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Float Construction

Hispanic Student Association's Homecoming Prince Raymond Dueñas works on the HSA float at 10 on Friday morning.

Salute Practice

Members of the Gator Guard Drill Team hone their moves before they march in the Homecoming parade.

Cotton Candy

Anabel Adams, 3, enjoys cotton candy while watching the UF Homecoming parade Friday afternoon.

Sunglasses

Young cheerleaders strut their stuff along University Avenue as part of the UF Homecoming parade on Friday.

Community gathers for traditional Homecoming parade

Dressed in an orange-and-blue tutu and orange Gators bloomers, 2-year-old Vanessa Pearce found herself a new friend at the Homecoming parade.

Enjoying the Parade

A girl smiles as she is wheeled along University Avenue in a Florida Virtual School play wagon as part of the UF Homecoming parade Friday.

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Gators hold off Commodores on homecoming

There were ample moments Saturday when it appeared the Gators might allow the unthinkable. 

2011 Homecoming

Best restaurants for the Homecoming weekend

This weekend the Gators will face off against Vanderbilt for the annual Homecoming football game and a chance for a homefield victory. One of the most exciting aspects of Homecoming weekend is the return of alumni who eagerly roam University Avenue reliving the unique thrill of a Gator football gameday.

The Fightin’ Gator Marching Band prepares for Homecoming

On a field still damp from morning rain, with the wind bringing the temperature into the 50s, a family of about 330 stood at attention.

UF Homecoming: A tradition evolving through the years

Gators fans decked out in orange and blue stream through the streets, giving "the chomp" to each other as they throw fists and "Go Gators!" into the air.

Facing an even matchup, Florida may have hands full

This isn’t the Vandy you’re accustomed to seeing.

City to up security throughout Homecoming festivities

As UF Homecoming festivities swamp the streets on and around campus this weekend, Gainesville Police are planning to increase patrols in the city.

Alligator

Left to right: Gilles Attipoe, 18, Janathan Grandoit, 27, and Vera Musah, 22, stuff paper into a wireframe alligator as part of the Reid-Yulee-Mallory Area Council Homecoming parade float Thursday afternoon. The council was one of 11 residence hall areas to design and build floats this week for the parade.

"BAC"pack

Rachel Stern, 19, left, and Beth Thompson, 18, affix a sign to the Broward Area Council Homecoming parade float Thursday afternoon. The housing and residence area governments got students to do this as a community-building exercise, Inter-Residence Hall Association President Severin Walstad said.

Lake Alice

Biology student Aimee Dolan, left, and Zoology student Mikaela Lewitt hang decorations on the Lakeside Area Residence Council Homecoming parade float Thursday afternoon. Inter-Residence Hall Association president Severin Walstad said the area governments began planning in September but had only 12 hours this week to build their floats.

Stuffing Paper

Dominique Floyd, 19, helps decorate the Towers Area Government (Beaty Towers) Homecoming parade float Thursday afternoon. Residents, staff and volunteers from 11 residence hall areas and the Inter-Residence Hall Association came out to build the floats during two days.

Chicken Wire

Computer engineering student Erich Anderson, left, and accounting student Reyna Bansil attach chicken wire to the Tolbert Area Council Homecoming parade float Thursday afternoon. Modeled on its annual Mudfest competitions, the float will display a mud volcano for the parade.

Homecoming Game vs. Alabama in 1930