Gypsy Days

Go Maroon and Gold during homecoming week!

When the leaves turn, something magical happens at Northern. A feeling of excitement and energy overtakes the campus and spreads throughout the community. It’s called Gypsy Days – a weeklong celebration during each fall.

Some say it’s the highlight of the whole year as a queen and marshal are crowned and all around Aberdeen, people display their pride in the NSU Wolves. It’s a week of football, swimming and soccer games that culminates in the annual Gypsy Day Parade – the largest parade in South Dakota.

We look forward to hosting our students, alumni, families and the community for homecoming. Go Wolves!

Gypsy Day parade

Oct. 8, 2022

Homecoming Week

Oct. 3-8, 2022

Theme

Wolves on Broadway

Parade Float Registration

Parade float registration for 2022 is open!

For more information about parade registration, contact Megan Frewaldt, director of student involvement and leadership, at 605-626-3007 or homecoming@northern.edu.

2021 Homecoming Royalty

Garret Thompson, marshal, wears a gold crown and sash while Ashley Bruzek, queen, wears a crown and holds a bouquet of roses

Marshal Garret Thompson and Queen Ashley Bruzek

Homecoming royalty stand in a group on stage: James Heisinger, Mitchell Buller, Jacob Swanson, Thomas Undlin, Marshal Garret Thompson, Queen Ashley Bruzek, Tyra Steinwand, Zoe Hardwick, Jordyn Sterud and Hattie Weismantel

Royalty and candidates, from left: James Heisinger, Mitchell Buller, Jacob Swanson, Thomas Undlin, Marshal Garret Thompson, Queen Ashley Bruzek, Tyra Steinwand, Zoe Hardwick, Jordyn Sterud and Hattie Weismantel.

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