Sunday, Oct. 21
Paint the town. Sponsor: Student Hobo Day Committee
Monday, Oct. 22
*To be announced.
Tuesday, Oct. 23
*Miss Homelycoming. Sponsor: Student Hobo Day Committee
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Bum Olympics. Sponsor: Student Hobo Day Committee
Scavenger hunt. Sponsor: Student Hobo Day Committee
Thursday, Oct. 25
Bonfire. Sponsor: Student Hobo Day Committee
Sleep out. Sponsor: Student Hobo Day Committee
Bum stew. Sponsor: Student Hobo Day Committee
6:30 p.m. — 100 Years of Hobo Day Gala, at the Performing Arts Center, a variety show in Larson Memorial Concert Hall. Social hour precedes in Roberts Reception Hall. Hobo attire required. Sponsor: 100 Years of Hobo Day Committee
Friday, Oct. 26
10:30 a.m. — Bum Brunch in the Hobo Day Gallery (University Student Union); gallery displays will be updated. Sponsor: 100 Years of Hobo Day Committee
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Bummobile rides, Campanile climbs and campus tours. Sponsor: 100 Years of Hobo Day Committee
Bum-A-Meal. Sponsor: Student Hobo Day Committee
Cavorts. Sponsor: Student Hobo Day Committee
One-Month Club. Sponsor: Student Hobo Day Committee
6-11 p.m. — Hobos through the Decades social, at the McCrory Gardens Visitor and Education Center, bum stew and drinks available, decade-specific gathering areas. Sponsor: 100 Years of Hobo Day Committee
6:30 p.m. — Distinguished Alumni Banquet, Swiftel Center; social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. Sponsor: SDSU Alumni Association
Saturday, Oct. 27
8 a.m. — Hobo Day 5K. Sponsor: Prairie Striders Running Club
8:30 a.m. — Doughnuts & beverages. Tompkins Alumni Center. Sponsor: SDSU Alumni Association
9:30 a.m. — Parade featuring the award-winning Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band; Hobo committee alumni and past poobas to be honored in the parade.
11 a.m. — Alumni Tailgate Tent, the “Back Yard†north of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Limited food, beverages and SDSU ice cream available. Sponsor: SDSU Alumni Association
2 p.m. — Football vs. Youngstown State, Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Hobo committee alumni and past poobas to be honored before the game or at halftime.
7-11 p.m. — Evening social at the Old Fire Hall, 310 Fourth St., downtown Brookings. DJ playing a variety of genres and eras of music; hors d’oeuvres and drinks available. Sponsor: 100 Years of Hobo Day Committee
Dance — Sponsor: Student Hobo Day Committee
For more information on student Hobo Day Committee events, contact Grand Pooba Abby Settje, abby.settje@jacks.sdstate.edu, 605-688-5496 (days).
For more information on 100 Years of Hobo Day events, contact Nick Wendell, chairman, Nick.Wendell@sdstate.edu, 605-688-4960 (days).
*Note: The student-run University Program Council is planning a major event with a national act during Hobo Week. No announcement had been made as of press time. It may be held Oct. 22. If it is Oct. 23, Miss Homelycoming would move to Oct. 22.
