Homecoming Festivities Kick Off Across Local Schools Today
Uvalde, TX · October 19, 2026
If you notice matching outfits running double-time across crosswalks this morning, it is officially Twin Day for homecoming week. Take a quiet breath before Wednesday’s downtown parade rolls through.
The Lead
Homecoming week is officially underway, bringing a welcome surge of energy to campus hallways and downtown storefronts alike. The school district launched the celebration this morning with themed dress days across all campuses, opening five days of community spirit ahead of Friday night’s game against San Antonio Kennedy.
The centerpiece arrives Wednesday evening when the annual homecoming parade winds through downtown. Floats and student organizations will assemble along East Nopal Street starting at 4:30 p.m. before heading north along Getty Street at 6 p.m., concluding at Honey Bowl Stadium. District officials confirmed that political signage remains prohibited in the lineup, keeping the focus entirely on students and alumni. A community-wide pep rally and the traditional stadium bonfire will immediately follow the procession. Float builders are spending today finalizing tissue paper and chicken wire before street closures take effect mid-week.
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Today's Outlook
- High 78°F · Low 51°F — Partly cloudy
- Keep a light jacket handy for the crisp morning commute before comfortable afternoon sunshine.
What's On Around Town
Today
- Brick Stacks Lego Club El Progreso Memorial Library (301 W Main St), 4:30–5:30 PM · Free Hands-on building challenges and creative brick play for kids.
- Junior High Volleyball vs. Pearsall Morales Junior High, 5:30 PM · Paid Cheer on the seventh and eighth grade squads at home.
- UCISD Board of Trustees Meeting Uvalde CISD Central Office (1000 N Getty St), 6:00 PM · Free Public district session covering campus operations and academic updates.
Tomorrow
- Spooky Bracelet-Making Social Southwest Texas College (2401 Garner Field Rd), 11:00 AM · Free
- Chess Club El Progreso Memorial Library (301 W Main St), 4:30–5:30 PM · Free
- Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting Uvalde City Hall (101 E Main St), 6:00 PM · Free
Wednesday
- Children's Story Hour El Progreso Memorial Library (301 W Main St), 10:30 AM · Free
- Crafter-Noon El Progreso Memorial Library (301 W Main St), 4:30 PM · Free
- Uvalde Homecoming Parade and Bonfire Downtown to Honey Bowl Stadium, 6:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Camp Street When Reading Wood Black platted the original 24-block townsite in 1855, he designated this corridor as the primary route south toward Fort Inge. The name simply marked the trail soldiers and supply wagons took to reach the U.S. Army encampment.
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