CFANS Sampler and Homecoming Parade Party

Friday, October 23, 5–7:30 p.m.
CFANS alumni eating ice cream at CFANS Sampler and Homecoming Parade Party

Front lawn of Folwell Hall (East Bank), 9 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

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Join fellow alumni, students, staff, faculty and friends for the CFANS Sampler and Homecoming Parade Party — a spirited evening of food, fun, and Gopher pride.

We’ll be serving up complimentary food and samples, pouring drinks at our cash bar, and playing games before the Homecoming Parade marches right past our front lawn viewing party. This is your chance to reconnect, network, and cheer with the CFANS community — all in one spot!

Want to represent CFANS in the parade? Sign up here.

Samples from across CFANS 

Taste your way through campus with food and product samples from across CFANS (while supplies last).

  • Educational activities from the Departments of Agricultural Education, Communication and Marketing and Applied Economics.
  • Hands-on natural history fun from the Bell Museum
  • Northstar Kombucha in collaboration with the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
  • Honey from the Bee Squad, Department of Entomology
  • Baked goods made with Kernza® from the Department of Food Science and Nutrition
  • Cheese and ice cream from the Pilot Plant, Department of Food Science and Nutrition
  • Brats and meat products from the Meat Lab, Department of Animal Science
  • Forestry fun from the Department of Forestry Resources 
  • Fun fungi facts from the Department of Plant Pathology
  • Information and opportunities for alumni and students from the CFANS Undergraduate Student Board, Graduate Student Board, and Alumni Society Board.
  • More Samplers will be added as they are confirmed.

Plan your evening

  • 5 p.m. Check in, enjoy samples and cash bar
  • 6:30 p.m. Homecoming Parade beings
  • 7 p.m. Bar closes
  • 7:30 p.m. Have a great night!

Walk-ins are welcome, but advance registration helps us plan. Food and samples are first-come, first-served while supplies last.

Looking for more Homecoming fun? Check out the full lineup of University-wide events.