Homecoming and Family Weekend

Scarlet Together, Scarlet Forever

It’s time to show your scarlet pride at Rutgers Homecoming on October 12–15! Homecoming is a great opportunity to make and renew meaningful connections and to celebrate the amazing achievements happening at Rutgers every day. No matter what area of the university you graduated from, come home to a place where history is always in the making—and where you know you’ll always belong. View the schedule of events here.

Homecoming Charity Bed Races

Register to participate in the Fifteenth Annual Homecoming Charity Bed Races on Thursday, October 12! Teams of students race down Sicard Street (right behind the College Ave Student Center) for a chance to win highly-coveted trophies and programming funds. Participating also provides students in New Brunswick with much–needed fidget toys and stress balls. Each team will need to donate a minimum of 50 brand new fidget toys and 50 stress balls for Roosevelt Elementary school to be used by students.

Registration ends October 8 at 11:59pm. (Read our 2023 Bed Races Rules & Regulations.) 

The Fifteenth Annual Homecoming Charity Bed Races will kick off on Thursday, October 12 at 9pm. We hope to see you there! 

Register a Team for Bed Races

For questions, email RUPAtraditionscommunity@gmail.com

Late Knight: Homecoming Edition

Join us for Late Knight: Homecoming Edition on Saturday, October 14! From 9pm to 12am, we’ll see you on Morrell Street (next to the College Ave Student Center) for a night featuring a DJ and dancing, Rutgers giveaways, a photo booth, food, and more! As always, Late Knight is free. See you there!