Homecoming and Family Weekend: September 23-29, 2024
This year’s Homecoming theme, “Together We Grow,” celebrates our amazing Buffalo State community while reminding us of our strength in unity, growth, and connection to the past while looking towards the future.
Join us for this year for a week full of events leading up to the Homecoming Tailgate and Football game on Saturday, September 28, culminating the end of our exciting Homecoming Week.
Alumni, family & community members are welcome to join us for a week of fun events! Listed below are events geared towards you. Registration links for all events are listed below.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Buffalo State Foundation Golf & PIckleball Classic
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Orchard Park Country Club
Support student scholarships from across campus but taking part in the annual Scholarship Golf & Pickleball Classic! This event has provided financial assistance and academic scholarships for hundreds of our students through the years. To learn more and register, click here!
"An Evening with Lazarus Lynch, '16" - Anne Frank Project Alumni Lecture
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Jacqueline Vito LoRusso Alumni & Visitor Center
$10 per person
Join alumni and students as alumnus Lazarus Lynch, ‘16, presents on the theme “Home” as the Anne Frank Project’s featured speaker in collaboration with the Buffalo State Talks Speaker Series.
About our speaker: Lazarus Lynch (he/him) is the author of the Amazon Editor's Pick cookbook Son of a Southern Chef: Cook with Soul. He was the first Black and queer chef to attend and cook for the Met Gala in 2021. Lazarus’ natural ability to make people feel valued, seen, and heard led him to become a social worker and psychotherapist. Today, Lazarus supports individuals and families weekly with the tools to improve their mental health and relationships.
Students, alumni, family, and community members are welcome to join us! Registration fees go to support student travel for AFP's Rwanda trip.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Homecoming Happy Hour at Coyer Field
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Coyer Field's Bengal Deck at the top of the bleachers
$5 per person
This event was so popular last year that we are bringing it back again! Alumni, families, faculty, and staff are invited to enjoy a reception at Coyer Field as the Bengal Football Team prepares for Saturday’s Homecoming Game on Saturday. Tours of the press box and presidential suite will be given during the event.
Registration includes food and one drink ticket redeemable at the bar.
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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Music Alumni Concert & Reception
Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Ciminelli Recital Hall on the third floor of Rockwell Hall
Free to attend!
All are welcome to this free performance and reception as alumni from the Music Department come back to share their talents and perform during this Homecoming tradition. Featuring Buffalo State alumni: Zhanna Reed, '19, (vocalist), Ariel Bauerlein, '13, (cello), Colin Sperrazza, '13, (percussion). Registration includes the concert followed by a brief reception. Please register below for a reception head count.
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Friday, September 27, 2024
EOP Alumni Reunion
Friday, September 27, 2024 | 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Jacqueline Vito LoRusso Alumni & Visitor Center
Free to attend!
Alumni of the Education Opportunity Program are invited back to campus to tour the university and learn about the current EOP program, including meeting the staff and students! Register with the button below.
Buffalo Opera in the Performing Arts Center, featuring alum Nick Kilkenney, '11
Friday, September 27, 2024 | 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo State Performing Arts Center
The Marriage of Figaro (sung by Buffalo Opera Unlimited in Italian with English translations projected above the stage) recounts a single day of madness – Figaro’s wedding day. Enjoy this amazing performance in Buffalo State University’s state-of-the-art facility during Homecoming Weekend.
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Saturday, September 28, 2024
Bengals and Bagels
Saturday, September 28, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Science and Math Complex
$5 per person
Bengal families and students are invited to enjoy a bagel breakfast and planetarium shows at the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium in the newly renovated Science and Math Complex. Registration includes bagels for breakfast and FREE planetarium shows!
Alumni & Family Tailgate and Football Game
Saturday, September 28, 2024 | 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Sports Arena
$5 per person
Alumni, family, students, and the community are invited to a tailgate featuring food, games, and Bengal spirit! Registration includes a meal with choice of bbq chicken, hotdogs, or burger featuring sides like mac and cheese and corn salad. Come for the tailgate and enter the football game for free as the Bengals take on Alfred State at 5:00 p.m.!
We have lots of fun activities in the works for the tailgate. Stay tuned to see what we have planned!