HOMECOMING 2025

HOMECOMING WEEK 2025
November 2nd – 9th

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2

HBCU Made Day Match: Women’s Volleyball v. Howard University
- Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM
- Location: Hytche Athletic Complex
- Ticket: N/A
- Open To The Public: Yes
Praise Unplugged: The 2025 Gospel Concert
- Time: 6:00PM-8:30PM
- Location: Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center: Auditorium
- Ticket: Free for Students with Reserved Ticket; $20 for General Public. | PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
- Open To The Public: Yes

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Maroon & Gray Madness: Official Hawkcoming Kick-Off
- Time: 12:00PM-2:00PM
- Location: Student Services Center: Rotunda and Cafeteria
- Ticket: N/A
- Open To The Public: No, Current UMES Students Only
Topflight Pep Rally
- Time: 5:30PM-7:00PM
- Location: Hytche Athletic Center
- Ticket: Free for Students with Reserved Ticket. | RESERVE TICKETS HERE!
- Open To The Public: No, Current UMES Students, Faculty, and Staff Only
The Late Shift: SSC Takeover
- Time: 7:30PM-11:00PM
- Location: Student Services Center
- Ticket: N/A
- Open To The Public: No, Current UMES Students, Faculty, and Staff Only

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

Legacies Over Lunch: Faculty and Staff Alumni Luncheon
- Time: 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Location: Student Services Center Cafeteria
- Ticket: RSVP Required for Faculty and Staff Alumni | RSVP HERE!
- Open To The Public: No Current UMES Faculty and Staff Alumni Only
Stay Plottin’: The Official Homecoming Darty
- Time: 5:00PM-9:00PM
- Location: UMES Greek Plots
- Ticket: Free for Students with Reserved Ticket | RESERVE TICKETS HERE!
- Open To The Public: No, Current UMES Students Only

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5

The Coronation of the 2025-2026 Mister and Miss University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- Time: 6:00PM-8:00PM
- Location: Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center: Auditorium
- Ticket: N/A
- Open To The Public: Yes
Coronation Ball and Reception
- Time: Immediately Following the Coronation
- Location: Student Services Center: Ballroom
- Ticket: N/A; Limited Capacity and Seating
- Open To The Public: Yes
1965 Class Reunion
- Time: 5:00PM-8:30PM
- Location: UMES Richard A. Henson Center: Ballroom
- Ticket: $65 (Prepaid Event)
- Open To The Public: No
- Sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6

The Nest Fest: You Name It, We Got It!
- Time: 11:00AM-3:00PM
- Location: Student Services Center: Courtyard and Rotunda
- Ticket: N/A
- Open To The Public: No, Current UMES Students Only
Life Member & Class Reunion Brims & Gems Sneaker Ball
- Time: 7:00PM-11:00PM
- Location: UMES Richard A. Henson Center: Ballroom
- Ticket: Free for Life Members but Registration Required. General Admission is $40. | PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
- Sponsored by the UMES National Alumni Association
2025 Hip-Hop Hawkcoming Concert
- Time: 8:00PM-11:00PM
- Location: Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center: Auditorium
- Ticket: $30 for Students; $45 for General Public. | PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
- Open To The Public: Yes

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Alumni Central
- Time: 11:00AM-4:00PM
- Location: SSC Rotunda & SSC Game Room
- Ticket: N/A
- Open To The Public: Yes
- Sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations
Friday on the Yard! + The Hawk Street Market: Student Vendor Fair
- Time: 12:00PM-3:00PM
- Location: Student Services Center: Courtyard
- Ticket: N/A
- Open To The Public: Yes
Screening of the New Film, “I’ll Find You” featuring UMES Alumni Challedon Saltor and Paul Jerry
- Time: 2:00PM-4:00PM
- Location: Student Services Center: Theatre
- Ticket: N/A
- Open To The Public: Yes
Best of the Nest: Former Student-Leader Reception
- Time: 3:30PM-4:30PM
- Location: Student Services Center: Queen’s Gallery
- Ticket: RSVP Required | RSVP HERE!
- Open To The Public: No; All Former UMES SGA Presidents, SGA Vice Presidents, Mister and Miss University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Current Student Leaders Invited
National Alumni Association Annual Meeting
- Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Location: Student Services Center: Theatre
- Ticket: N/A
- Open To The Public: Yes
- Sponsored by the National Alumni Association
Beats-N-Bingo: BMore Hawkcoming Edition
- Time: 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
- Location: UMES Richard A. Henson Center: Ballroom
- Ticket: $50 | PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
- Open To The Public: Yes
- Sponsored by the National Alumni Association
2025 Hawkcoming Step Show
- Time: 8:00PM-11:00PM
- Location: Ella Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center: Auditorium
- Ticket: $10 for Students; $25 for General Public. | PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
- Open To The Public: Yes
Friday After Next
- Time: 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM (Exit Only at 1:30AM)
- Location: Brew River (502 West Main Street, Salisbury, MD 21801)
- Ticket: $25 | PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
- Open To The Public: Yes
- Sponsored by the National Alumni Association

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Destination 1886: 2025 Hawkcoming Parade
- Time: 9:00AM-10:30AM
- Location: UMES Campus (Performances at Tawes Gym, Trigg Hall, and J.T. Williams Hall)
- Ticket: N/A
- Open To The Public: Yes
Hawkcoming Tailgate Experience 2025
- Time: 10:00AM-4:00PM
- Location: Student Development Center: Parking Lot
- Ticket: N/A
- Open To The Public: Yes
- Homecoming Tailgate 2025 Parking Notice
  Vehicles parked illegally or in designated No Parking Zones will be towed at the owner’s expense.
  
  Towed vehicles will be taken to:
  Morgan’s Towing
  745 S. Camden Avenue, Fruitland, MD
  Phone: 443-523-2106

Women and Men’s Basketball Game
- Time: 2:00PM-6:30PM (Women’s Game Tip-Off at 2:00PM; Men’s Game Tip-Off at 4:30PM)
- Location: Hytche Athletic Center
- Ticket: Free for Students with Reserved Ticket; $26 for General Public. | PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
- Open To The Public: Yes
Overtime: Grown Folks Events
- Time: 7:00PM – 1:00AM
- Location: Henson Center Ballroom
- Ticket: $25 (advance purchase) or $30 (at the door) | PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
- Open To The Public: Yes
- Sponsored by University Relations and co-hosted by the “Gents” and “Sigma”
1975 Class Reunion
- Time: 6:30PM-9:00PM
- Location: Student Services Center: Multi-Purpose Room (Allen Singleton Room)
- Ticket: $70 (Prepaid Event)
- Open To The Public: No
- Sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations
Sirius Saturday featuring Scooby
- Time: 9:00PM – 2:00AM (Exit Only at 1:30AM)
- Location: Brew River (502 West Main Street, Salisbury, MD 21801)
- Ticket: $40 | PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
- Open To The Public: Yes
- Sponsored by the National Alumni Association

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9

The Final Flight Brunch
- Time: 11:00AM-2:00PM
- Location: JoJo’s Family Restaurant (301 E. Naylor Mill Road, Salisbury, MD 21804)
- Ticket: $25 | PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
- Open To The Public: Yes
- Sponsored by the National Alumni Association

Senior Day: Women’s Volleyball v. Morgan State University
- Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM
- Location: Hytche Athletic Center
- Ticket: N/A
- Open To The Public: Yes