LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon University welcomes Mountaineer alumni, family, friends and the public to celebrate EOU’s homecoming festivities Oct. 12-14.

The weekend begins Thursday, Oct. 12 with a no-host social and trivia gathering at Side A Brewing, 1219 Washington St. in La Grande.

On Friday morning, EOU Athletics will host a Mountaineer Athletic Association Golf Scramble at Buffalo Peak Golf Course starting at 9 a.m.

The Mountaineer March Homecoming Parade sets off in downtown La Grande at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, with clubs, teams and local businesses marching through the city.

Local businesses and organizations are encouraged to join — find the application at forms.eou.edu/homecoming_parade_registration. Sign up online by 5 p.m. Oct. 12, or bring the completed application to the parade by 4 p.m.

Following the parade, EOU Athletics will honor alumni during the Athletics Hall of Fame event in the Hoke Union Community Room from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

At 7 p.m. Friday, the EOU women’s volleyball team will hold a match at Quinn Coliseum followed by the Mountaineer Spirit Bonfire at the beach volleyball pits from 8-10 p.m.

Saturday morning, community members, alumni and friends of EOU are invited to participate in a fun run that starts on campus and proceeds downtown. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the run will start at 8:30 a.m. Entry is $30. Register early at eousports.com.

From 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, guests can attend the EOU Alumni Association Breakfast and Awards Ceremony, along with the State of the University Address at 10:30 a.m.

Other events include a Mountaineer baseball game (9:30 a.m.) and a Mountaineer softball game (10 a.m.).

The weekend includes the EOU homecoming football game with the Mountaineers taking on Carroll College at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct., 14. A Tailgate Zone will start at 10 a.m.