The University of Central Missouri homecoming, themed “Where Your Story Began,” is set for Oct. 23-24.

The Homecoming Pep Rally is planned for 4-5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in the Multipurpose Building. Later that evening, UCM Alumni Relations will recognize the recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award at the annual Distinguished Alumni Reception and Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Elliott Student Union ballroom.

Saturday’s festivities kick off with the annual homecoming parade at 9 a.m. The parade route, unchanged from previous years, will leave from the Multipurpose Building parking lot, proceeding south on Washington Street, east on Houx Street and north on Holden Street through campus and downtown Warrensburg. The parade route turns east onto Gay Street to College Avenue. At College Avenue, the route heads south until the parade ends at South Street. Band and parade judges will be positioned along the route.

Following the parade, UCM Alumni Relations will host an all-alumni tailgate at the Achauer House, 314 S. Holden St.

The homecoming football game starts at 1:30 p.m. in the Audrey J. Walton Stadium as the UCM Mules take on the Northeastern State University Riverhawks. Halftime activities include the introduction of the 2015 Distinguished Alumni, the crowning of the 2015 homecoming royalty and performances by the Marching Mules.

For more information, visit www.ucmo.edu/homecoming, or contact the UCM Office of Alumni Relations at 660-543-8000.