Homecoming 2024

With the University of Wisconsin celebrating homecoming, the Wisconsin Badgers will be on full display! Highlighted by Badger football's matchup with No. 3 Penn State on Saturday, the Badgers will be in action on the field, pitch and rink during the weekend of festivities. 

Jeff Miller caption template at the University of WisconsinÐMadison on Oct. 28, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Miller / UWÐMadison)

Winners of three straight games, Wisconsin football hosts the No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions for a Saturday night showdown. The Badgers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) have flipped a switch, outscoring opponents 117-16 over the last three games. The Badgers' prime-time matchup with Penn State is sold out, but tickets are available on SeatGeek (click below). Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT.

Prior to the game, join the fun at the Field House Tailgate! Admission is free and doors open at 4 p.m. The festivities will feature live music, fun for kids, and food and drink for purchase.

Football Tickets - Wisconsin vs. #3 Penn State (SeatGeek)
Wisconsin has won 10 of its last 11 night games at Camp Randall Stadium
Badger fans can join the fun at the Field House Tailgate prior to the Badgers' showdown with Penn State
The Badgers huddle up prior to kick off
Aidan McConnell

Wisconsin women's soccer heads down the stretch of their Big Ten schedule and hosts Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 27 at the McClimon Soccer Complex. First touch is set for 1 p.m. Admission is free!

Women's Hockey Celebrates a win over Lindenwood
Wisconsin Badgers' forward Casey O'Brien (26) during an NCAA womenÕs hockey match against Lindenwood Friday September 27, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo by Tom Lynn/Wisconsin Athletic Communications

Fresh off their 2024 National Runner-up performance, the Wisconsin women's hockey takes the ice twice during homecoming week. The Badgers take on Bemidji State at 7 p.m. CT on both Thursday and Friday at LaBahn Arena in Madison. 

Wisconsin will recognize four members of the 2024 PWHL Champion Minnesota Frost during Friday’s game at LaBahn Arena. Natalie Buchbinder, Mellissa Channell-Watkins, Sophia (Shaver) Kunin and Sis Paulsen will be honored for helping Minnesota win the inaugural Walter Cup.

Tickets are sold out, but fans can watch on B1G+ or listen on iHeart Radio.

Bucky and the Spirit Squad rally the crowd as floats and performers travel down State Street during the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Homecoming Parade on Oct. 21, 2022. The annual parade is one of many Homecoming-week activities sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) and the Wisconsin Union. (Photo by Althea Dotzour / UW–Madison)

Other UW homecoming festivities include:

Fill the Hill

Thursday, Oct. 24, 5 p.m.–Friday, Oct. 25, 5 p.m.

The birds are flocking back to Bascom. Plan now to be part of fundraising the flamingo way and celebrating this tradition of giving and goofiness.

UW Homecoming Parade Presented by the Wisconsin Union and the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee

Friday, Oct. 25, 6–7:30 p.m.
State Street and Gilman Street

Block Party and Pep Rally

Friday, Oct. 25, 7–9 p.m. (immediately following the UW Homecoming Parade)
Alumni Park and Memorial Union, Terrace Stage

Field House Tailgate

Saturday, Oct. 26, 4–6:30 p.m.
UW Fieldhouse

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