Arkansas State University

1:00 PM - International Tours ticket booth, located on west side of Centennial Bank Stadium, opens 
2:00 PM - Parking Lots open 
3:00 PM - A-State Team Shop opens across from the International Tours ticket booth 
3:00 PM - Hijinx Kids' Zone opens in Dustin White Realty Tailgate City 
3:35 PM - “Sound of the Natural State” and A-State Spirit Squads perform in Dustin White Realty Tailgate City at Mike Watson Park 
3:45 PM - A-State Football team arrives for the “Red Wolf Walk” through Tailgate City 
4:00 PM - Free concert by the Eli Adams Band on the Alpha Pack stage in Tailgate City, as part of the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home's Red, White and Blue Concert Series
4:00 PM - Gates open to Centennial Bank Stadium. The first 2,500 fans receive a pair of thundersticks courtest of Big River Steel
5:46 PM - “Sound of the Natural State” begins pregame show 
5:57 PM - Howl leads the Red Wolves onto the field 
5:59 PM - Coin Toss 
6:02 PM - Kick-off 
Halftime - Introduction of the Homecoming Court and crowning of the 2026 Homecoming King and Queen