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Community members who want to show their Buff spirit can register now to join the West Texas A&M University Homecoming Parade on Oct. 9.

Deadline is Sept. 15 to register floats, cars, livestock, bands and more for the annual parade, which will take a new route this year. Registration is $25 for nonprofits, $50 for businesses and free for WT student and campus organizations.

“We are excited about the new Homecoming Parade route on Russell Long Boulevard, from the First United Bank Center to Mary Moody Northen Hall,” said Ronnie Hall, executive director of the WT Alumni Association. “The new route will place Homecoming activities and game-day experiences in close proximity. Participants will travel past the Agriculture Sciences Complex, including the new Veterinary Education, Research and Outreach building; our acclaimed, on-campus Buffalo Stadium; and other campus landmarks along a safer, more efficient route.”

The parade — which will be hosted by NewsChannel 10’s Ali Allison — will be broadcast on KFDA’s MeTV (digital channel 10.4 and cable channel 127) and will stream on WT’s home page and social media platforms and KFDA’s NewsChannel 10 Plus streaming services.

Homecoming 2021 is themed “The Roaring ’20s” and will include a speakeasy party at Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, The Phoenix event honoring the 2020 and 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award winners, reunions, a cookout, block party, sidewalk chalk contest, and more, all culminating in the gridiron match between the Buffs and Angelo State University at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 in Buffalo Stadium.

A full schedule of events is available at wtamu.edu/homecoming.

At the parade, check-in will begin at 11 a.m. Oct. 9, and all participants must be in place by 12:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for student organizations, people’s choice winners and community groups. Click here for parade guidelines.

Maintaining strong community ties is a component of the University’s long-term plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.

-West Texas A&M University