--- title: Homecoming Celebration Comes Back to Campus date: 2021-10-22T05:30:00-04:00 author: University of Maryland canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/homecoming-celebration-comes-back-to-campus" section: Articles --- # Homecoming Celebration Comes Back to Campus *October 22, 2021* — by [Maryland Today Staff](/author/maryland-today-staff) > Gear Up for a Spirit-filled Week of Fireworks, Football, Friends and Fun *Homecoming 1920x1080 — Among the events slated for this year’s Homecoming Week are a service event with Terps Against Hunger, the Nyumburu Cultural Center’s annual Juke Joint, Saturday’s football game vs. Indiana and Student Entertainment Event’s comedy show, featuring Jimmy O. Yang.* After a mostly virtual 2020, Homecoming Week is coming back home to the University of Maryland’s campus. This year’s slate of in-person events kicks off Sunday and features time-tested traditions—like the annual Student Entertainment Events comedy show and the Nyumburu Cultural Center’s Juke Joint—as well as new highlights—like the introduction of the University of Maryland Police Department’s comfort puppy and the inaugural Beyond the Field Homecoming address during halftime of UMD vs. Indiana. Check out a sample of the week’s events below, and find the full lineup at [homecoming.umd.edu](https://homecoming.umd.edu/). *Terps Against Hunger students* --- [**Daily Spirit Stations**](https://homecoming.umd.edu/spirit/) Oct. 25, all day | Locations vary** As Spirit Week kicks off, follow @UMDHomecoming on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/umdhomecoming), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/UMDHomecoming/) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/umdhomecoming/) to find out where you can score Homecoming swag through Oct. 28 by wearing the correct color of the day (red on Monday, white on Tuesday, black on Wednesday and gold on Thursday). --- [**Homecoming Spirit Boxes** ](https://terplink.umd.edu/event/7307753)**Oct. 25, all day | Studio A, Stamp Student Union** Stop by throughout Homecoming Week to pick up a DIY spirit box, complete with Terp-themed crafts and activities like coloring pages, make-your-own pennants and more. Supplies are available for UMD students only on a first-come, first-served basis. --- [**“Barriers to Entry: Music-Making Across the Geopolitical Divide:” An ACTnow Discussion With the Harlem Quartet featuring Ilmar Gavilán and Aldo López Gavilán**](https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2021/actnow-with-harlem-quartet-ft-ilmar-gavil-n-aldo-l-pez-gavil-n-barriers-to-entry-music) **Oct. 25, 5:30 p.m. | Dance Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center** Brothers Aldo and Ilmarr Gavilán and Harlem Quartet, who will perform a [musical program](https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2021/harlem-quartet-aldo-l-pez-gavil-n-in-person) at the Dekelboum Concert Hall at 3 p.m. Sunday, will share their experiences collaborating while living on opposite sides of the U.S.-Cuba feud. --- *Students on football field* --- [**Homecoming Food Truck Festival** ](https://terplink.umd.edu/event/7507122)**Oct. 27, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | Mowatt Lane Visitor Lot** Join the Department of Resident Life and grab some Mediterranean, Trinidadian and carnival-style cuisine from local food trucks. --- *Juke Joint* --- *Jimmy O. Yang* --- *Fireworks on McKeldin Mall* --- [**TDPS Experimental Performance Series**](https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2021/tdps-experimental-performance-series) **Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m. | Cafritz Foundation Theatre, The Clarice** Catch the first showing of “The World is on Fire, but Here Is a Dance,” choreographed by Maggie Laszewski M.F.A. ‘23, and “Chiffon,” written by Ayanna Hill ‘22. --- [**Homecoming Student Leadership Celebration**](https://studentaffairs.umd.edu/student-leadership-celebration) **Oct. 30, 10 a.m.-noon | Grand Ballroom, Stamp Student Union** In this 17th annual event, join past and present student leaders and Division of Student Affairs staff for fun, refreshments and festivities before the Homecoming football game. Family and friends are welcome. --- *Maryland flag at football game* --- *Rashawn Ray headshot* **Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community) **Tags:** [Homecoming](https://today.umd.edu/topic/homecoming) **Units:** [Division of Student Affairs](https://today.umd.edu/topic/division-student-affairs)