K-State Alumni Association announces 2024 Homecoming theme, grand marshal and more
Kansas State University’s Homecoming, one of the university’s oldest traditions, will take place Oct. 20-26, 2024. The week marks K-State’s 109th Homecoming celebration. Homecoming is a universitywide celebration coordinated by the K-State Alumni Association's Student Homecoming Committee.
“We are excited to celebrate Homecoming with the greater K-State community,” said Tamie Redding, associate director of student programs and K-State Homecoming chair. “Like so many years before, this Homecoming week is going to be a wonderful time for K-Staters of all ages to connect and salute the spot we love full-well.”
The All-University Homecoming Committee and the K-State Alumni Association are excited to announce the following updates for this year’s celebration:
The Homecoming Theme
Wildcats: Then. Now. Forever. will be the theme for the 2024 celebration. The theme was selected by the Homecoming Committee and serves as the unifying element for the entire week’s celebration. This year’s theme celebrates the K-State Alumni Association’s 150th anniversary.
The Parade Grand Marshal
Darren Sproles ’05 will serve as the grand marshal of the Homecoming Parade. Sproles played running back for K-State from 2001-2004 and is one of the most prolific runners and all-purpose performers in college football history, holding more than 20 school and conference records. In 2021 Sproles was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the K-State Athletics Hall of Fame.
A fourth-round pick by the San Diego Chargers in the 2005 NFL Draft, Sproles played 15 seasons in the league with the Chargers (2005-10), New Orleans Saints (2011-13) and Philadelphia Eagles (2014-19). The three-time Pro Bowl selection was a member of the Eagles team that won Super Bowl LII. Currently ranked sixth in NFL history with 19,696 all-purpose yards, Sproles set the single-season league record with 2,696 in 2011.
The parade will take place on Friday, Oct. 25.
5K Run/Walk Beneficiary
Proceeds from the annual Homecoming Philanthropy 5K Run/Walk will benefit Cats’ Cupboard: the K-State Food Pantry. Learn more about Cats’ Cupboard here.
The 5K Run/Walk will take place on Sunday, Oct. 20. You can sign up for the 5K Run/Walk at k-state.com/5k.
More updates to come
Stay up to date on all things Homecoming by visiting our website, k-state.com/homecoming.