2025 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING EVENTS & PARTY GUIDE
OCTOBER 11TH – 18TH, 2025 • NASHVILLE, TN
Events
Tennessee State University Homecoming 2025
October 11–18, 2025 • Nashville, Tennessee
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025
Homecoming Countdown
8:00 AM • Amphitheatre
Contact: Cristal Roach • 615-963-2087
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025
Robert N. Murrell Oratorical Contest
3:00 PM • Floyd-Payne Student Center, The Forum
Contact: Dr. Jacqueline Mitchell • 615-963-5741
Gospel Explosion
6:00 PM • Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Contact: Dr. Deborah Chisom • 615-963-7004
Monday, Oct 13, 2025
Tiger Takeover
7:00 PM • Floyd-Payne Student Center, The Forum
Contact: Lakeisha Claybrooks • 615-963-6965
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025
Silent Headphone Party
6:00 PM • Floyd-Payne Student Center, Circle
Contact: Lakeisha Claybrooks • 615-963-6965
Women of Legend & Merit Awards
7:00 PM • National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM)
Contact: Dr. Jewell Winn • 615-963-4977
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025
Tiger Strut Mixer
5:30 PM • Avon Williams, The Atrium
Contact: Dr. Deborah Chisom • 615-963-7390
Miss & Mister TSU Coronation
6:00 PM • Kean Hall
Contact: Tiffany Gilliam Mashack • 615-963-2035
Thursday, Oct 16, 2025
President’s Society & Legacy Luncheon
11:00 AM • Elliott Hall
Contact: Tiffany Baker • 615-963-5481
Tabletop Thursday
12:00 PM • Administration Lawn
Contact: Lakeisha Claybrooks • 615-963-6965
Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. Lecture Series & White Coat Ceremony
2:00 PM • Kean Hall
Contact: Lalita Hodge • 615-963-6949
Divine 9 Step Show
7:00 PM • Gentry Center
Contact: Dr. Erica Lewis • 615-963-5092
TSU Alumni Blackout
7:00 PM • Skydeck (5055 Broadway)
Contact: Debbi Howard • debbi.howard@tnstate.edu
BOAA Nashville Live — Liquid Lounge
10:00 PM • Liquid Lounge @ Nashville Live! (128 2nd Ave N)
Contact: boaalumni@gmail.com
Friday, Oct 17, 2025
Charles A. Campbell 54th Annual Fish Fry
10:00 AM • The Pavilion
Contact: Dwight Beard • 615-405-9279
SiriusXM Pandora Presents: HBCU Pop Out (Pep Rally)
11:00 AM • “Roar on the Yard” @ Hale Stadium
Contact: Dr. Portia Johnson • 615-963-4881
Football Alumni Reception
11:00 AM • Hale Stadium
Contact: Reno Thompson • 615-788-9159
10th Anniversary “Crimson & Cream Daydream” — Delta Day Party
3:00 PM • First Horizon Park
Contact: Margaret Steele • 615-738-1177
BOAA Culture • Cuisine • Connect
5:00 PM • Jon Bon Jovi’s Nashville (405 Broadway)
Contact: boaalumni@gmail.com
Homecoming Concert
7:00 PM • Gentry Center
Lineup TBA.
1980’s Lines 45th Anniversary Rho Psi Celebration: Cocktails & Cigars
7:00 PM • Lighthouse Restaurant
Saxophonist & Alumnus Andre Ward
7:30 PM • City Winery Nashville
Contact: City Winery • 615-324-1033
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025
Homecoming Parade
9:00 AM • Historic Jefferson Street
Parade theme: “Forever True, Forever TSU”.
Brunch & Beats
11:00 AM • Hale Stadium
Homecoming Football: TSU vs. Howard University
Kickoff 3:30 PM CT • Nissan Stadium
Clear bag policy in effect.
5th Quarter Event
7:30 PM • Nissan Stadium
Rho Psi After-Party
9:00 PM • Hotel Preston
Tickets: TBA/at-door (link pending).
Plan Your Visit
- Stadium Clear Bag Policy: Nissan Stadium – Event Page
- Game Tickets (Ticketmaster): Buy Tickets
- Parking Passes (Ticketmaster): Buy Parking
- Tailgating & Parking (TSU Athletics): Pricing & Info
