Get ready for sunshine and good times during Bucky’s Wild at Heart Weekend 2025!
September 28 – October 5, 2025 Homecoming Schedule
| Day | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, Sept. 28 | 4 p.m. | Lighting the Hearth & Smores: Lakeside Fireplace |
| Monday, Sept. 29 | 11 a.m – 1 p.m. | Wildberry Sprtizer Mocktails: Centennial Plaza (rainsite: Leadership Center) |
| 8 p.m. | Homecoming Royalty Coronation & Mr. Beaver Pageant: PE Gymnasium | |
| Tuesday, Sept. 30 | 7 p.m. | Sailesh the Hypnotist: Beaux Arts Ballroom |
| Wednesday, Oct. 1 | 4-7 p.m. | Taste of the Wild at Lakeside: Enjoy locally sourced, flavorful foods of the lands at this special dinner (meal swipe or Beaver Bucks), music, and large scale activities. |
| Thursday, Oct. 2 | 8 p.m. | TBD: Beaux Arts Ballroom |
| Friday, Oct. 3 | 5:30 p.m. (cocktail hour); 6:30 p.m. (program start) | Honors Gala in the Sanford Center’s Ballroom |
| 6 p.m. | Women’s Hockey vs Ohio State in the Sanford Center’s Ice Arena | |
| 7 p.m. | Dive-in Movie: Gillett Wellness Center Pool featuring Finding Nemo (bring a floatie and towel) | |
| Saturday, Oct. 4 | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Game Day Experience: David Park House 1501 Birchmont Drive NE |
| 12 p.m. | Beaver Tailgate & Pre-Game Party @ Diamond Point Park | |
| 2 p.m. kick-off | Beaver Football vs Northern State | |
| 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. | Beaver Block Party & Street Dance between Third and Fourth Streets on Beltrami Avenue | |
| Sunday, Oct. 5 | 3 p.m. | Carl O. Thompson Memorial Concert @ Main Theater (Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex) |