GRIZ Homecoming Festivities
“Hundreds of extra bodies will swarm into Missoula the first weekend in October as out-of-town Griz fans and University of Montana alumni gather for the annual glut of Homecoming Festivities. Hotels are booked up. The Homecoming parade is locked in. Tickets for the football game are going for as much as $61 on eBay. Griz Nation, in other words, is primed for a ….(big) party….” – quote from the local Missoula Independent newspaper.
Yup, our town’s population is about to expand. It is a great time for merchants and it’s a great time to visit with friends coming in from out of town. If you like people watching, then I would guess you can go to Southgate Mall or any of the trails around town, and most definitely all the wonderful restaurants throughout town and you will get to mingle with a lot of people.
Tailgates typically begin at 11:00 am on Saturday all around the perimeter of the stadium and the game itself begins at 1:05.
If you are someone who doesn’t go to the game but instead stays home and either watches it on the TV or maybe chooses to partake in some other activity, are you aware of the game and all the festivities happening? Do the Homecoming festivities affect your weekend? Do you hear the cannon BOOM whenever the GRIZ make a touchdown in the Franklin to the Fort neighborhood?
September 30th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
The last game I attended I was just feet from the cannon. They were a touch delayed in the “boom” and I forgot it was coming. Needless to say, I jumped right out of my skin. That’ll keep you awake if the cheering doesn’t!