Weekend activities to include Purdue Band Day

More than 1,500 students from 23 Indiana high schools will join Purdue's "All-American" Marching Band for a halftime performance on Saturday (Sept. 24) during the Boilermakers' football game against Nevada. Song selections will include "Anything Goes," "I Want You Back" and "On the Banks of the Wabash."

FRIDAY

Free Ride Fridays: The Purdue Reamer Club will continue the tradition of Free Ride Fridays for the 2016 football season. Each Friday before a home football game, the Boilermaker Special will pick up and drop off riders from noon to 3 p.m. west of Stewart Center by Memorial Mall. Rides will be given about every 15 to 20 minutes, weather permitting. Check https://www.facebook.com/ReamerClub or https://twitter.com/ReamerClub for updates.

Boiler Bridge Walk: Every Friday before a home game, Purdue fans are invited to join the Boilermaker football team as it crosses the Myers Bridge connecting West Lafayette and Lafayette. Activities begin at 5:45 p.m. at the fountain at the west end of the John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge. The football team arrives about 6 p.m., greets fans, and then walks over the bridge to Riehle Plaza. Free. More details are here.

Soccer: Purdue has its first Big Ten home match, meeting Wisconsin at 7 p.m. on Folk Field at the Boilermaker Soccer Complex. Folk Field will be dedicated  Soccer

SATURDAY

Boilermaker Crossing: Purdue fans can meet the teams, play on inflatable games, get prizes, listen to live music and more at the family-friendly Boilermaker Crossing at 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Weist Plaza between Mackey Arena and the Brees Center's Holloway Gymnasium side. The event is free.

211° Session: The 211° Session pre-game pep rally will feature the Purdue "All-American" Marching Band, football head coach Darrell Hazell and the Boilermaker football players. The event starts at 9:49 a.m. in Mackey Arena.

Tailgate concert: Purdue jazz bands will perform at 10 a.m. at Slayter Hill.

Purdue football vs. Nevada (Band Day/Family Day/Hammer Down Cancer Day): The game starts at noon at Ross-Ade Stadium. Ticket information is available here.

Post-game concert: The Purdue "All-American" Marching Band will march shortly after the game to Slayter Center and perform there.

ADDITIONAL GAME-DAY RESOURCES

* Guide to 2016 Purdue Football
* 2016 GameDay Central
* Game notes for Purdue vs. Nevada

NEXT WEEKEND

Volleyball: Purdue will host northern visitors in clashes of Big Ten powers, facing Wisconsin at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 and Minnesota at 7 p.m. Oct. 1. Volleyball