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Willie the Wildcat hands out high fives to ACU fans at the Homecoming Carnival (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

Gallery: Rain doesn’t stop the Homecoming Carnival

October 15, 2018 by Nicholas Cromwell and Brian Sweet

Fun games and food trucks filled the campus mall area and the SRWC for the Homecoming Carnival. Alumni, faculty, staff, current students, and friends and families were able to enjoy their evening on campus despite the rain before and after the event. Smiles and painted faces were all around.

Boys take turns at throwing velcro balls at an inflatable dart board. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Boys take turns at throwing velcro balls at an inflatable dart board. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Boys throw a football through inflatable at the Homecoming Carnival (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

Boys throw a football through inflatable at the Homecoming Carnival (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Two guys play cornhole at the Homecoming Carnival (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Young boy gets his face painted at the Homecoming Carnival. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

Willie the Wildcat hands out high fives to ACU fans at the Homecoming Carnival (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Boy plays with the Maker Lab gravity ball maze at the Homecoming Carnival (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Girls play with the Maker Lab ball drop maze board at the Homecoming Carnival (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

Inflatable inside the Rec at the Homecoming Carnival (Photo by Brian Sweet)
Inflatable inside the Rec at the Homecoming Carnival (Photo by Brian Sweet)
Inflatable inside the Rec at the Homecoming Carnival (Photo by Brian Sweet)

Inflatable inside the Rec at the Homecoming Carnival (Photo by Brian Sweet)
Food trucks in the mall (Photo by Brian Sweet)
Food trucks in the mall (Photo by Brian Sweet)

Food trucks in the mall (Photo by Brian Sweet)

Filed Under: Photo Galleries

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About Nicholas Cromwell

Nicholas is a senior accounting and finance major from Dallas.

Being an accounting major, I don't spend all of my time crunching numbers but spend a lot of my free time outside, adventuring. Specifically I enjoy cycling, mountain biking, hiking, hunting, camping, sports of all kinds, and taking photos of these things. However, sometimes I also spend my time inside, cooking! I prefer to do my adventuring with other people who like to adventure because adventuring with people is much more memorable.

About Brian Sweet

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