Homecoming & Family Weekend

Tiger Tunes

6:30 p.m.
Jones Performing Arts Center

For more information, visit obu.edu/tunes.

Explore Ouachita!

High school juniors and seniors can see experience Ouachita for a day with campus tours, meetings with academic deans, attending Tiger Tunes and more!

Learn more and register at obu.edu/explore.

Trucks & Tunes!

4:30-7:30 p.m.
5th & Ouachita St.

Enjoy dinner from local and regional food trucks! Cash and cards accepted.

Tiger Tunes

7:30 p.m.
Jones Performing Arts Center

Explore Ouachita!

High school juniors and seniors can see experience Ouachita for a day with campus tours, meetings with academic deans, attending Tiger Tunes and more!

Learn more and register at obu.edu/explore.

Homecoming Purple Plaza Party

11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Grant Plaza/Campus Lawn

Join students, faculty, staff and prospective students and their families for our annual Purple Plaza Party! Amidst waving purple banners you'll find games and activities planned by campus clubs and organizations, live music, a pep rally and a BBQ lunch on the lawn. Cash and cards accepted for lunch. Lunch can by purchased on-site for $12 per person ($6 for children under 12 and free for children under 3.)

Rain Location: Ouachita Commons

Ouachita Family Reunion Dinner

Celebrating the classes of 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005 & 2015 | All Classes Welcome
6 p.m.
Tiger Alley | 5th Street between JPAC and JSC

Tickets are $15 per person ($5 for children under 12 and free for children under 3). Tickets must be purchased in advance. Please be prompt for seating at 6.

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Tiger Tunes

7:30 p.m.
Jones Performing Arts Center

Softball Breakfast Tailgate

8-10 a.m.

The Tiger softball team is hosting a stop-by breakfast tailgate at Langston Field Saturday morning before the game, open to all softball alumni, family, friends and Ouachita faculty/staff. Questions & RSVPs can be sent to head coach Jeff Jackson at [email protected].

Get your Ouachita Gear at the Ouachita Store

9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Campus Store
10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Cliff Harris Stadium Store
2-5 p.m. | Campus Store
Evans Student Center

Stop by the Ouachita bookstore to stock up on Ouachita gear! Check out some of the items available at obu.edu/bookstore.

Tiger Fest! Tailgate & Brunch

9-11:30 a.m.
Kluck Pavilion, Cliff Harris Stadium
Rain Location: Evans Student Center

Join us for a time of fellowship and reunion with alumni, friends and current faculty and students. Campus groups - including social clubs, organizations, academic departments and more - will host drop-ins.

A delicious brunch, including chicken & waffles, biscuit bar and more, will be served for $12 per person ($6 for children under 12 and free for children under 3.) Tickets can be purchased onsite (cash or credit/debit cards accepted). CubZone for kids will be provided free of charge.

Take the FREE Homecoming & Family Weekend Shuttle!

9 a.m. - midnight

Take the FREE Homecoming and Family Weekend Shuttle and leave your parking cares behind! You can park at Cliff Harris Stadium, the lower SPEC parking lot or the lot across from Gosser Hall and the Homecoming and Family Weekend Shuttle will run continuously throughout Homecoming day so you don't have to fight for limited parking spots around Jones Performing Arts Center.

Looking for something to do between the game and the 8:30 p.m. Tiger Tunes performance?
Check out our list of suggestions below!

Stop by the Cone-Bottoms Lawn Party after the game!
Don't miss the annual Homecoming Street Festival in Tiger Alley from 4-8:30 p.m.! Delicious fajitas and more will be served. Cash or cards accepted.
Visit downtown Arkadelphia and enjoy this year’s Festival of the Arts! The Shuttle will stop downtown on demand until the festival is over for the evening.
Drive out to beautiful Lake DeGray! Take in the sunset, bring a picnic or grab some food in Caddo Valley on the way!

Swim Team Ring Ceremony & Alumni Swim Meet

9 a.m.
Waggoner Pool, SPEC

Come celebrate the Tigersharks as they receive their conference championship rings! The alumni swim meet will follow the ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Both events are located at Waggoner Pool. Questions? Contact [email protected].

Homecoming Coffee & Drop-In

10 a.m.
Green-Blevins Rotunda, McClellan Hall

Join fellow BASS, ROMS, and MORE alumni for brunch and a tour of the Green-Blevins Rotunda located in the foyer of McClellan Hall. The event is free.

Band Alumni Day

10 a.m. - End of Football Game
Are you a Ouachita band alumnus? Join us in the stands and on the field and support our current band members! We’ll enjoy a complimentary brunch at the Tiger Fest Tailgate starting at 10 a.m., followed by an 11:30 a.m. call time in the stands.

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Questions? Contact Austin Motley at [email protected].

Pre-Game Activities

11:30 a.m.
Benson-Williams Field | Cliff Harris Stadium

Presentation of the Homecoming Court and the crowning of the 2024 Homecoming Queen.

Homecoming Football Game

12 p.m.
Benson-Williams Field | Cliff Harris Stadium

Help cheer the Tigers to victory!
Due to the seating arrangement at Cliff Harris Stadium, there will be no alumni section. Please plan accordingly and arrive early to find and sit with classmates.

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Cone-Bottoms Lawn Party

After the Football Game
Cone-Bottoms Lawn

No tickets required.

Gather with classmates and friends for games and fun on Cone-Bottoms Lawn!

Campus tours led by members of the Ouachita Student Foundation will depart from the Tiger at 3 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. The Tiger enclosure will be open for photos from 3-6 p.m.

Homecoming Street Festival

4-8:30 p.m.
Tiger Alley | 5th St. between JPAC and JSC

Grilled Fajitas and more will be served for just $14 per person ($6 for children under 12 and free for children under 3.) Tickets available onsite (cash or credit/debit cards accepted).
Rain Location: Ouachita Commons

Tiger Tunes

5 p.m. & 8:15 p.m.
Jones Performing Arts Center

Please Note: All Tiger Tunes tickets must be pre-ordered online from the Ouachita Student Foundation (OSF) at obu.edu/tunes.