November 2-7, 2026
Homecoming will include a mix of celebrations and campus events culminating in the football game against Iowa State. This historic tradition reunites Bears across the decades with meaningful experiences for the entire Baylor Family.
Top acts from All-University Sing are featured and presented by the Department of Student Activities.
Baylor hosts the oldest and largest collegiate homecoming parade in the country. Student organizations create floats that add to the campus spirit for the upcoming football game.
The Pep Rally and Bonfire are traditions that unite the Baylor Family, alumni and friends and are shows of school spirit that you will not want to miss!
The Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center is "Homecoming Central" for alumni and the entire Baylor Family.
The football game serves as the epicenter of Baylor pride where the entire Baylor Family cheers in one voice: "SIC ‘EM BEARS! "
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Can you believe it? Baylor Homecoming is already just a month away — Nov. 2-7 — so it’s time to make your plans to join the nation’s oldest collegiate homecoming (if you haven’t already)!
Here’s a round-up of what you’ll want to work into your schedule:
On January 22, 2027, the Baylor Family will mark the 100th anniversary of the bus-train accident in Round Rock, Texas, that took the lives of 10 Baylor students who subsequently became known as the Immortal Ten.
Nearly 75 years after attending Baylor University, country music legend Willie Nelson returned to Waco for a homecoming that fans will remember for years to come.
Baylor University has announced the exciting lineup of artists set to perform at Baylor Backyard Live, a new game day concert series at all six home football games this fall outside McLane Stadium on Touchdown Alley.
Baylor football will host six games at McLane Stadium as part of its 2026 schedule, it was announced by the Big 12 Conference on Wednesday morning.
Every Saturday at McLane is like a Baylor Family reunion — but Homecoming weekend is THE annual family reunion, the one you don’t want to miss.
The nostalgia factor was high for the thousands of Bears who made their way home to Waco this past weekend for Baylor Homecoming 2025. For those who couldn’t make it — or for those who want to relive it — we bring you a look back at the weekend:
For so many in the Baylor Family, Homecoming is more than just a weekend — it’s the joy of showing loved ones that Baylor spirit, revisiting old stomping grounds, and reconnecting with the people and places that shaped their stories. Every October, that first glimpse of the bonfire signals that we’re home again.
For Scott Floyd (BA ’11, MDiv ’14) and his wife, Olivia (BS ’15), Homecoming has always carried extra meaning. The couple met in 2012 when Scott was in his second year at Truett Seminary and his future wife was a Baylor sophomore. Their friendship quickly blossomed into something more, and by the time Homecoming rolled around in October, they were officially dating.
