Events

Homecoming Football at its finest!

Come cheer on our Cowboys as they take on the Western Colorado University Mountaineers.

Join your friends and alumni at this spirit-filled event. Stadium seating is available while tickets last.

***Please note that Highlands University is enforcing a clear-bag policy for events.

Hey Cowboy Football Fans!

Join your friends and fellow alumni football fans at the coveted Cowboy Corral at Homecoming. Guests are treated to complimentary beverages and lots of Highlands spirit. Only H Club members are admitted into the Corral. Not a member of the H Club?! We can fix that! Click the button to join the H Club today... and we'll see you in Corral!

Join us at the annual Homecoming Tailgate Celebration, hosted by your Highlands Alumni Board!

We'll be grilling up hamburgers and hotdogs and will keep serving until all the food is gone! First come, first served. Make sure to stay for the Cowboys' Football game as they defeat tough rivals Colorado Western University.

If you would like to volunteer to help at this fun event, contact Juli Salman jesalman@nmhu.edu.

Hope to see you at Homecoming 2026! GO COWBOYS!!!

Highlands Cowgirls take on the Mountaineers at their Homecoming Soccer match!

Come cheer on the Cowgirls at the Highlands Soccer Complex.

Highlands Homecoming Parade 2026, sponsored by Quality Care will take place on Saturday, October 3, 10 am - noon, in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Check back for updated information on the parade route and how to register your float or parade entry.

Alumni & Friends - Join us at the Purple Range Lounge!

This is our yearly Alumni Homecoming Gathering, reimagined. Taking place in the elegant Kennedy Gallery, and featuring the 13th Annual New Mexico Painter's Exhibition, we are giving it a Cowboy twist!

Join us for a delicious selection of heavy hors d'oeuvres and homemade peach cobbler served from an authentic chuck wagon, prepared by the Castaneda head chef Jayson Cox. Beer, wine, and specialty cocktails are included in the ticket price.

Live music by Michael Rascon and an amazing silent auction featuring luxury gifts and vacation packages. Don't miss the best party in town!