Homecoming 2018

Homecoming 2018

Wartburg College will celebrate Homecoming & Family Weekend Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 18-21. This year’s theme is “Together as Knights.”

“This is my favorite weekend of the year. It is so wonderful to see everyone come together and share their pride in being a Wartburg Knight,” said Renee Voves, associate director of institutional advancement-alumni and parent relations and annual giving.

The public is invited to traditional Homecoming events, including Kastle Kapers, the student variety show; the parade; the Renaissance Faire, featuring student organizations, off-campus vendors and family-friendly activities; the football game; and Oktoberfest on the campus mall.

Kastle Kapers kicks off the festivities at 8 p.m. Thursday in Neumann Auditorium, followed immediately by the coronation of the Homecoming king and queen. A pep rally begins at 9:30 p.m. in Walston-Hoover Stadium. An encore performance of Kastle Kapers begins at 8:45 p.m. Friday.

Children ages 3-12 are invited to take part in the annual Wartburg Track & Field Children’s Track Meet on Saturday, 8:30-10 a.m., in the Hoover Fieldhouse & Track in the Wartburg-Waverly Sports & Wellness Center.

The Homecoming parade, which follows Fifth Street Northwest and First Avenue Northwest, begins at 10 a.m. Saturday. Grand marshals are Jack and Marietta Schemmel. Jack, who graduated from Wartburg in 1953, served the college as an admissions counselor, alumni director, and placement director. He later served as a school administrator before retiring. Marietta was an administrative assistant for the Colorado Education Association. The Schemmels, who were actively involved with the Wartburg West program in Denver, Colo., now reside in Waverly.

The Renaissance Faire on the campus mall begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

The Knights will take on the Central Dutch at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Walston-Hoover Stadium, followed by Oktoberfest on the campus mall from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wartburg’s soccer teams also face the Simpson Storm at home Saturday. The women’s game begins at 5 p.m. at the soccer field, followed by the men’s game at 7:30.

The W will offer $15 family and $5 individual passes to the public Friday and Saturday.

The public also is invited to:

  • “Mandalas” art exhibit with paintings by Bart Vargas, daily, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Waldemar A. Schmidt Gallery, Bachman Fine Arts Center.
  • “Bach’s Lunch” organ recital and lecture, Friday, noon, Wartburg Chapel Commons.
  • Knight Run/Walk, Saturday, 8 a.m., Walston-Hoover Stadium.
  • Wartburg Community Symphony concert, “Vivid Voices,” Saturday, 8 p.m., Neumann Auditorium.
  • Wartburg Choir concert, Sunday, 2:30 p.m., Wartburg Chapel.
  • Wartburg Wind Ensemble concert, Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Neumann Auditorium.

  • The full schedule of events and online registration are available at www.wartburg.edu/homecoming.