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Be PROUD and LOUD with alumni, families, and friends at the Homecoming Block Party. No matter your age or interests, this party has something for everyone!
Dance to live music on the Goodell and Student Union lawns, feast on award-winning UMass food, toast s’mores at the fire pits, run the inflatable obstacle course, and sample wine and beer from local vendors.
Special appearances by Sam the Minuteman, the UMass Cheerleaders, and Bloodsport, the combat robot brainchild of Justin Marple ’17 made famous on the Discovery Channel’s show Battlebots.
Click on the links below for details on colleges tents, tastings, and activities:
Tastings with Local Vendors
Food
- Apex Orchard - apples
- Mi Tierra Tortillas - quesadillas
- Owl Energy Bars
- Thomas Farm - goat cheese
Beverages
- Amherst Brewing Company
- Art Beverages - Katalyst Kombucha
- Glendale Vineyards
- Harpoon Brewery
- Switchback Brewing
- Wormtown Brewery
- White Lyon Brewery
School & College Tent Information
CMASS
- Collect your very own “I am CMASS” shirt
College of Natural Sciences – Science Showcase
- Learn how to extract DNA from strawberries
- See how “Oobleck” acts as both a fluid and a solid
- Build your own bug mask and view live invertebrates on display
- Experience our science of food table
- Witness optical effects of all kinds
- Discover the science behind GeckSkin
- Look through our microscopes to view bees up close
- Witness tree climbing demonstrations from UMass Arboriculture
- Play with adoptable dogs
College of Engineering
- Witness the destruction of Bloodsport, the combat robot of Justin Marple ’17 made famous on the Discovery Channel’s Battlebots.
Isenberg School of Management
- Enter our raffles and make memories with Isenberg swag in our photobooth
University Without Walls
All-you-care-to-eat Food Tent
For $5 enjoy a wide selection of appetizers and entrees.
- Local artisanal cheese board
- Local vegetable board with seasonal dips
- Autumn pear salad with maple vinaigrette
- New England clam chowder
- BBQ grilled chicken legs
- Mushroom beef sliders and vegetable garden sliders
- Baked ziti
- Pumpkin pie tarts
- Mini banana cheesecake w/ candied pecans
- Chocolate chip shortbread cookies
All are welcome to attend.
Cost:
$5 All-you-care-to-eat Food Tent
No cost for lawn activities, live music, and local vendor samplings
A cash bar will be available.
Online registration is now closed. Walk-ins are welcome as space permits.
UMass Amherst is committed to coordinating accessible events to the best of our ability and to the extent possible. Please let us know of any special needs that you may have related to our programming, when registering.
Date & Location
Date: 10/25/2019
Time: 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
UMass Amherst
Goodell Lawn, Student Union Lawn, & Old Chapel
144 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003
Directions