Photo gallery Badger pride on the march during Homecoming Parade
Madison’s State Street was lit up with smiles and cheers during the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s annual Homecoming Parade on Friday, Oct. 25. The annual parade is one of many Homecoming-week activities sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association and the Wisconsin Union in advance of Saturday’s Homecoming football game against Penn State.

Photo by: Althea Dotzour
Madison and Andrew Schwabe, along with three-year-old Aila Schwabe, all three huge Bucky Badger fans, sit and wait before the start of the parade.
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and her husband, Professor Joshua Foa Dienstag, wave to the crowd as their car progresses down State Street.
Photo by: Bryce Richter
Members of the Mad Jugglers group march in the parade and juggle at the same time.
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Miss Madison Halle Bender, right, and Miss Madison's Teen Natalie Popp travel down State Street.
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Bucky Badger's favorite weekend of the year is Homecoming. He flags a W paw sign to the crowd.
Photo by: Jeff Miller
A member of the UW Boxing Club play-boxes with a group of children lining State Street.
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A cutout of UW–Madison mascot Bucky Badger is seen as part of the American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers’ float.
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Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and her husband, Professor Joshua Dienstag, wave to the crowd.
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Members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority travel down State Street in the parade.
Photo by Xiaomeng Shen/UW–Madison
Alumni snap photos together on State Street.
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Rebekah Rhyne, Abby Bartleson, and Lindsey Cholewczynski sing and sway along to “Varsity” during the Homecoming Block Party on Memorial Union Terrace Friday night.
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The UW Spirit Squad and the UW Marching Band perform during the pep rally at the block party.
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Tia Maeder, mother of a sophomore undergraduate student, cheers during the block party on the Memorial Union Terrace.
Photo by: Althea Dotzour
Bucky Badger, the UW Spirit Squad and the UW Marching Band perform during the pep rally.
Photo by: Althea Dotzour
Bucky Badger body surfs on the crowd during the pep rally at the Homecoming Block Party.
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From left to right, Cheryl Dennis, “very proud mom” of sophomore Sara Dennis, pose for a selfie while watching the fireworks at the close of the UW–Madison Homecoming Block Party on the Memorial Union Terrace.
Fans celebrate at Badger Bash held at Union South ahead of the Homecoming game on Saturday.

Photo by: Bryce Richter
UW student Jasmine Maier and her boyfriend Max Fliearman share a hug as they listen to the UW Marching Band .Tags: recent sightings, student life