DeKalb NIU Homecoming – October

Dating back to a series of 11 football games against alumni teams that began in 1903, Northern Illinois University’s Homecoming tradition evolved into the oldest major-college tradition in the state and one of the longest in the country. Join NIU, the City of DeKalb, and the community for multiple events, including a downtown DeKalb celebration, Hall of Fame inductions, and the NIU Homecoming football game!