{"id":34477,"date":"2024-10-15T08:22:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/?p=34477"},"modified":"2024-10-15T11:33:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T15:33:20","slug":"furman-homecoming-2024-features-floats-carnival-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/furman-homecoming-2024-features-floats-carnival-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman Homecoming 2024 features floats, carnival and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Furman University celebrates another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/alumni\/homecoming\/\">Homecoming<\/a> this weekend, and while we welcome alumni back to campus, students will be working all week long putting together banners, floats and fun activities. Check out what\u2019s happening on- and off-campus all week and get registered for the many events that invite Furman Paladins from across the country and around the world back where it all started.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, October 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7-10 p.m. \u2013 Banner Painting Party, Furman Chapel lot, Furman University campus (students only)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, October 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7:15-11 a.m. \u2013 Banner Hanging, The Dining Hall, Furman University campus (students only)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, October 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9 a.m.-midnight \u2013 Float pomping, Furman University Mall<\/p>\n<p>6:30-8 p.m. \u2013 Horseplay, McAlister Audiorium (students only)<\/p>\n<p>7 p.m. \u2013 Lights on for float pomping, Furman University Mall<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, October 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9 a.m.-5 p.m. \u2013 Float pomping, Furman University Mall<\/p>\n<p>10 a.m.-5 p.m. \u2013 Hurricane Helene Donation Drive, Furman Fan Zone, Paladin Stadium (non-perishable foods, toiletries, bottled water, flashlights, batteries, diapers, baby food)<\/p>\n<p>Noon-1:30 p.m. \u2013 Golden Paladins Luncheon, Younts Conference Center<\/p>\n<p>5-10 p.m. \u2013 Homecoming Carnival, Furman University Mall<\/p>\n<p>6:30 p.m. \u2013 Float judging, Furman University Mall<\/p>\n<p>7-7:30 p.m. \u2013 Pep rally, Furman University Mall<\/p>\n<p>7:30 p.m. \u2013 Bonfire, Furman University Mall<\/p>\n<p>7-9 p.m. \u2013 Young Alumni Drop-In (classes of 2009-2024), Yee-Haw Brewing Company, downtown Greenville<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, October 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9-10:15 a.m. \u2013 Lakeview Hall Grand Opening, Lakeview Hall, Furman University campus<\/p>\n<p>9 a.m.-1 p.m. \u2013 Special Collections and Archives Open House, James B. Duke Library, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> floor<\/p>\n<p>9:30-11 a.m. \u00a0\u2013 Furman Pride Brunch: Alumni and Student Drop-In, McAlister Auditorium lobby and patio<\/p>\n<p>9:30-11 a.m. \u2013 Mingle and Mimosas: Black Alumni and Student Drop-In, Trone Student Center, Thomas Room, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> floor<\/p>\n<p>10 a.m.-noon \u2013 Alumni author book signing, The Bell Tower Bookstore and Bistro, Trone Student Center<\/p>\n<p>11 a.m.-2 p.m. \u2013 Hurricane Helene Donation Drive, Furman Fan Zone, Paladin Stadium (non-perishable foods, toiletries, bottled water, flashlights, batteries, diapers, baby food)<\/p>\n<p>11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. \u2013 Homecoming Tailgate and Reunion Village, Furman Rugby Pitch (rain location: Trone Student Center)<\/p>\n<p>1:30 p.m. \u2013 Paladin Regiment Alumni Band pregame performance, Paladin Stadium<\/p>\n<p>2 p.m. \u2013 Kickoff: Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Furman Paladins<\/p>\n<p>7-10 p.m. \u2013 Official Homecoming After-Party, The 500 Club at Fluor Field, downtown Greenville<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students, alumni and Paladin fans are ready to celebrate Homecoming 2024 and the week is filled with float building, an on-campus carnival, reunion luncheons and events in and around Greenville. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":389,"featured_media":17440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2,27],"tags":[1260,3052,3053,1125,526,3041,3054,1126,1127,677],"class_list":["post-34477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-featured","category-student-life","tag-campus-housing","tag-carnival","tag-donations","tag-floats","tag-homecoming","tag-hurricane-helene","tag-lakeview-hall","tag-pep-rally","tag-pomping","tag-student-engagement"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34477"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34499,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34477\/revisions\/34499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}