A parade, fireworks and football game Saturday will cap UW-Madison’s homecoming week.
At 6 p.m. Friday, Bucky Badger and members the university’s Spirit Squad and Marching Band will make their way down West Gilman and State streets for the homecoming parade.
Afterward a pep rally is set for Union Terrace, a reception at Tripp Commons and a fireworks display over Lake Mendota, weather permitting. Admission to the reception is $10; children younger than 12 get in free.