Appalachian State University

Make your plans to be in the High Country for Homecoming 2025. The fun lasts all week long and culminates with the App State football game on Saturday. Break out your black and gold — there will be events for all Mountaineers!

Join fellow alumni as we kick off Homecoming 2025 and Raise a Glass to the Past! Whether you're swapping stories from the good ‘ole days or catching up with friends, this event is your perfect chance to celebrate with fellow Mountaineers. This event will also serve as the cocktail hour for the Gold Room Pop-up. The Campus Store will be open exclusively for event attendees.

Step into a time machine and transport yourself to one of App State's most beloved dining establishments. Can you say hot fudge cake? The Gold Room holds a special place in the hearts of countless alumni, and we're thrilled to be bringing it back just for you as part of the Homecoming lineup. Whether you enjoyed romantic date nights or used up the remaining meal plan dollars at the semester's end, many alumni from different eras cherish the memories of this unique campus dining spot.

Whether you're heading to the Rainbow Kitten Surprise concert or just looking for a fun Friday night, this is the place to be! Join us at the McKinney Alumni Center for a special Mountaineer Meetup: Homecoming Edition. Appetizers and your first two drinks are on us!

Rainbow Kitten Surprise – Thanks for Coming Tour Homecoming Show. With support from Jelani Aryeh.

Grab game day breakfast with our favorite Mountaineer, Yosef! Just swing through the McKinney Alumni Center parking lot and we'll have an assortment of biscuits ready to deliver to your vehicle –– no need to even get out!

Disney Concerts and AMP Worldwide present Disney’s MOANA Live-To-Film Concert North American tour, featuring a full-length screening of the beloved movie accompanied by live performances of a unique on-stage musical ensemble of top Hollywood studio musicians, Polynesian rhythm masters and vocalists, celebrating the music and songs from this award-winning Walt Disney Animation Studios’ animated classic.

App State’s College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Physics and Astronomy are pleased to host world-renowned physicist Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr. as the 2025 Morgan Science Lecture Series speaker. Dr. Gates' lecture, titled "Adinkras-2-Adynkras," will explore a fascinating intersection of art and mathematics in the pursuit of quantum gravity.

Open House is your opportunity to learn more about App State. Meet faculty and current students, tour campus, and learn more about financial aid, scholarships, the admissions process, and what student life at App State is really like.

This documentary focuses on creative solutions to environmental issues and climate change, while offering hope and student empowerment through individual action toward global protection. After a young designer realizes that a surfboard – which he crafted from thousands of littered cigarette butts picked up off California beaches – could captivate the eyes of millions across the globe, he decides to use it as the impetus to do something more.

Join us for an inspiring talk with Christy Shi Day, trauma-informed disaster response advocate and strategic facilitator, on how nervous system awareness shapes leadership, resilience and meaningful change. This event is free and open to all faculty, staff, students and the WNC community.

App State’s Beaver College of Health Sciences is sponsoring a premiere of “Stitching Strength,” a 38-minute documentary featuring Duke University Medical Center neurologist Dr. Rick Bedlack and his unconventional approach to treating and inspiring patients who have Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS. Dr. Bedlack plans to attend the event and host a Q and A after the film.