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Alumni Homecoming Weekend October 8 - 10, 2026
Alumni and friends are encouraged to join us for a great weekend of fun activities to celebrate Homecoming. The 2026 alumni events schedule is posted below and the full campus schedule including home athletic games can be found at crk.umn.edu/homecoming. Call your college friends, roommates, teammates, bring the family and new friends, or attend solo. If you graduated 50 years ago or just last year, COME HOME for Homecoming.
2026 Alumni Homecoming Weekend Schedule
Thursday, October 8
- M Alumni Day & Banner Year Celebration - 4:00-6:30 p.m. Sargeant Student Center - Hosted by the Alumni Office - open to all via RSVP and includes live music, appetizers, historical promos, and a toast to the M Alumni Five Campus Initiative, UMN Crookston's Banner Years (120 year since the first classes and 60 years of collegiate offerings), Homecoming, and the University of Minnesota's 175th Anniversary - RSVP link coming soon
Friday, October 9
- Alumni Awards Celebration and Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Banquet - 5:30-9:00 p.m. Sargeant Student Center Bede Ballroom - Hosted by the Alumni Office and Athletics - open to all via RSVP and includes social, dinner, program, and awards ceremony
Saturday, October 10
- Lasting Legacy with Past Student Activities Directors - 10:00 a.m. - Sargeant Student Center Bede Ballroom - Hosted by the Alumni Office - open to all and includes a panel discussion with former student activity directors Pam Holsinger-Fuchs, Lisa Samuelson, and Brooke Novak, plus a honorable mention to Dale Knotek who recently passed
- Homecoming Block Party - 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Ed Widseth Field - Hosted by the Homecoming Committee - open to all and includes bounce houses, food trucks, games and activities, and music
- Banner Raising for the 2002 Men's Golf Championship Team - Time TBD - Lysaker Gymnasium - Hosted by Athletics and the Alumni Office - open to all and includes a banner raising and recognition for the 2002 Men's Golf Championship Team
- Alumni & Friends Social - Time TBD - Minakwa Golf Course - Hosted by the Alumni Office - open to all to gather over Homecoming and socialize
Accommodations
Make your overnight accommodations at any of Crookston’s hotels. When making your reservation, request “University rate” – AmericInn by Wyndham and Crookston Inn will honor the rate if they have rooms to accommodate your request.
- AmericInn by Wyndham - 218-281-7800
- AmeriVu Hotel & Suites - 218-470-1111
- Crookston Inn - 218-470-1000
- Golf Terrace Motel - 218-281-2626
Photos and Videos
Photographs and video taken by University Relations at this event may be used in University publications and websites.
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding Homecoming or any of the events, please contact Jess Bengtson at [email protected] or 218-281-8432.
About Homecoming
Some of the earliest recorded history of homecoming took place when the campus was home to the Northwest School of Agriculture. The alumni association was organized in 1911, and in 1913, an alumni banquet was held at the Palace Hotel in Crookston and all alumni were invited to this special home coming.
Today, many of the traditions of homecoming are carried on by the University of Minnesota Crookston including the recognition of accomplished alumni, athletic events, a bonfire, and a week of activities that ignite maroon and gold spirit.
Homecoming celebrates alumni. It is a time for remembering our legacy and building the sense of connectivity alumni have for one another and for this campus. That's why we say, "Go Maroon, Go Gold, Go Homecoming!"