The Arizona State University community came out in droves to celebrate spirit and tradition at ASU Homecoming this past weekend. From the 100-year celebration of the Lantern Walk to the Homecoming Parade and Block Party, there was fun for Sun Devils of all ages.
Take a look in our gallery and video below.
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Dan Kush, former player and son of coach Frank Kush, signs a jersey that will be part of a fundraiser before the annual Sun Devil Legends Luncheon on Oct. 27 at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. More than 500 Sun Devil fans celebrated the event with ASU Hall of Fame players and coaches and other former players.
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ASU and NFL great J.R. Redmond snaps a picture of the signed helmets, jerseys and footballs that will be part of a fundraiser, before the annual Sun Devil Legends Luncheon.
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Former defensive coach Larry Kentera (left) joins Curley Culp and his wife, Collette Culp, and others in tipping their caps to honor the memory of the late Frank Kush at the annual Sun Devil Legends Luncheon.
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ASU and Dallas Cowboys great Danny White joins with others while enjoying a retrospective tribute video at the annual Sun Devil Legends Luncheon.
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ASU celebrated 100 years of the annual Lantern Walk, one of the university's oldest and most treasured traditions, where students, alumni and friends carry lanterns to the top of "A" Mountain to light up Tempe.
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"A" Mountain is seen all lit up during the annual Lantern Walk on Oct. 27. See more sights and sounds of the centennial walk here.
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(From left) Sarah Pritchett, Jordyn Booher and Emily Brzezinski relax before the beginning of the 2017 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 28. They are part of ASU's color guard, a team of around 40 people that uses flags, sabers and dance to play their part in the Sun Devil Marching Band.
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Bill Hochgraef, an ASU alum from 1965 and 1968, cleans the inside of a 1929 Model A Phaeton before hosting Homecoming Parade grand marshal Mark Huerta, co-founder of 33 Buckets, on Oct. 28. The parade is one of the biggest and longest-running ASU traditions, featuring student organization floats, the ASU Marching Band, departments and community organizations.
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ASU competitive cheer club members Brooke Degumbia and Alicia Lopez sit in the shade on a Tempe Fire paramedic truck before the beginning of the annual Homecoming Parade. Degumbia is a journalism senior, and Lopez is an excercise and wellness sophomore.
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Members of the Sun Devil Family Association cheer as they march in the ASU Homecoming Parade. The Sun Devil Family Association raises funds, volunteers at events and facilitates communication between the university, family members and alumni.
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Jonathan Nico, 15, cheers as he walks in the Homecoming Parade as part of the Arizona Down Syndrome Network's Buddy Walk. The purpose of the walk is to show the community that children with Down syndrome can be active members of the community, according to organizer Amanda Rivas. More than 600 participants registered for the 2017 buddy walk.
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Curtis Fagan (left) holds his son Cash as he cheers for the Homecoming Parade. Cash came with his parents, Curtis and Christina.
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ASU alum Andrea Bos holds her 5-year-old niece, Stella, during the Homecoming Parade. Bos graduated from ASU with a degree in philosophy and now works as an attorney.
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Tessa McLoughlin, 5, watches the Homecoming Parade pass by on University Drive. McLoughlin came with her parents and older sister, Cass McLoughlin, who studies kinesiology at ASU.
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Members of the Formula SAE team accompany two cars that they built and competed with, during the annual Homecoming Parade.
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Izek Facio, 7, also known as "Bunny," joins his family — Nancy Facio, holding 6-month-old Izrael Hernandez-Facio, and Pedro Hernandez — as they watch the annual Homecoming Parade.
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Piccolo player Roxanne Jones is reflected in the glasses of fellow ASU Sun Devil Marching Band piccolo player Lauren Henry before the beginning of the Homecoming Parade on Saturday.
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Leslie Campa, a children's book author and co-owner of L & L Butterfly Books in Phoenix, hands one of her cards to an adoring Kaylah Adriano, 5, at the Homecoming Parade. Campa was marching as part of the Down Syndrome Network's Buddy Walk event.
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ASU alum Maryann Buelna of Chandler and her husband, Art Buelna, watch the Homecoming Parade from the University Drive bridge Saturday.
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The Downtown Phoenix campus Homecoming Royalty — Jessica Lehman (left) and Adin Tarr — ride down University Drive during the Homecoming Parade. Tarr is a sophomore studying journalism, and Lehman is a senior nursing student.
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(From right) Kyla, Jake and Kaeden Forney eat cotton candy as the ASU Homecoming Parade finishes. They came with their parents, both of whom are ASU graduates, and a family friend, Ryder (left).
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ASU senior Katie Orrett dances salsa at the School of Film, Dance and Theatre's booth during the Homecoming Block Party. Orrett is a music therapy major and a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, an international music fraternity. The Block Party started after the Homecoming Parade and featured tents from scores of different ASU organizations and schools.
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Melissa Waite, an events coordinator assistant with the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, shows off her Star Wars BB-8 costume at the Homecoming Block Party. The theme of this year's Homecoming celebration was "May the Fork Be With You."
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Cameron Kling, 3, plays with his Sparky balloon at the Homecoming Plock Party. Kling's father, Shannon (right), is a W. P. Carey School of Business graduate who now works as a real estate manager at ABC Supply Co.
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Kids play with a Lego set provided by the ASU Library tent at the Homecoming Block Party.
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ASU dance education alum Jasmine Benton shares her umbrella with ASU housing coordinator DJ Payton during the Block Party. Benton works with Vessel, a theater company founded by ASU Associate Professor Rachel Bowditch and actress Lea Bender in 1996. Vessel is dedicated to exploring innovative intersections between physical theater, public art, installation, dance and visual arts.
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The Arizona State football team charges onto the field for the Homecoming Game, with tight end Jay Jay Wilson holding the American flag.
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The Sun Devil Inferno section comes alive as Arizona State scores its first touchdown against the University of California. In the end, the Trojans won, 48-17.
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Video by Krisanna Mowen/ASU
Top photo: ASU's Thunderbird School of Global Management float travels under the University Drive bridge at the annual Homecoming Parade on the Tempe campus, on Oct. 28. Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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