homecoming

IPA: hˈoʊmkʌmɪŋ

The act or event of returning home.
(Canada, US, also attributive) In colleges and high schools, a tradition centred around a football game, a parade and the "coronation" of a Homecoming Queen.
Ellipsis of harvest homecoming.; A traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. Traditionally marking the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms. [A traditional street party or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms]

Examples of "homecoming" in Sentences

The town was buzzing with excitement as they prepared for the annual homecoming parade
She couldn't wait to see her old friends at the homecoming football game
The alumni gathered for a special homecoming event to reminisce about their time at the school
The cheerleaders had been practicing for weeks to put on a spectacular show at the homecoming pep rally
It was a bittersweet homecoming for him as he returned to his hometown for the first time in years