The first weekend of November will hold one of The Citadel’s biggest events on campus — Homecoming 2026 — hosted by The Citadel Alumni Association (opens in a new tab).
Alumni of all ages will return to their alma mater with a special celebration for the Class of 1976, who will be celebrating their 50th reunion. Other classes marking milestone reunions include those ending in ‘1 and ‘6.
Homecoming festivities, which begin on Thursday, Nov. 5, include a football game versus Furman, a performance by the Summerall Guards, parades and more.
Parking on campus is extremely limited. Carpooling or travelling to campus via taxi, Uber, Lyft or other service is highly recommended.
A full schedule of events for this year’s Homecoming is below:
Thursday, Nov. 5
| 2:30 – 5 p.m. | Stray Dog Society Big Red Flag Cruise | Maritime Center |
| 5 – 9 p.m. | Junior Sword Drill, JSA Reunion | Pearson Club Level, Johnson Hagood Stadium |
| 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. | LeTellier Hall Homecoming | LeTellier Hall Parking Lot |
Friday, Nov. 6
| 9 a.m. | Citadel Alumni Association annual meeting and awards | Holliday Alumni Center |
| 12 – 5 p.m. | Alumni services: ring resizing and reordering, address updates | Holliday Alumni Center |
| 3 – 5 p.m. | The Citadel Fine Arts Alumni Exhibition and Reception | Capers Hall Art Gallery |
| 5:10 p.m. | Homecoming Twilight Parade | Summerall Field |
| 5:45 – 7 p.m. | CAA Young Alumni Reception | Holliday Alumni Center |
| 7 – 11 p.m. | Stray Dog Society Homecoming Jamboree | 176 Patriots Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant, SC |
| 7 p.m. | Citadel Basketball vs. Erskine | McAlister Field House |
Saturday, Nov. 7
| 8:30 – 10 a.m. | Open Barracks & Pipe Band performance | All barracks |
| 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Alumni services: ring resizing and reordering, address updates | Holliday Alumni Center |
| 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. | The Citadel Fine Arts Alumni Exhibition | Capers Hall Art Gallery |
| 9 a.m. | Summerall Guards performance | Summerall Field |
| 10:30 a.m. | Homecoming Awards Jeep Review Parade | Summerall Field |
| 11 a.m. | School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Zucker Family School of Education and Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics Alumni Tailgate | Capers Hall Courtyard |
| 11 a.m. | School of Engineering Alumni Tailgate | Grimsley Hall Courtyard |
| 12:30 p.m. | Citadel Wrestling vs. Air Force and Purdue (Throwdown on the Yorktown Tournament) | USS Yorktown |
| 2 p.m. | Citadel Football vs. Furman | Johnson Hagood Stadium |
Sunday, Nov. 8
| 9 a.m. | Protestant worship service and alumni memorial service | Summerall Chapel |
| 10:30 a.m. | Catholic Mass | Summerall Chapel |
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