The 2026 Homecoming Classic | An HBCU Wellness Experience

An HBCU Wellness Experience

Move Together. Feel Better. Celebrate Homecoming.

Homecoming is about more than coming back. It's about reconnecting with our people, our culture, and ourselves.

Join bEHR Health, Get Up N Ride Nola, and 1925 Society for The 2026 Homecoming Classic: An HBCU Wellness Experience, a morning of movement, mindfulness, wellness, and community celebrating Xavier and Dillard's homecoming traditions.

Whether you're walking, running, biking, working out, stretching, or dancing, there's something for everybody! Every activity welcomes all fitness levels. Every session is optional — we encourage you to take part in whatever makes sense for you.

We'll kick things off with guided breathwork and meditation, come together for the Homecoming Classic Walk • Run • Bike, turn up the energy with a HIIT workout, slow things down with recovery yoga, and close out with a line dance class led by a local New Orleans instructor. Afterward, head out, get ready, and continue your homecoming at Celebration on the Yard (a separate homecoming activity, not part of registration).

What's included

• Custom collectible 2026 Homecoming Classic race bib

• Participation in the Walk • Run • Bike

• Guided morning breathwork and meditation

• Community warm-up

• Instructor-led HIIT workout

• Instructor-led recovery yoga and stretching

• Homecoming Line Dance Class led by a local New Orleans instructor

• Hydration and light refreshments

• Access to the Wellness Vendor Village

• Event photography and official group photo

Schedule

• 7:00–8:00 AM — Vendor Setup (vendors only)

• 8:00–8:30 AM — Welcome, Check-In & Vendor Village

• 8:30–8:45 AM — Morning Breathwork & Meditation

• 8:45–9:00 AM — Community Connection & Vendor Break

• 9:00–9:15 AM — Community Warm-Up

• 9:15–9:20 AM — Opening Remarks & Route Instructions

• 9:20–9:25 AM — Official Group Photo

• 9:25–9:30 AM — Starting Line & Final Preparations

• 9:30–10:15 AM — The Homecoming Classic Walk • Run • Bike

• 10:15–10:30 AM — Recovery, Refreshments & Vendor Break

• 10:30–10:50 AM — Homecoming HIIT Workout

• 10:50–11:05 AM — Community Connection & Vendor Break

• 11:05–11:30 AM — Recovery Yoga & Stretch

• 11:30–11:50 AM — Line Dance Class & Celebration on the Yard Send-Off

• 11:50 AM–12:00 PM — Closing Remarks & Farewell

Meet at bEHRconnect, 2509 Bayou Rd, New Orleans, LA 70119. Vendor setup opens at 7:00 AM; the Wellness Vendor Village opens to guests at 8:00 AM. Routes and distances will be announced.