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Come Home Nov. 3 and 4 and Help us Celebrate the Wolfpack

textile bowl 2015

Mark your calendars now for the Textile Alumni Tailgate and the 37th Annual Textile Bowl, both to be held Saturday, Nov. 4.  Sponsored by the North Carolina Textile Foundation, this year’s tailgate and football game against Clemson will cap off Red and White Week, a celebration of NC State’s past, present and future.

In addition, this year the Wilson College of Textiles will co-host a Homecoming Porch Party Friday, Nov. 3 with the College of Education, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Natural Resources, Poole College of Management, the College of Sciences and NCSU Libraries.

Mr. and Mrs. Wuf in homecoming parade

WHEN:
Friday, Nov. 3: Join NC State alumni, current students, faculty, staff, friends and family of the Pack for a Homecoming Porch Party. We’ll have food, fun and music as we watch the 2017 homecoming parade together. Featured attractions include a special kids zone, the Poole Porch Pickers (a bluegrass band) and a photo booth.

The fun starts on the front steps of Nelson Hall at 4 p.m. and runs until 7 p.m. The homecoming parade starts at 6 p.m. and runs between Dan Allen Drive and the Bell Tower. Parking is available at the Dan Allen parking deck, located at 110 Dan Allen Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607.

The Homecoming Porch Party is free, but registration is required. 

Saturday, Nov. 4: Wilson College of Textiles alumni are invited to attend the Textile Alumni Tailgate before the football game. Enjoy friends, barbecue, music and fantastic door prizes. The fun starts three hours before kickoff in our tent on the west terrace of the PNC Arena.

Fans at the Textile Alumni Tailgate

After the Textile Alumni Tailgate,  cheer on the Pack as they take on Clemson during the 37th Annual Textile Bowl. Game time to be determined.

Tickets for the Textile Alumni Tailgate and the Textile Bowl are limited. The deadline to order game tickets from the Wilson College of Textiles’ reserved block is Oct. 1. Textile Alumni Tailgate tickets may be purchased through Oct. 28.

COST:
Homecoming Porch Party – free but registration is required.
Tailgate and Textile Bowl Ticket – $100
Tailgate only Ticket – $15 (children 6 and under eat free)

Note: Purchased football tickets will be available for pick up on game day at the Tailgate Tent.

Parking options include the CVM parking deck and grass field as well as the Cardinal Gibbons lot. The cost for each is $20 cash on game day.

Football parking map

QUESTIONS:
Contact Selina Williams at swilli3@ncsu.edu