Castleton Homecoming & Family Celebration

Get ready for Homecoming & Family Weekend with our Spartan Starter-Kit.

 

Homecoming-Themed Spotify Playlist
Jam out to our Spartan tailored Homecoming Spotify playlist featuring tailgating music and tunes from Castleton alumni!

 

Castleton Crossword Puzzle
Test your Spartan knowledge with our custom Castleton crossword puzzle.

 

Virtual Spartan Newspaper Archive
Experience a blast from the past exploring our Castleton Student Newspaper archive.

 

Campus Virtual Tour
Enjoy a virtual tour around the Castleton University campus. 

 

School Store
Stock up on Spartan swag from our online school store. 

Leading up to Homecoming & Family Weekend, we'll be hosting social media contests all week long! Winners will receive Castleton swag!  

 

Monday: Most Spirited Spartan – Office Edition
Show your Spartan spirit by decorating your work or home office, snap a photo, and share with us! Make sure your social profile is public, tag @castletonedu, and use #SpartansComeHome to qualify.

Tuesday: Spartan Pet Show
Dress your four-legged friends up in Spartan gear, snap a photo, and be entered for a chance to win. Make sure your social profile is public, tag @castletonedu, and use #SpartansComeHome to qualify.

Wednesday: Sparty Show Off
Like Where's Waldo, but better. Join in on the fun by bringing Sparty on your adventures! Print your own and snap a photo of Sparty in some of your favorite places – either on campus or at home. Make sure your social profile is public, tag @castletonedu, and use #SpartansComeHome to qualify

Thursday: Throwback Thursday 
Share your favorite photo of your time at Castleton or tell us your favorite Castleton memory. Make sure your social profile is public, tag @castletonedu, and use #SpartansComeHome to qualify.

Throughout the day, we'll be posting Castleton trivia to our @castletonedu Instagram story. Get the most answers correct for a chance to win!

 

Stop by the Castleton Store and enter for a chance to win a Castleton swag basket. Alumni receive 10% off!  

 

 

Members of the Class of 2020 are invited to join us for a special alumni social featuring remarks, awards, food, cash bar, gifts, prizes, and more. Let us know you're coming!

 

 

Reconnect with members of your team and other Spartans at this social event for former student-athletes.

 

 

John Cassidy is a professional comedian, magician, and balloon artist who holds several Guinness World Records for balloon sculpting speed. This event is open to students, their families, and alumni. Sponsored by the Campus Activities Board (CAB). 

 

Stop by the Castleton Store to enjoy free coffee from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and enter for a chance to win a Castleton swag basket. Alumni receive 10% off!  

 

Castleton Athletics celebrates the accomplishments of Matthew Parker '97, Carolyn (Griggs) Brown '09, and C. Michael Cronin '72. $20 per person, $10 for children under 10. Breakfast will be served. RSVP by Monday, September 6. 

 

 

Women's Volleyball takes on Southern Maine. 

 

Brunch
10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Huden Dining Hall
Brunch cost is $7.84 at the door

 

Visit the Welcome Center to browse through old yearbooks and enjoy apples and cider. 

 

Bring the whole family to the Pavilion Lawn to enjoy bounce houses, jumpers, and more. Sponsored by Residence Life. 

 

Grab some friends and sign up at the Castleton Pavilion.

 

Women's Soccer goes head-to-head with Southern Maine. 

 

Women's Tennis takes on UMASS. Dartmouth in this match-up. 

 

Cow Plop Bingo
1:30-2:30 p.m. | Campus Green near Public Safety
Support the Student Emergency Loan Fund and have a chance to win some money at Cow Plop Bingo, a game that features a Bingo-style grid with 100 total squares and corresponding numbers. The square where the cow drops its first "plop" is the winner. If no "plop" by 2:30, a winner will be drawn. Tickets are $10/each. You can purchase your tickets in advance and receive an email with your random, computer-generated number(s), or purchase in-person that day and choose from the remaining numbers left on the grid. Day-of purchases can be made from 11 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at the Castleton Pavilion. There is no limit to how many squares each person can purchase, but winners must be 18+ to receive funds. Participants do not need to be present to win. Winner is liable for all taxes. Money will be sent via check to the address provided by the winner, who will walk away with 50% of ticket sales, or up to $500. Purchase your tickets in advance! (Online ticket sales close at 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 17)

 

Women's Volleyball faces Fisher College. 

 

Come cheer on the Spartans as they take on rivals Norwich University. 

 

Men's Lacrosse alums return for a special game. 

 

Stop by the Castleton Store and enter for a chance to win a Castleton swag basket. Alumni receive 10% off!

 

11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Castleton Green and Texaco Station
Celebrate the founding of the Town of Castleton in 1771 with local residents at our annual celebration. Enjoy live music with the Aaron Audet Band, a bouncy house and face-painting for the little ones, local vendors, and the Vermont Bliss Food truck on the Green, and a variety of fire trucks, police and race cars at the Texaco Station.

  

 

Field Hockey faces Skidmore College.