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2022 Event Calendar

October

Saturday, 10.22.22

Painting with a Cougar (only for Spirit Cup Teams)
9:00 am – 12:00 pm/Student Center Plaza

Want to help showcase this year's theme on a Cougar with the Homecoming Board? Come paint with us and showcase your inner talents for our cougars. This event is strictly only for Spirit Cup Teams. We hope to see you there!

Monday, 10.24.22

Homecoming Kick-off Pep Rally w/RHA
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm/Student Center Plaza

Come kick off Homecoming Week with our annual pep rally! Grab some free food and hang out with the University of Houston Football Team, the Spirit of Houston, and Shasta and Sasha! Check out the event to be introduced to the 2022 Homecoming Court!

Tuesday, 10.25.22

#IAMUH with the Center for Diversity and Inclusion
11:30 am – 1:30 pm/Student Center Plaza

Established in 2016 the #IAMUH is a campaign that highlights and celebrates the many diversities and unique stories that can be found within the University of Houston community. Join the Center for Diversity and Inclusion and the UH Homecoming Board as we relaunch the #IAMUH campaign and celebrate the rich diversity that exists at UH! There will be FREE T-shirts, music and more!

Strut Your Stuff
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm/Student Center South - Houston Room

Come enjoy a night of teams competing in a talent show-style competition full of skits, dancing, and music. You will also be given the opportunity to see the teams show off their talent and get a chance to see some special guest judges. We hope to see you there!

Wednesday, 10.26.22

Bed Races
7:00pm – 10:00 pm/TDECU Stadium, Gate 2

Join in the fun! Spirit Teams get to decorate beds and then compete in a tournament style race next to the TDECU stadium. After the tournament ends students will be able to also participate in the bed racing activities.*Food Trucks will be on-site for this event for FREE.

Thursday, 10.27.22

CANStruction w/MVP
11:30 am – 1:30 pm/Student Center Plaza

Homecoming Spirit Teams will construct can sculptures that are sure to impress! Come out and grab some food, vote for your favorite sculpture and enjoy music while these CANstructions come to life. In collaboration with MVP, the food donations collected at this event will be donated to local food banks.

Homecoming Concert w/SPB
7:00pm – 10:00 pm/Lynn Eusan Park

Come out to Lynn Eusan Park and enjoy the SPB at Homecoming Concert! Details regarding the headliner and opener will be provided at a later date! Be sure to check back the week of Homecoming for the Headliner/Opener! Doors will open at 7:00 PM and the show starts at 8:15 PM. See you there!

Friday, 10.28.22

Rock the Campus w/MVP
10:00 am – 12:30 pm/Student Center Plaza

Ready to give back to the UH Community? Join the Metroplitan Volunteer Program and the UH Homecoming Board with a campus-wide cleanup and beautification event during Homecoming week where we will be planting trees this year. We will be volunteering all around campus from 9 am – 11 am and heading back to the Student Center Plaza for pizza and a free T-shirt!

CoogFlix w/Homecoming
Top Gun: Maverick
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm/Lynn Eusan Park

After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it. Join the Homecoming Board for CoogFlix in the Park!

Saturday, 10.29.22

Crowning of Homecoming King & Queen
Halftime/TDECU Stadium

Taking place at halftime of the football game, the crowning of the Homecoming Queen and King has always been a central part of the celebration. The recognition of the Homecoming Court has evolved along with the University itself over the years. Join the UH Homecoming Board as we release this year's, Homecoming King & Queen!