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91����’s largest and most activity-filled event of the year — Homecoming — returns Oct. 23–25.

The three-day gathering features football, ice hockey, soccer and softball games, as well as tailgating, concerts and campus tours. Several events require registration. A full schedule of events and more information is available at .

Saturday tailgates and big game vs. Campbell

Black Bear pride will be on display on Friday with a “Welcome Home” reception for alumni and their guests at 4:30 p.m. at the Buchanan Alumni House.

Friday highlights include:

• A closing reception for “A Sense of Wonder: The Maine Landscapes of Vincent Hartgen, Michael Lewis, and James Linehan,” at 5 p.m. in the Lord Hall Gallery
• A Maine softball alumni game at 5 p.m. at the Pierre & Catherine Labat Softball Complex.
• The men’s hockey vs. Colgate game at 7 p.m. in Alfond Arena.
• A performance of “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom” at 7:30 p.m. in Hauk Auditorium. The play will be performed again on Saturday.
• Tours of Fogler Library Special Collections, the Honors College and the Process Development Center, among other facilities. 

Saturday tailgates and big game vs. Campbell

Before 91���� faces off against Campbell University at 1 p.m. in Alfond Stadium, a full day of activities kicks off with pregame tailgating which opens at 9 a.m. in the parking lots near Alfond Stadium.

Reunion Row, a large pregame party for alumni and guests, runs from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Corbett lot.

After the game, The MisAdventures, a New England-based band playing alt-country, roots and classic rock, will perform  at 4 p.m. in the Wells Central Pub. 

Closing out with more games and performances

Saturday night brings even more energy and school spirit with:

• Men’s hockey vs. Colgate at 7 p.m. in the Alfond Arena.
• The School of Performing Arts alumni concert at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall.
• “Rocky Horror Picture Show” with a shadow cast at 8 p.m. in the Collins Center for the Arts.

On Sunday, Homecoming weekend closes out with: 

• A 91���� women’s soccer game against Binghamton University at noon in the New Balance Soccer Complex.
• A symphonic band and jazz ensemble concert at the CCA, also at noon.