Events run Oct. 16-23. Students start Friday with "Paint the Town Maroon." On Oct. 19, the Student Government Association throws a kick off party at The Premier.
The WT Alumni Association hosts the 63rd annual Phoenix on Oct. 22, honoring the 2026 Distinguished Alumni. It runs from 6 p.m. To 9 p.m. In Legacy Hall of the Jack B. Kelley Student Center. On Oct. 23, the Homecoming Scholarship Classic golf scramble tees off at 9 a.m. At Palo Duro Creek Golf Course, 50 Country Club Drive in Canyon. That evening at 6:30 p.m., Legacy Hall hosts a celebration for the newest WT Athletic Hall of Champions inductees.
Oct. 24 is the big day. The WT Department of Communication holds its HomeCOMMing Brunch from 10 a.m. To noon in the foyer of the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex, with film, multimedia and storytelling on display. The parade steps off at 1 p.m. At the First United Bank Center and follows Russell Long Boulevard to the Fine Arts Complex.
Alumni get a full week of reasons to come back, and students get a chance to put maroon all over Canyon. Anyone who can't make the parade can watch it on the NewsChannel 10 Plus streaming apps, hosted by Ali Allison and Jayden Ramkissoon.
The Buffs and the Mustangs kick off at 6 p.m.