Kick off SIUE Homecoming and Family Weekend at COUGARFEST, an unforgettable evening on the Stratton Quad featuring live music from Jackson & Mars, delicious food trucks, interactive activities, and festival fun for all ages. Gather your friends, family, and Cougar spirit for one of SIUE's biggest and most exciting nights of the year.

Be sure to look to the sky for the can't-miss highlight of the weekend—a spectacular Route 66-themed drone show! Watch as hundreds of illuminated drones transform the night sky into a breathtaking aerial display celebrating adventure, nostalgia, and Cougar pride. This one-of-a-kind performance will be an unforgettable Homecoming experience you won't want to miss.

🍴 Food and drinks will be available for purchase from on-site food trucks.

Food Truck Lineup:

• Global Brew Tap House
• Cousins Maine Lobster
• Heaterz Hot Chicken
• Klausti's Kitchen
• Cousins Maine Lobster
• Solar Smoothie Truck
• Takkoz
• Ray's Tater Wagon
• Byrdies
• Clementines Ice Cream Truck
• The Toasty Goat
• Lumpia Social
• Cajun Kitchen
• Kbop
• Five Aces

🎉 COUGARFEST is free to attend!
📍 Free parking is available on the SIUE campus.
✅ Registration is strongly encouraged.

Drone Show provided by Route 66 Centennial Commission Grant.

Show off your classic ride at the Paws on Route 66 Car Show.

Rev up your engines and cruise to campus for the Paws on Route 66 Car Show, part of SIUE's Homecoming & Family Weekend celebration and the exciting Cougar Fan Zone experience!

As we celebrate this year's theme, All Roads Lead Home, SIUE alumni, friends, and car enthusiasts are invited to showcase their vintage, classic, custom, muscle, specialty, and one-of-a-kind vehicles at the event. Whether your ride is a beautifully restored classic, a modern showstopper, or a family treasure with a story to tell, we'd love to see it on display.

Located in the heart of Cougar Fan Zone, participants and guests will enjoy an evening filled with live music, food trucks, family-friendly activities, giveaways, Cougar spirit, and a lively crowd of Homecoming attendees gathering to get pumped up before the SIUE men's soccer game. It's the perfect opportunity to share your passion for automobiles while reconnecting with alumni and friends.