Liberty gears up for a ‘Homecoming through the years’ this weekend

Liberty University alumni have witnessed God’s incredible work on campus and in students’ lives for over 50 years, and this weekend’s Homecoming festivities will be an all-out celebration of the miracles on the Mountain and decades of Training Champions for Christ.

Check-in for registered guests, and in-person registration will be in the Hancock Welcome Center from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Families are encouraged to register in advance online in order to take full opportunity of the weekend’s events.

Homecoming events begin with Convocation at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Vines Center, where families can join Liberty students in worship and hear a message from pastor and author Joshua Broome.

For the first time, a familiar favorite Homecoming event, the annual family carnival, will be set up on the Academic Lawn. From 3:30-8 p.m. on Friday, families can enjoy carnival games, food trucks, a Ferris wheel, interactive photo booths, and live music from Strings and Heart. At 6:30 p.m., the Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet will take place in the Montview Alumni Ballroom (tickets must be purchased online).

After a significant turnout last year, the Alumni Breakfast will be held in a larger venue this year, the Montview Alumni Ballroom, on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. In addition to reconnecting with fellow graduates and celebrating the enduring spirit of Liberty University, attendees will be able to meet with university leadership, including President Dondi E. Costin and Chancellor Jonathan Falwell, and Executive Director of Alumni Engagement Dr. Greg Tilley to learn more about how they can engage with Champions for Christ wherever they are. Registration for the 500-seat gathering is available.

Saturday afternoon will spread the game day spirit in the hours leading up to Flames Football’s matchup with UTEP at 6 p.m. The annual Homecoming parade down University Boulevard starts at 3 p.m., featuring university dignitaries, candy, floats, and the Spirit of the Mountain Marching Band. The Alumni Tailgate on the Outdoor Football Practice Field and the free Flames Fan Fest at the Indoor Football Practice Field open at 3:30 p.m. A Homecoming badge (given at check-in) is required to get food at the Alumni Tailgate.

Throughout the weekend, guests will have the option to purchase tickets to the men’s hockey game against University of North Carolina at 7 p.m. on Friday and multiple performances of the Alluvion Stage Company’s production of “Anastasia.” Free for those who show their Homecoming badge, Liberty’s women’s volleyball team will be playing against the University of Virginia at 7 p.m. on Friday and against West Virginia University at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Guests also have the opportunity to take tours of Jerry Falwell Library Archives or Chaplains Museum in the lower terrace of the library and the Rawlings Scriptorium Museum on the ground level of the Freedom Tower. Campus tours are also available from the Hancock Welcome Center.