Hobo Day

Mark your calendars for the "Biggest One-Day Event in the Dakotas!" on October 24, 2026! Make Hobo Day a part of your SDSU legacy by getting involved!

Hobo Day has been South Dakota State University's beloved homecoming tradition since 1912. Hobo Day will be October 14, 2023!

04/24/2026

It’s official!! Hobo Day is 6 months away!

Today’s events:
Tagline Reveal
📍Student Union Market Stage
⏱️ 12pm

6 Month Club Registration
📍Student Union Market Stage
⏱️9am - 2pm

04/20/2026

Have you been dreaming of adding another button to your collection?!

It’s a good thing we are only FOUR DAYS AWAY from reveling the 2026 Hobo Day tagline (aka another year, another button🤭)!! Which also means… we are almost officially 6 months away from HOBO DAY!!

So mark your calendars, tell everyone you know, & be there on Friday for the tagline reveal!

All the details:

📍SDSU Student Union Market Stage
🗓️Friday, April 24th
⏱️12:00 pm

04/17/2026

Ready to get in the Hobo spirit?!

Join us in ONE WEEK to sign up for 6 Month Club! Look your very best by Hobo Day by embracing the untamed glory of your beard or leg hair! Sign up April 24th from 8-2 at the Market Stage

We will see you Hairy Hobos very soon! 🧔‍♂️🪒🚫

01/19/2026

SURPRISE! If you missed the Hobo Day Committee application deadline, this is your sign! We are extending the deadline until THIS WEDNESDAY at midnight. We want you on our team! 💙🐰💙GO JACKS.

(apply with the link in our LinkTree, located in our Instagram bio⏫️⏫️)

01/06/2026

A NEW year means we are looking for NEW committee members! Applications are due January 18. We can't wait to meet you! GO JACKS💙💛🐰

P.S. apply with the link in our link tree, located in our bio! 😘

12/23/2025

Happy holidays, Hobos! New Year=new committee! Apply today with the link in our bio. We are already looking forward to Hobo Day 2026! ⛄❄️🎁🎄

-Peace and sparkles, The Hobo Day Committee

12/14/2025

The application for the 2026 Hobo Day Committee is now open. We want you to join us!
Click the link in our bio to learn more! Interviews to follow the official application.

12/08/2025

Meet your newest Assistant Poobas! These three are ready to take on Hobo Day 2026! Want to join one of their teams? The committee application can be found using the link in our bio.

Catherine Klein - Events Assistant Pooba
Claire Siverhus - Parade Assistant Pooba
Grace Weaver - Marketing Assistant Pooba

11/17/2025

Here are the amazing winners of our Coloring Contest, Paint the Town, and Staff Dress Up! Congrats everyone!! We already can’t wait for next year.💙💛

11/09/2025

We’re thrilled to announce the 2026 Grand Pooba, Grace Barnett!

Grace is a Nursing major from Sioux Falls, SD, and this will be her third year on the Hobo Day Committee! She’s previously served as the Dignitaries Coordinator in both 2024 and 2025. Now she is ready to lead the charge in 2026!

Grace shared her excitement for the year ahead:
“Howdy Hobos! I am so blessed to serve as your 2026 Grand Pooba! I can’t wait to celebrate the best Hobo Day yet with each of you on October 24th! See ya there!”

Address

Brookings, SD
57006

Website

https://linktr.ee/HoboDay

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