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Home ― Calendar ― 2020 ― September ― Trojan Days 2020: Soaring Through the Decades

Trojan Days 2020: Soaring Through the Decades

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Date

September 28, 2020 - October 04, 2020

Time

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Location

Dakota State Campus

Details

Celebrate Trojan Days 2020 with us! The theme this year is 'Soaring Through the Decades."

Monday, September 28

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Trojans unite to celebrate Trojan Days!
  • Dress Up Day (Zoom or In-Person): 'I woke up like this…' Pajama Day
  • Travelin' Trojan
    All Week, Around Campus
    *Clues given at 10 a.m. on DSU Facebook page & Activities Post
  • Coronation
    7:30 p.m., Dakota Prairie Playhouse
  • Comedian Eric O'Shea
    8 p.m., Dakota Prairie Playhouse Theatre
    Free 

Tuesday, September 29

Hector the traveling Trojan is hiding again somewhere on campus.
Hector the traveling Trojan will be hiding again somewhere on campus during Trojan Days 2020.
  • Dress Up Day (Zoom or In-Person): Decades Day
  • Travelin' Trojan
    All Week, Around Campus
    *Clues given at 10 a.m. on DSU Facebook page & Activities Post
  • $1 Movie Night at Dakota Cinema
    Dakota Cinema (west of Pizza Ranch)
    Overcomer at 8pm & Detective Pikachu at
    8:15pm (Doors open at 7:45pm)

Wednesday, September 30

  • Dress Up Day (Zoom or In-Person): Hometown Homecoming
  • Travelin' Trojan
    All Week, Around Campus
    *Clues given at 10 a.m. on DSU Facebook page & Activities Post
  • Student “Swag Day Giveaway”
    11 a.m.-1 p.m., Outside Between East Hall and Trojan Center
    *Wear something from your hometown and get a new DSU Trojan Pride shirt!
  • Door Decorating Contest
    Vote on the 'DSU Trojan Pride' Facebook Page
  • Grocery Bag Bingo
    8 p.m., TC Marketplace

Thursday, October 1

Rock painting of a cat by a DSU student found placed below General Beadle's Statue.
Rock painting of a cat by a DSU student found placed below General Beadle's Statue.
  • Dress Up Day (Zoom or In-Person): Throwback Thursday
  • Travelin' Trojan
    All Week, Around Campus
    *Clues given at 10 a.m. on DSU Facebook page & Activities Post
  • Door Decorating Contest
    Vote on the 'DSU Trojan Pride' Facebook Page
  • DSU Rocks: Rock & Pumpkin Painting
    10 a.m.-1 p.m., Trojan Center

Friday, October 2

  • Dress Up Day (Zoom or In-Person): LET'S GO TROJANS! Spirit Day
  • Travelin' Trojan
    All Week, Around Campus
    *Clues given at 10 a.m. on DSU Facebook page & Activities Post
  • Door Decorating Contest
    Vote on the 'DSU Trojan Pride' Facebook Page
  • 1st Fridays & DSU Spirit Prize Patrol
    11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., East of Trojan Center

Saturday, October 3

Dakota State Trojan Football team rallying before the homecoming game.
Dakota State Trojan Football team rallying before the homecoming game.
  • Trojan Days Parade
    10 a.m., Egan Avenue
  • Tailgate
    Including Cornhole & Spikeball Tournaments Sponsored by DSU Alumni and DSU Intramurals.
    12 p.m., East of Trojan Field
  • Trojan Football vs. Waldorf University
    4 p.m., Trojan Field

Parade Entry Form

The 2020 Trojan Days parade is Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m.! This year's theme is Soaring Through the Decades. Come out and show your #DSUTrojanPride and enjoy the festivities!

**Events sponsored by the Student Activities Board and DSU Trojan Pride Committee unless noted otherwise. 

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