Fisk University Homecoming 2026 is themed “Bulldog Entertainment Television: 160 Years
in the Making” and runs from Sunday, November 1 through Saturday, November 7. The annual event brings students, alumni, faculty and staff and the community together to celebrate 160 years of Fisk University, founded in 1866.
Fisk Homecoming Event Schedule & Highlights are as follows:
Sunday, November 1
Bulldog Sunday Gospel Celebration, 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM, Mt. Zion Baptist Church
SET IT OFF: The B.E.T. Homecoming Kickoff: 10:00 PM – 11:59 PM on The Yard (features student performances and the official Homecoming artist announcement)
Monday, November 2
Access Granted Poster Making, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM at The Oval (make posters for the pep rally and earn wristbands)
Battle of the Bulldog: Game Night, Park Johnson Room 122, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday, November 3
Election Day, Watkins Park Community Center, 7 AM – 7 PM
Bulldogs on MUTE: Silent After Dark, Fisk Gym, 9 – 11 PM
Wednesday, November 4
Coronation Day, Fisk Memorial Chapel, 6:30 PM
The Ball — The Real Bulldogs of Fisk: Mission B.E.T., Fisk Gym 8–10 PM
Thursday, November 5
Gold & Blue Jubilee Honors Celebration: Cocktail hour at 6:30 PM, celebration at 7:30 PM at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, honoring music producer and legend Teddy Riley, with an official afterparty following.
FiskLIVE: The Homecoming Concert: Fisk Gym, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Friday, November 6
Fisk Athletics Hall of Fame Brunch, Appleton Room in Jubilee Hall, 10 – 11 AM
1866. Live on Stage, 1 PM, Fisk Gym
Alumni Day Party under the Big White Tent on Cravath Yard, The Yard, Attire: Best Fisk Friday Attire, tickets starting around $47, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Athletics Alumni Meet & Greet in Jubilee Hall, Appleton Room, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
NPHC Step Show: Greek TV: NPHC StageBreakers, Fisk Gym, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Saturday, November 7
Official Fisk University Homecoming Tailgate (B.E.T Tailgate), on The Yard, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM (check-in begins at 7:00 am)
B.E.T. on the Move: The Bulldog Homecoming Parade: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Women’s Homecoming Basketball Game vs. Cumberland: Fisk Gym,1:00 PM
Game Streaming Party: under the Big White Tent, 1:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Men’s Homecoming Basketball Game vs. Cumberland Fisk Gym, 4:00 PM – 6:00
Alumni After Party, Big White Tent, 8:00 –11:59 PM
The Carl Van Vechten Gallery, founded in 1949, is a testament to the foresight and vision of Fisk University. During Homecoming, the current exhibit, “A Month of Sundays: Art and The Persistence of Time” will be available to view. Organized into five themes, Slow Time, For the Duration, Passage of Time, Take a Breath, and Marking Time, the works of art in the exhibition reveal how we mark and experience time within our own bodies and in the environment. Included in the exhibition is “The Stoop” by Richard Yarde. Come lose yourself in the moment and rebel against our fast-paced world by engaging in the act of slow looking as you explore “A Month of Sundays.” See it anytime through May 14, 2027, during regular hours, Monday- Friday 10 AM – 4 PM.
