Plan ahead for UC Homecoming activities
Oct. 25 parade to affect streets near campus
University of Cincinnati Homecoming activities on Saturday, Oct. 25, will feature the annual Homecoming Parade around campus starting at noon and the football game versus Baylor University at 4 p.m. in UC’s Historic Nippert Stadium.
Parade route and street closings
UC's Homecoming Parade at noon on Saturday, Oct. 25, will affect the following streets around campus:
- Calhoun Street, between Vine Street and Clifton Avenue, will close at 10 a.m., 6 hours prior to kickoff.
- Clifton Avenue, between McMillan Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, will close at 11 a.m., 5 hours prior to kickoff.
Also, entry into the Calhoun Parking Garage from Calhoun Street will be closed beginning at 10 a.m.; entry into the Clifton Court and Stratford parking garages from Clifton Avenue will be closed beginning at 11 a.m. Visit GoBearcats.com for additional parking (including the opportunity to purchase prepaid, discounted gameday parking) and gameday/tailgate details.
Parade lineup will occur the full length of Calhoun Street from Vine Street to Clifton Avenue The parade route runs north from the corner of Calhoun and Clifton to the intersection of Clifton and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. See the campus map.
All parking and regular driving routes will be available after the Homecoming Parade's conclusion by approximately 1:30 p.m., after the Homecoming Parade has ended and the streets have been cleaned.
For more information on UC Homecoming activities, see the complete UC Homecoming news release or visit the UC Alumni Association's Homecoming website.
Featured image at top: Students walk in a previous Homecoming Parade. Photo/UC Alumni Association.
Briana Harper, UCBA '18, A&S '21, Bus '21
Program Director, Alumni Engagement
513-558-5932
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