Homecoming Packed With Wolfpack Pride

As Homecoming week comes to a close, be aware that Friday afternoon will be a candy-filled traffic nightmare on Hillsborough Street as the annual parade, pep rally and concert will be taken over by all things NC State.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to participate in the afternoon activities, sponsored by the NC State Alumni Association and Live it Up! Hillsborough Street.

Most of the activities will be at the corner of Horne Street and Hillsborough, where DJ Triple B will begin at 5 p.m. The parade will be travel along Hillsborough Street from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by the pep rally at Horne Street.

NC State basketball head coach Mark Gottfried, Latin dance team Sube Ritmo and a cappella group Ladies in Red are among those who have committed for the pep rally. The first 300 people at the rally will receive free sandwiches, chips and dip, provided by Groucho’s Deli of Raleigh.

Afterwards, the band Barleycorn and Rye will perform its brand of uptempo Irish and Americana music in a free concert.

On Saturday, NC State’s Wolfpack football team, fresh off its first ACC win of the season last Saturday at Syracuse, looks to continue its victorious ways by hosting Georgia Tech in a 12:30 p.m. contest at Carter-Finley Stadium.

Fans are asked to join the football team—which will be decked out in its all-red uniforms and helmets—in wearing all red at the game.

Following the football game, the NC State men’s basketball team will tip off its season with an exhibition game against Queens University at PNC Arena 45 minutes after football ends. PNC doors open at 3:30 p.m.

Finally, does Homecoming make you wistful for the most cherished places on NC State’s campus? Check out this video of the most cherished places on campus.

Friday’s schedule of events

5-6 p.m.—DJ Triple B on Horne Street
6-7 p.m.—Homecoming Parade down Hillsborough Street
7-8 p.m.—Pep Rally on Horne Street
8-10 p.m. – Homecoming Concert, featuring Barleycorn and Rye

Pep Rally awards

• School Spirit (at the Parade)
• Largest Group of Parade Spectators
• Community Service
• Paint the Town Red
• Canned Food Drive
• Best Parade Float

Saturday’s game-day info

NC State vs. Georgia Tech
Game time—12:30 p.m.
Parking lots pens—7:30 a.m.
Wolfpack Fan Zone opens—9:30 a.m.
Walk of Champions—10 a.m.
Vaughn Towers gates open—10:30 a.m. (Gates 4, 8, 12)
Stadium Gates Open—11 a.m.
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