The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Each year, a new theme breathes fresh excitement into Homecoming festivities, and in 2025, the theme Torchbearers & Trailblazers will do just that. This year’s theme promises to illuminate the Volunteer spirit like never before, capturing the energy of being under the Neyland Stadium lights and uniting alumni, students, and the campus community. Homecoming is planned by a campus-wide committee of volunteers and provides countless opportunities to engage in this rejuvenated Volunteer spirit and feel at home on Rocky Top.

Homecoming is a great time for alumni to reconnect to the campus and reunite with old friends. It is also a great time for current students to celebrate what makes the university truly unique and outstanding. What began in 1794 as a small college in the Southwest Territory is now Tennessee’s flagship university and premier public research institution. Volunteers have been lighting the way for others across Tennessee, and throughout the world ever since.

Homecoming is planned by a campus-wide committee of volunteers and provides opportunities for the campus community to engage in the Volunteer spirit and feel at home on Rocky Top.

Alumni events can be found on the Alumni website.