Celebrate Rebel Homecoming Oct. 5-10

This year marks 60 years of Rebel Homecoming!

Celebrate Rebel Homecoming events with the UNLV community from October 5 - 10, including: 

Pep Rally: Monday, Oct. 5, 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Pida Plaza 
Kick off UNLV Homecoming week with a countdown and pep rally. 

Festival and Parade: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. | Academic Mall 
Free food, carnival games, rides and attractions, giveaways, DJ entertainment, fireworks, and more. Stay for the Scarlet and Gray Homecoming Parade at around 7:30 p.m. 

Trauma Cue Alert: As part of our Homecoming celebration, a fireworks display will happen during Wednesday's festival in the window of 7:15-7:30 p.m. If you are unaware of the source, the noise accompanying fireworks can be alarming. As always, please remain vigilant about your surroundings and enjoy the celebration. 

Football Game: Saturday, Oct. 10, 4 pm | Allegiant Stadium
Cheer on the football team as they take on North Dakota State University during the Homecoming game. UNLV Faculty and Staff can get discounted tickets (limit of four) to the game. Check your UNLV email for a message from UNLV Athletics on Fall Faculty & Staff Appreciation Nights for the ticket code and link. Get your tickets before October 6 at 11:59 p.m. to use the discount.  

Go Rebels! 

People in the News

Marni Dow sits on the Academic Mall
People | October 5, 2026

The senior associate director of Student Government and Activities brings more than a decade of UNLV event experience to her new role co-chairing the university’s 60th Homecoming.

Headshot of a white man with dark hair wearing a casual dark blue suit and silver chain smiles in front of a gray background in an image inset within a stock photo that depicts a UNLV building in the foreground and Las Vegas Strip in the background amid a colorful sky at sunset
People | October 2, 2026

An ‘eventful’ life and career led the 2026 Silver State Award honoree to develop a philanthropic relationship with UNLV that has proven to be mutually beneficial.

Headshot photo of a Native American woman with dark hair wearing a dark top with red lipstick and long dark green tassel-like earrings smiles in an image inset within a stock photo depicting desert brush in the foreground and a blue sky and mountain range in the background
People | October 2, 2026

For the Patrick T. Smith Achievement in Service honoree, offering a helping hand to those in need isn’t an obligation — it’s a way of life.