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Paint the Hello Walk
The Hello Walk is a longstanding UM Homecoming tradition dating back to 1924. Join students, faculty and staff to paint “Hello” on this year’s Hello Walk. Grab a brush and leave a colorful message for all of campus. Tradition holds that when you pass a stranger on the Hello Walk, you exchange greetings.
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Griz on Tap
Join us Thursday of Homecoming week for a social at Red's Bar in Missoula! Reconnect with friends, meet new UM folks and mingle with the Alumni team and Board of Directors. This event is free to attend, with light snacks provided and drinks available for purchase. -
Distinguished Alumni Awards
Each Homecoming, the UM Alumni Association honors outstanding alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards. University alumni and friends are invited to nominate, on an individual basis, a graduate or former student for this award. Recipients of the award are individuals who have distinguished themselves in a particular field and who have brought honor to the University, the state or the nation. -
Pep Rally and Bonfire
Get ready, Grizzlies! Meet on the Oval Friday night for the 2026 Yell Night Pep Rally. Join the Homecoming Week festivities and enjoy an unforgettable night of Griz spirit and celebration! Hear from Head Football Coach Bobby Kennedy, listen to the Grizzly Marching Band, enjoy a fireworks show and more.
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Homecoming Parade
There's No Place Like Home — and there's no better way to celebrate Homecoming than by enjoying the parade! The UM Homecoming Parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, traveling through downtown Missoula along its historic route: south on Higgins Avenue, across the Beartracks Bridge and east on University Avenue to campus. -
Alumni Tailgate
The Alumni Homecoming Tailgate is located in the second space along the Kim Williams Trail at the southeast corner of the Van Buren Street footbridge. Food and drinks will be provided for the first 200 attendees. This tailgate is open to all Griz alumni and friends before Saturday's football game against Northern Colorado.
Paint the Hello Walk
The Hello Walk is a longstanding UM Homecoming tradition dating back to 1924. Join students, faculty and staff to paint “Hello” on this year’s Hello Walk. Grab a brush and leave a colorful message for all of campus. Tradition holds that when you pass a stranger on the Hello Walk, you exchange greetings.
Griz on Tap
Join us Thursday of Homecoming week for a social at Red's Bar in Missoula! Reconnect with friends, meet new UM folks and mingle with the Alumni team and Board of Directors. This event is free to attend, with light snacks provided and drinks available for purchase.
Distinguished Alumni Awards
Each Homecoming, the UM Alumni Association honors outstanding alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards. University alumni and friends are invited to nominate, on an individual basis, a graduate or former student for this award. Recipients of the award are individuals who have distinguished themselves in a particular field and who have brought honor to the University, the state or the nation.
Pep Rally and Bonfire
Get ready, Grizzlies! Meet on the Oval Friday night for the 2026 Yell Night Pep Rally. Join the Homecoming Week festivities and enjoy an unforgettable night of Griz spirit and celebration! Hear from Head Football Coach Bobby Kennedy, listen to the Grizzly Marching Band, enjoy a fireworks show and more.
Homecoming Parade
There's No Place Like Home — and there's no better way to celebrate Homecoming than by enjoying the parade! The UM Homecoming Parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, traveling through downtown Missoula along its historic route: south on Higgins Avenue, across the Beartracks Bridge and east on University Avenue to campus.
Alumni Tailgate
The Alumni Homecoming Tailgate is located in the second space along the Kim Williams Trail at the southeast corner of the Van Buren Street footbridge. Food and drinks will be provided for the first 200 attendees. This tailgate is open to all Griz alumni and friends before Saturday's football game against Northern Colorado.
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The majority of UM students are from in-state
32.7%
First-Generation College Students
A third of UM undergraduates are the first in their families to attend college