GUS in parade

Experience Homecoming at Georgia Southern

Calling all Alumni! Homecoming is just around the corner on October 18, 2025 and packed with epic tailgates, exhilarating 5k’s and more!

Upcoming Events

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Kids’ Hour with Ava & GUS

Grab your little Eagles and join Alumni Director Ava Edwards and your favorite mascot for a Homecoming Virtual Event!

Monday, October 13, 2025

Settin’ Sail Downtown Parade
5 p.m. | Downtown Statesboro

Join us at the Georgia Southern grandstands, in front of the Statesboro Visitors Center, to enjoy the joint parade, kicking off the Homecoming and Kiwanis Fair Week.

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Eagles After Hours

Our Weekends Start on Thursday! Start the celebration early at a location near you.

Augusta Chapter Homecoming Celebration

Bring your family for fun, giveaways, and a great time at Dave and Buster’s!

Doo-Dah Dance & Step Show

Enjoy this long-standing, True Blue tradition, that’s still alive and well! Support some of our registered student organizations as they creatively perform choreographed routines that fit this year’s Eagle Island theme. This event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30pm.

Friday, October 17, 2025

GS Homecoming 2025 Concert

Join us for an unforgettable night of music, crazy energy, and True Blue spirit at the first concert in The Hill! Doors open at 5:30pm. For a special, discounted Alumni promo code, check your October 1 Alumni Newsletter!

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Network of Black Alumni and First 500 Homecoming Reunion Brunch

Come reminisce with fellow alumni for a nostalgic dining hall brunch! Sponsored by The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

True Blue 5K/ & Abbie’s Adventure Race

Run or walk the classic route or take on swashbuckling challenges with a partner in the adventure race route. This year, we’re going on a Treasure Island Dash! Follow your treasure map, discover mystical mermaids, hungry sharks and lawless pirates in one of the biggest 5K events in Statesboro!

Enjoy $5 off when you use the alumni discount code: TB5Kalumni25. 

The code is limited to one transaction for a single user and active until Friday, October 10 at 11:59 p.m.

Largest Alumni Tailgate

All you can eat and drink, family-friendly fun!

Sponsored by the Parker College of Business, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, College of Arts and Humanities, College of Education, Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering & Computing, and the Office of Alumni Relations

D.C. Alumni Chapter Watch Party

Join the DC Alumni Chapter for a watch party as Georgia Southern takes on Georgia State. Wear your True Blue. Bring your Eagle spirit. We’ll kick off the party 30 minutes before game time. GATA!