Celebrating Lumberjack spirit
Homecoming connects NAU to the community as we welcome returning alumni to enjoy a week of campus events and activities.
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We’re excited to welcome you back home! Reconnect with your friends and classmates and share your Lumberjack pride during the “Lumberjacks Looking Back” Homecoming celebration. Be sure to tag your Homecoming photos with #NAU throughout the week.
Sunday, October 21:
Soccer vs Idaho | Lumberjack Stadium | 12 p.m.
Dedicatee Brunch | Ashurst Auditorium | 1 p.m. | $15 for one, $91 table for seven | Purchase Tickets
Thursday, October 25:
Volleyball vs Sacramento State | Rolle | 7 p.m. | Purchase Tickets
Friday, October 26:
Lumberjack March | City Hall | 5 p.m.
Downtown Pep Rally | Heritage Square | 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 27:
Café au Louie – Alumni Breakfast | 1899 Bar & Grill | 9 a.m. | $10 in advance, $15 at the door | Purchase Tickets
Parade | Campus perimeter | 11 a.m.
MakerLab – Open Session | Cline Library | 12 p.m.
Special Collections and Archives – Open Hours | Cline Library | 12 p.m.
Volleyball vs Portland State | Rolle | 12 p.m. | Purchase Tickets
Tailgate | Lot P66 & P66A | 1 p.m.
Football vs Cal Poly | Skydome | 4 p.m.
Student events To activate the Student events tab, press your spacebar.
Celebrate with your fellow Lumberjacks during Homecoming week, the most spirited time of the year! Be sure to tag your Homecoming photos with #NAU throughout the week.
Sunday, October 21
Soccer vs Idaho | Lumberjack Stadium | 12 p.m. | Free
Dedicatee Brunch | Ashurst Auditorium | 1 p.m. | $15 for one, $91 table for seven | Purchase Tickets
Monday, October 22
Make It Monday | Union Point | 7 p.m.
Tuesday, October 23
Ultimate Lumberjack Challenge | Prochnow Auditorium | 7 p.m. | Enter your team here
Dive-In Movie | Wall Aquatic Center | 9 p.m.
Wednesday, October 24
Mt. Joy Concert | Prochnow Auditorium | 8 p.m.
Thursday, October 25
Bonfire and Chili Cook-off | Central quad | 7 p.m.
Volleyball vs Sacramento State | Rolle | 7 p.m. | Purchase Tickets
Friday, October 26
Carnival | University Union pedway | 4 p.m.
Lumberjack March | City Hall | 5 p.m.
Downtown Pep Rally | Heritage Square | 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 27
Flannels and Flapjacks | Central quad | 9 a.m.
Parade | Campus perimeter | 11 a.m.
MakerLab – Open Session | Cline Library | 12 p.m.
Special Collections and Archives – Open Hours | Cline Library | 12 p.m.
Volleyball vs Portland State | Rolle | 12 p.m. | Purchase Tickets
Tailgate | Lot P66 & P66A | 1 p.m.
Football vs Cal Poly | Skydome | 4 p.m.
Homecoming Dance | MAC Gym/HLC | 9 p.m.
Community events To activate the Community events tab, press your spacebar.
Join us on campus for a variety of family-friendly events open to the public during the week-long Homecoming celebration. Be sure to tag your Homecoming photos with #NAU throughout the week.
Sunday, October 21
Soccer vs Idaho | Lumberjack Stadium | 12 p.m. | Free
Dedicatee Brunch | Ashurst Auditorium | 1 p.m. | $15 for one, $91 table for seven | Purchase Tickets
Thursday, October 25
Volleyball vs Sacramento State | Rolle | 7 p.m. | Purchase Tickets
Friday, October 26
Lumberjack March | City Hall | 5 p.m.
Downtown Pep Rally | Heritage Square | 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 27
Parade | Campus perimeter | 11 a.m.
MakerLab – Open Session | Cline Library | 12 p.m.
Special Collections and Archives – Open Hours | Cline Library | 12 p.m.
Volleyball vs Portland State | Rolle | 12 p.m. | Purchase Tickets
Tailgate | Lot P66 & P66A | 1 p.m.
Football vs Cal Poly | Skydome | 4 p.m.
Campus parade route
The annual Homecoming Day parade will take place on NAU’s campus 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, with free parking and shuttle service.
Enter your float
The Blue Key Honor Society invites students, staff, faculty, and community members on- and off-campus to participate in the 2018 NAU Homecoming parade. Show your Lumberjack spirit and enter your own float in the parade!
Buy a Homecoming Shirt
The Lumberjack Alumni Ambassadors student group is offering the official 2018 NAU Homecoming t-shirt. Pick up yours for $10 at the following Homecoming Week events, while they last!
- Tuesday 10/23 at the Dive-In Movie, Wall Aquatic Center, 8:30PM-11PM
- Friday 10/26 at the Pep Rally, Heritage Square, 5:00PM-6:30PM
- Saturday 10/27
- at Café au Louie, 1899 Bar & Grill, 8:30AM-10:30AM
- at various locations during the Homecoming Parade, 11:00AM-12:00PM
- at the Ponderosa football tailgate, Skydome, 1:00PM-4:00PM
Proceeds from t-shirt sales will benefit the Lumberjack Alumni Ambassadors Service Award Scholarship.
Attend the Dedicatee Brunch
The Homecoming dedicatee, Bruce Fox, has been revealed. Join him and other past dedicatees at the upcoming brunch on October 21 at 1 p.m. The brunch will be in Ashurst Auditorium. Admission is $15 for one, with a table for seven at $91. You can purchase tickets online.