Homecoming 2023

10th Annual Pride in the Pit BBQ Contest
5:00-6:30pm
Sunrise Practice Fields

Enjoy the best BBQ in Nashville before the game and vote for your favorite.

Tickets: $5/Father Ryan student with school ID | $10/person | $30/family of four. Season Pass holders are admitted for free.

All proceeds benefit Father Ryan’s Mission Trips.

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Register a Team to Compete

Download Contest Rules

Junior Irish Night
5:00-7:00pm
Academic Lawn

All students 8^th grade and younger are invited to wear their purple and join the Father Ryan community before the football game. Make plans to join us for our outdoor Junior Irish Night on Friday, September 29, from 5:00-7:00pm on our campus's Academic Lawn. 
 
Here's the schedule for the evening: 
 
5:00pm: Junior Irish Night opens, and Junior Irish are invited to come in Father Ryan gear. There will also be swag bags, carnival and lawn games, a DJ, and more! 
 
6:35pm: Line up with our Student Body as the Marching Band leads them across the bridge to Giacosa Stadium to cheer on the Irish! 
 
Admission is free, but registration is required to secure your swag bag. All children registered for Junior Irish Night receive free admission to the football game. Please note: Parent(s) will need to purchase a gameday ticket to enter the stadium.

RSVP for Junior Irish Night

Father Ryan Student Tailgate
Behind the Center for the Arts

Father Ryan students are invited to gather behind the Center for the Arts to enjoy the Student Tailgate before the game. Students will enjoy spending time with friends, playing lawn games, and painting up before following the drum line across the bridge to Giacosa Stadium.

Student Section Theme: Purple Out

Student Tailgate Time: 5:45pm

Food: Students are encouraged to attend Pride in the Pit to eat before the game. Students receive $5 admission with their student ID and can pay at the gate.