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.

Northern State University Homecoming Week and Gypsy Day Parade are the highlight of the year in Aberdeen, South Dakota, as the king and queen are crowned, and the Northern campus and community display their pride in the NSU Wolves. The week includes a variety of Wolves games and other events and 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

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Homecoming Week Celebration

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Theme

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2025 Homecoming Royalty

Homecoming King Gunnar Larson and Queen Renea Taylor

Homecoming Court: Ann Sarah Paul, Chasity Lewis, Addison Cumbow, Morgan Sheldon, Renea Taylor (Queen), Gunnar Larson (King), Blake Clay, Jaeden Shaving, Taylor Thorson, Jacob Angerhofer

2025 Gypsy Day Parade Results (TBA)

Float Winners

  • First Place: St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center (#22) — $500 cash, tickets to the President's Suite at a Northern football game, and first parade position after grand entry in 2026
  • Second Place: The South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SDSBVI) (#120) — $250 cash prize
  • Third Place: Kessler's (#47) — $100 cash prize
  • Northern Spirit Award: Crafted Interiors (#95)
  • Thunder Award: The Pooch Parlor (#118)
     

Band Awards

  • Best Overall Band: Aberdeen Roncalli

Gold Recipients

  • Aberdeen Central High School
  • Hoven High School
  • Northwestern Area School
  • Roncalli High School
  • Ipswich High School
  • Warner High School
  • Leola High School
     

Silver Recipients

  • Holgate/Simmons Combined Middle School
  • Redfield High School
  • Miller High School
  • Frederick High School
  • Sully Buttes High School
  • Britton High School

     

Alumni Events

Northern State University alumni events take place throughout homecoming week.

See Alumni Events

Gypsy Day Parade Registration

Registration for the Gypsy Day Parade is now closed.

Gypsy Day Parade Marching Band Registration

Marching band registration for the Gypsy Day Parade is now closed.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at homecoming@northern.edu.