2024 Homecoming Parade

WVU has announced plans for a 2024 Homecoming Parade. The parade begins at 6:00pm. Please note that as with anything, information can change. Please check regularly for updated information. 

Attire Guidelines - You are encouraged to wear a blue shirt/jacket (Alumni Band/WVU themed (including the Story Time shirt)/vintage uniform jacket, etc.), dark blue jeans, sneakers and a white hat/visor.  WVUAB headwear is available through September 16th at WVU Alumni Band, Inc. - Merchandise. If you already own a WVU themed white hat, you are welcome to wear it. 

4:00-5:15pm - The equipment truck is open at the North High Street Parking Lot. Get there early to check out your equipment for the weekend. Truck volunteers should arrive no later than 4:00pm. The truck closes and leaves promptly at 5:15pm. Rentals are only available for those who complete a registration form. We will not have extra on the truck. IF YOU ARE LATE YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND. Please bring your completed rental form and $50 deposit with you to pick up your instrument.

4:00-5:15pm - Gather early on North High Street next to the Chi Omega house and across the street from Wesley United Methodist Church. 

Very limited copies of music will be available (Fight Mountaineers and Hail, West Virginia). It is highly suggested that you check online for your music to print and bring with you. 

Plan to arrive early to avoid traffic and find convenient parking. Parking downtown is a challenge. If you can’t find a parking spot on the North High Street parking lot, please park in the downtown parking garages on Spruce and Chestnut Streets; parking in the garages allows you to park for up to 10 hours, as opposed to two hours on most street meters.   

5:15pm - We will begin with a short rehearsal to go over music and prepare for the parade. John Hendricks will lead the rehearsal. IT IS IMPERATIVE YOU BE ON TIME FOR REHEARSAL AND PARADE LINE UP! PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP AT THE LAST MINUTE!

5:30pm - The parade block lineup begins at 5:30. The parade block will follow the same procedure we used last year - set by section with a specific number of people in each rank. Jeff Caplinger, Ellen Ramey, Lynn Kelso, and Wanda Hembree will assist. 

Equipment - End of the Parade - John Sinsel (Equipment Manager) will be at the end of the parade to meet members and escort those with equipment, to the truck. The equipment truck will be parked in the upper lot of Sheetz around the corner from the end of the parade route. Please ensure that anything you want to go over to the stadium for the following morning is on the truck. Once the truck leaves the Sheetz parking lot, it will be going straight to the stadium in preparation for game day activities. Please be expeditious in dispersing from the parade.

(Updated 9/11/2024)