Events

Saturday, October 2

Huskie Lights: Lighting the HSC Red for Homecoming

The Holmes Student Center will be lit up red all week in celebration of Homecoming.

Huskie Stars Homecoming

Join us for our 114th Homecoming as we celebrate Huskie Stars, Sept. 27 through Oct. 2. Many events are planned including a brunch hosted by the NIU...

National Hispanic Heritage Month Virtual Exhibit

A virtual exhibit celebrating Latinx Huskies curated by the University Libraries, the Latino Resource Center and the Center for Latino and Latin American...

Virtual Event
A Worthy Calling: 125+ Years of Preparing Teachers Exhibit

The NIU College of Education invites everyone to walk through our Milan Township One-Room Schoolhouse (located east of the football stadium) to see the...

Homecoming Brunch hosted by the NIU Foundation and NIU Alumni Association

Be a part of a fun new tradition! Join NIU mascot Mission while enjoying brunch in front of historic and picturesque Altgeld Hall on College Ave. The brunch...

NIUAA Homecoming Tent in 'The Yard'

On Saturday, Oct. 2, from 10:30 a.m.- 1 p.m., the NIU Alumni Association is providing a true family atmosphere within the NIUAA Homecoming Tent in 'The...

The Yard - FREE Music, Food, Football & Fun!

Everyone's Invited Out to The Yard. THE YARD at Huskie Stadium is THE place to be for all Huskie fans prior to every NIU football home game this fall. ...

NIU Law Tailgating with the Deans

Calling all NIU Law alumni, students, and faculty/staff to join us for Tailgating with the Deans at the law school. Free Tailgate Brunch and drinks will be...

Northern Illinois University Men's Soccer at Western Michigan

Northern Illinois University Men's Soccer at Western Michigan Streaming Video: https://wmubroncos.com/watch/?Archive=4749&type=Live ...

Crimson Days: The Early Story of NIU exhibit

Crimson Days: The Early History of NIU details and commemorates the founding of NIU in 1895. The exhibit runs March 17 - Dec. 5. Come see the exhibit in the...

Luciana Abait, Black Sky, 2018. Photograph on cotton rag paper, from the Displacement Series. (30” x 40”). Courtesy the artist.

The work of ten artists including one from the Museum’s permanent collection are presented in an examination of the global humanitarian crises as displaced...

Photograph of Karen Refugee Camp at the Thai Border by Darby Findley.

This exhibition is based on work done by NIU PhD and MA students who either lived within the refugee camps along the Burma-Thai border or who worked with...

NIU Varsity Valorant Match

Come watch and support your Huskies as they compete in the first-ever Valorant season for the Esports Collegiate Conference! Games will be at 1 pm every...

1 PM
Virtual Event
Northern Illinois University Football vs Eastern Michigan - 114th Homecoming

Northern Illinois University Football vs Eastern Michigan - 114th Homecoming TV: ESPN+ Streaming Video:...

STEAM Studio Saturday: Make Your Own Weather Instrument

Make your own weather instrument and test it out! At this two-hour event, you’ll spend time in an indoor classroom learning about weather and how it impacts...

Amanda Perez, Viola Recital

Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010/Johann Sebastian Bach Viola Concerto/ 4th Movement ...

Lip Sync Competition

The Men of Phi Rho Eta Fraternity, Inc. Zeta Chapter brings you our annual Lip Sync Competition. It is guaranteed to be an event this semester that you...

Northern Illinois University Women's Volleyball vs Eastern Michigan

Northern Illinois University Women's Volleyball vs Eastern Michigan Streaming Video: http://niuhuskies.com/showcase?Live=5760 Tickets:...

"Kernel of Sanity" - presented by NIU School of Theatre and Dance

by Kermit Frazier On his way out to Los Angeles, Roger, a young black actor, stops in a Midwest town to visit Frank, an older white actor that once starred...

Black Alumni The Return: Homecoming Party

Black Almuni Association Homecoming Party.

BSU Casino Royale

Presented by the NIU Center for Black Studies, Hosted by the NIU Black Student Union. You will need your NIU OneCard or College ID to get in, and it must...

Saturday, October 2