Countdown to Homecoming 2025

This Homecoming Week, the ghosts of DU are on the loose—and it’s up to YOU to bust them! Keep your eyes peeled across campus buildings for hidden mini ghosts. If you find one, bring it to the CCOM Welcome Desk to redeem for 2 free student tickets to the big DU Homecoming Hockey game or another fun DU-themed prize!

Hunt fast—once the ghosts are gone, they’re gone. Are you ready to join the Ghost Bust and score your spot at the game?

IMPORTANT: You can expect to find ghosts IN COMMON SPACES ONLY between 8:00am Oct 27, and 4:00pm October 29th. LIMIT of 2 ghosts per person.

Remaining tickets will be handed out at the annual Sundaes on Wednesday event taking place from 3:00 - 6:00pm on Oct 29 on the CCOM 4th floor. You MUST redeem any ghosts found before 3:00pm on the 29th to secure your tickets.

For two nights only, explore DU’s spooky history on a chilling haunted tour filled with ghostly tales and campus legends.

The first tours of the evening are family friendly, with later tours getting more and more chilling as the night gets darker and more spirits come alive...

Each tour will end with an included hot chocolate/tea/or similar warm drink provided.

• Tuesday 10/28 - 5:30pm Tour (Young Child Friendly)
• Tuesday 10/28 - 6:00pm Tour
• Tuesday 10/28 - 8:00pm Tour
• Tuesday 10/28 - 8:30pm Tour
• Wednesday 10/29 - 5:30pm Tour (Young Child Friendly)
• Wednesday 10/29 - 6:00pm Tour
• Wednesday 10/29 - 8:00pm Tour
• Wednesday 10/29 - 8:30pm Tour

Join us on the Community Commons 4th floor for delicious ice cream sundaes on Wednesday of Homecoming Week! FREE

We will be handing out any remaining DU Hockey Tickets for the Homecoming games. We will also have spooky coloring book pages and you will find a fun atmosphere to enjoy sundaes, conversation, and a beautiful sunset view!

NOTE: Accessible entrance to the 4th floor is temporarily found through use of the Service Elevator on the East end of the building near.

Paint pumpkins with us to prepare for Halloween

As the Countdown to Homecoming continues...

Behold!! The Hunter’s Moon Apartment Fest is BACK to celebrate autumnal Culture, Science, and Spirit on a scale you’ve never seen before! This year’s moon will be in Waxing Gibbous form as it powers up to a full moon on November 5th. Register now to enjoy all the amazing celebrations of the season, including:

- Baby Goat Petting Zoo
- Pumpkin Painting
- Hot Cocoa & Apple Cider Bar
- Tarot Card Readers
- Palm Reader
- Numerology Reader
- Natal Chart Reader
- Spooky Mocktails
- Haunted Photobooth w/Printed Photos
- And...

Día de los Muertos CONTINUES as Apartment Fest welcomes LSA, LAISA, NSA, ALPFA, and Unity w/o Borders to share their celebration with the broader DU community through the following activies, including:

- Altar/Ofrenda - to honor your loved ones
- Live Danza Performance
- Sugar Skull Painting
- Abuelita Mexican Hot Cocoa (@ the Hot Cocoa Bar)
- Sweet Bread/Pan Dulce
- Fresh Churros (FREE for the first 250 people in line!)
- And...

Dr. Frankenstein's lab comes to life as the Society of Physics Students and DU Physics Department brings the science of the season to Apartment Fest with all the following incredible (and death-defying??) attractions:

- Astronomy Station (w/ close-up telescope views of the Moon!)
- Tesla Coil
- Plasma Globe
- Jacob’s Ladders Plasma Arc
- Neon Lights & Glow Paper
- BED OF NAILS? Yes, you can lay on them??

The 2025 Hunter’s Full Moon Apartment Fest will be bigger, better, and more inclusive of all Autumnal celebrations than ever before. We’re so excited to share the many holidays with all of you! Register now so you don’t miss a thing. See you on the 30th!

Did you know? All full moons have a unique name based on the month they take place. Check out which full moon takes place during your birth month!

January – Wolf Moon
February – Snow Moon
March – Worm Moon
April – Pink Moon
May – Flower Moon
June – Strawberry Moon
July – Buck Moon
August – Sturgeon Moon
September – Corn Moon
October – Hunter's Moon
November – Beaver Moon
December – Cold Moon

What about the Harvest Moon? The Harvest Moon does indeed exist! However, rather than apply to a given month, the Harvest Moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox (September 23). The 2025 Harvest Moon takes place on Monday, October 6th!