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Homecoming 2026

The season that brings every HBCU family home. Dates confirmed against official schedules; check with each school before you travel.

Homecoming is the signature weekend of the HBCU calendar: alumni return to campus for parades, step shows, tailgates, and a football game that often draws the largest crowd of the season. The dates below are taken from each school’s official athletics schedule as published on 30 September 2026; a few fell in September and have already passed. Schedules change, so confirm times, tickets, and events with the school before traveling. Schools whose 2026 homecoming date could not be confirmed on an official site are not listed.

HBCU homecoming dates, 2026 season
DateInstitutionEventSource
19 September 2026Bethune-Cookman UniversityHomecoming game vs. Virginia University of LynchburgOfficial schedule
26 September 2026Arkansas Baptist CollegeHomecoming game vs. LangstonOfficial schedule
26 September 2026Lincoln University (Missouri)Homecoming game vs. Upper IowaOfficial schedule
3 October 2026Grambling State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Alcorn StateOfficial schedule
3 October 2026Miles CollegeHomecoming game vs. Lane CollegeOfficial schedule
3 October 2026Southern University and A&M CollegeHomecoming game vs. Arkansas–Pine BluffOfficial schedule
3 October 2026West Virginia State UniversityHomecoming game vs. West LibertyOfficial schedule
10 October 2026Alabama State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Florida A&MOfficial schedule
10 October 2026Albany State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Lane CollegeOfficial schedule
10 October 2026Alcorn State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Arkansas BaptistOfficial schedule
10 October 2026Central State UniversityHomecoming game vs. TuskegeeOfficial schedule
10 October 2026Delaware State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Franklin PierceOfficial schedule
10 October 2026Elizabeth City State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Lincoln (Pa.)Official schedule
10 October 2026Kentucky State UniversityHomecoming game vs. MilesOfficial schedule
10 October 2026Morehouse CollegeHomecoming game vs. Savannah StateOfficial schedule
10 October 2026Morgan State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Robert MorrisOfficial schedule
10 October 2026North Carolina Central UniversityHomecoming game vs. William & MaryOfficial schedule
10 October 2026Norfolk State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Virginia University of LynchburgOfficial schedule
17 October 2026Alabama A&M UniversityHomecoming game vs. Grambling StateOfficial schedule
17 October 2026Benedict CollegeHomecoming game vs. Edward WatersOfficial schedule
17 October 2026Fayetteville State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Elizabeth City StateOfficial schedule
17 October 2026Howard UniversityHomecoming game vs. MorehouseOfficial schedule
17 October 2026Jackson State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Florida A&MOfficial schedule
17 October 2026Johnson C. Smith UniversityHomecoming game vs. Lincoln (Pa.)Official schedule
17 October 2026Langston UniversityHomecoming game vs. Wayland BaptistOfficial schedule
17 October 2026Mississippi Valley State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Bethune-CookmanOfficial schedule
17 October 2026Prairie View A&M UniversityHomecoming game vs. Alcorn StateOfficial schedule
17 October 2026Savannah State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Fort Valley StateOfficial schedule
17 October 2026University of Arkansas at Pine BluffHomecoming game vs. Alabama StateOfficial schedule
24 October 2026Bowie State University91st Homecoming game vs. Johnson C. SmithOfficial schedule
24 October 2026Florida A&M UniversityHomecoming game vs. Arkansas–Pine BluffOfficial schedule
24 October 2026Fort Valley State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Lane CollegeOfficial schedule
24 October 2026Hampton UniversityHomecoming game vs. MonmouthOfficial schedule
24 October 2026Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)Homecoming game vs. Winston-Salem StateOfficial schedule
24 October 2026South Carolina State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Norfolk StateOfficial schedule
24 October 2026Texas Southern UniversityHomecoming game vs. Southern, in HoustonOfficial schedule
24 October 2026Virginia Union UniversityHomecoming game vs. ShawOfficial schedule
31 October 2026North Carolina A&T State UniversityCentennial Homecoming game vs. ElonOfficial schedule
31 October 2026Shaw UniversityHomecoming game vs. Bluefield StateOfficial schedule
7 November 2026Tuskegee UniversityHomecoming game vs. MilesOfficial schedule
7 November 2026Winston-Salem State UniversityHomecoming game vs. Fayetteville StateOfficial schedule
Editorial Note

By the Black-History.com editors. Last reviewed 30 September 2026. To suggest a primary source or a correction, write to editors@black-history.com or use our corrections form.