Homecoming 2026
Join Us for UNA Homecoming Week, October 19-24!
1830: 1st and Always
Calling all UNA alumni, friends, family, and Lion fans!
We are excited to welcome you back to the University of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Alabama for Homecoming Week.
Get ready for a fabulous week filled with fun, tradition, and plenty of purple and gold pride!
Whether you're returning to campus after years away or never left, Homecoming is the perfect time to come together and celebrate all that makes UNA special.
Mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable week. We can’t wait to see you there.
Roar Lions!
Monday, October 19, 2026
- Time: 5 p.m.
- Location: Shelby Way
- Admission: free
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Host: University Program Council (UPC)
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Location: Amphitheater
- Admission: free
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Host: University Program Council (UPC)
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Harrison Plaza Fountain
- Admission: $15 adults, $12 college students (with a valid student ID), $10 for 12 and younger
- Order tickets here
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Hosts: Debra Glass ’88, UNA Alumni Association, and Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving
A portion of the proceeds will support the UNA Alumni Association Greatest Needs Fund.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Location: Guillot University Center (GUC) Atrium
- Admission: non-perishable food item(s)
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Host: University Program Council (UPC), The Aubrey and Annie Looney ROAR Access Center, and the Miss UNA Program
Thursday, October 22, 2026
- Time: 6 p.m.
- Location: TBD
- Admission: free
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Host: University Program Council
Friday, October 23, 2026
- Time: 9 a.m.
- Location: Cypress Lakes Golf & Tennis Club, 1311 E 6th Street, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Register your team here
- Host: ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Alabama Athletics
Proceeds from the golf tournament support the Graduating Champions Fund
- Time: 5 p.m.
- Location: Flowers Hall, Pierce Hospitality Suite
- Admission: free
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Host: UNA Fraternity and Sorority Life, Division of Student Affairs
Join Fraternity and Sorority Life as we honor four inductees into the Greek Alumni Hall of Fame! Light refreshments will be served; no RSVP is required.
Presented by Florence-Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Time: 6-9 p.m.
- Location: Victory Club at Bank Independent Stadium
- Admission: $25 per person
- Order tickets here
- Audience: alumni, friends, and family
- Host: Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, a Division of University Advancement
Recognition of 2026 UNA Homecoming winners, decades reunion group photos, live entertainment, and hors d’oeuvres.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
- Time: 8-9 a.m.
- Location: Coby Hall
- Attire: Casual. You’re invited to show your UNA spirit
- Audience: Past SGA Officers, current SGA
- Host: Student Government Association (SGA)
- Time: 9 a.m.
- Location: Guillot University Center (GUC)
- Admission: free
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Host: ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Alabama Athletics
- Time: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Location: front lawn of Coby Hall
- Admission: free
- Audience: Honors Program, Honors College, and Cole Honors College alumni and friends
- Host: Cole Honors College
All Honors Program, Honors College, and Cole Honors College Alumni and Friends are invited to a Homecoming Parade Watch Party to mingle and catch up with friends. Guests, spouses, friends, and children are warmly welcome.
Presented by Chick-Fil-A Florence
- Time: 11:30 a.m.
- Parade Route: Court Street, Tennessee Street, and Seminary Street
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Admission: $25 fee for community entries
- Parade registration link here
- Host: University Events, Division of Student Affairs
*Parade Schedule
- 10 a.m.: Pine Street blocked off to public traffic
- 10:30 a.m.: Line-up begins (entering at the south end of Pine Street)
- 11:15 a.m.: All parade entries in place
- 11:30 a.m.: Parade begins
Sponsored by Chick-Fil-A Florence
- Time: Immediately after the Homecoming Parade
- Location: front lawn of Rogers Hall
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Chick-fil-A boxed lunches provided while supplies last
- Hosts: Chick-fil-A Florence and Division of University Advancement
- Time: 2 p.m.
- Location: Champions Way at Bank Independent Stadium
- Admission: free
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Host: UNA Bicentennial Committee
- Time: 4 p.m. until Kickoff
- Location: Bank Independent Stadium in the Alumni and Friends Fan Zone
- Admission: free
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Hosts: Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving and UNA Alumni Association
- Time: 3-5 p.m.
- Location: Bank Independent Stadium in the Alumni and Friends Fan Zone
- Admission: free
- Register for the Robert Steele Center Reunion here
- Audience: Alumni of the Robert Steele Center for Professional Selling
- Hosts: Sanders College of Business and Technology and the Robert Steele Center for Professional Selling
- Time: 3:30- 4 p.m.
- Location: GUC Parking Lot to Champions Way at Bank Independent Stadium
- Admission: free
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Host: ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Alabama Athletics
Featuring the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Alabama Football team, Cheerleaders, Roar Dance team, Mascots, and UNA Marching Pride!
- Time: Immediately after the Lion Walk
- Location: Bicentennial Way
- Admission: free
- Audience: students, alumni, friends, and family
- Host: UNA Bicentennial Committee
- Time: 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Bobby Wallace Field at Bank Independent Stadium
Featuring the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Alabama Marching Pride and recognition of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Alabama Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026, UNA Homecoming Award Winners, UNA Homecoming Court Presentation, and Crowning of Homecoming King and Queen.
Get Ready to Roar
