Location: The Silver Dollar Saloon
315 Main St E, Menomonie, WI 54751
Student Events
Stop by for an afternoon of free custard, music, Homecoming discount booklets, stickers, giveaways, and a chance to win some prizes!
Monday, October 21, 2024 | 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Memorial Student Center, Amphitheater
Hosted by Blue Devil Productions
Blue Devil Productions will be hosting events all Homecoming week long! There will be events for everybody, like live music, glow in the dark bingo and more!
Students, come and vote for your favorite pizza in town! Blind taste test pizza from 5 local pizza places and use your voice to vote for your favorite. Enjoy free food, good music and a celebratory Homecoming atmosphere.
Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 9:00 p.m. (until pizza runs out!)
Location: Memorial Student Center, Front Plaza
(In Case of Rain: Memorial Student Center, Great Hall)