Frequently Asked Questions
The Feels Like Home Festival will take place on October 19, 2024. Gates open at 2pm.
The Feels Like Home Festival will take place at the Brownwood Event Center Complex located at 601 E Baker St, Brownwood, TX 76801
The Feels Like Home Festival is a family-friendly, all-ages event.
Go to the contact us form and fill out how you would like to be involved?
Tickets go on sale to the public on 8-16-24
Yes, fill out the contact us form and select “volunteer” as the topic.
Tickets will be available at the gate depending upon availability. The festival advises purchasing tickets in advance to save money and time.
Tickets are non-refundable unless the event is canceled. However, once you purchase your tickets, if you are unable to attend, you can give them to another person.
Lawn chairs are allowed to be in back of the General Admission area. A line will be drawn with signs that prohibit lawn chairs beyond such point.
VIP tickets get you:
- VIP Entrance
- VIP Parking Area
- House Right – Pit Access
- VIP Bar with upgraded alcohol
- Shaded Tent Area
- Upgraded Flushable Restrooms
- VIP Food for purchase
- Limited tables and seating
PIT access allows you house left front stage area viewing in front of general admission.
These items are prohibited:
- Weapons of any sort
- Outside coolers
- Outside food and beverage or alcohol
- Pets (Excluding service animals)
- Motorized / Self-propelled bikes, skate boards, hoverboards, e-bikes, scooters and vehicles
- Illegal or illicit substances, drugs, or drug paraphernalia
- Flammable items or liquids including aerosols and fireworks
- Balloons, balls, inflatable balls, frisbees, or flying disks
- Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles
- Laser pens, laser pointers, or similar focused light devices
- Water guns, squirt guns, spray bottles, etc.
- Musical instruments, noisemakers, or air horns or amplified noise.
- Confetti, streamers, or loose glitter (applied cosmetics are acceptable)
- Additional items may be prohibited at the discretion of law enforcement or security officials.
By entering the festival you consent for your likeness to be filmed or photographed.
One child under 10 years old is free with full price paid adult.
- Doors open at 2p and the event ends at 11p.
- Box office will open at 2p for onsite ticket purchases.
Lawn chairs are allowed to be in back of the General Admission area. A line will be drawn with signs that prohibit lawn chairs beyond such point. Subject to capacity. No lawn chairs are allowed inside VIP area.
The festival does not provide in and out privileges.
The event takes both cash and credit card payments. However, there are no ATMs available on site. Please make sure you stop at one of the two local bank atms just a few blocks from the festival grounds to get your cash before you enter.
Clear, empty plastic water bottles will be allowed in the venue to use at the Hydration Station. Bottled Water will also be available for purchase at the bars and in the food area.
METAL CANTEENS, STANLEY CUPS, ETC. ARE NOT ALLOWED
Unfortunately no weapons are allowed inside the venue.
How dare you! But yes, there will be some select other offerings of food available for purchase.
Food prices range between $6 for side items and $18 for full meals.
Non alcoholic beverages start at $3 with most beers and mixed cocktails priced about $10-$12.
Feels Like Home Festival welcomes all Howard Payne University Homecoming participants and alumni. The festival is open from 2p-11p and tickets are available at the box office for walk up.
From campus to the coliseum is approximately .5 – 1 mile away.
A map of the campus in relations to the colosseum and the Event Center can be found here >>.
Details about the shuttle service can be found here.
VIP Parking Passes are emailed to VIP ticket account holders. VIP Parking Passes are a separate email and QR code which will allow VIP cars to park in designated VIP lots. If you do not have the VIP parking QR code, you will not be allowed to park in the VIP designated lots.
