Pow Wow is the signature homecoming

Homecoming

Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school. It most commonly refers to a tradition in many universities, colleges and high schools in North America...

 event at Florida State University

Florida State University

The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...

 in Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...

. It is held in the Leon County Civic Center

Leon County Civic Center

Donald L. Tucker Center is a 13,800 seat multi-purpose arena in Tallahassee, Florida, located within the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center. The arena opened in 1981 and was built at a cost of $33.8 million, financed by the city. It has hosted WCW and WWE, and men's and women's basketball...

 before the Florida State Seminoles football

Florida State Seminoles football

The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in college football. The Florida State Seminoles compete in NCAA Division I-FBS and are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

 teams' annual homecoming game, usually on a Friday night. Pow Wow features performances by the FSU cheerleaders, the FSU Golden Girls, FSU Flying High Circus, as well as various other student organizations.

The main function of Pow Wow is to function as a pep rally for the winter sport teams as well as the football team. The voice of the Seminoles, Gene Deckerhoff

Gene Deckerhoff

Emerson Eugene "Gene" Deckerhoff, Jr. is the radio play-by-play announcer of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a post he has held since 1989...

, hosts the event and includes appearances by head football coach Bobby Bowden

Bobby Bowden

Robert Cleckler "Bobby" Bowden is a retired college football coach. He coached the Florida State Seminoles football team from the 1976 to 2009 seasons...

 and the Seminole football team, Leonard Hamilton

Leonard Hamilton

Leonard Hamilton is the current head basketball coach at Florida State University. He is a former coach at Oklahoma State University, the University of Miami, and the NBA's Washington Wizards...

 and the men's basketball team, Sue Semrau

Sue Semrau

Sue Semrau is the head women's basketball coach at Florida State. She has compiled a 258-174 career record over 14 seasons. She has guided the Seminoles to 7 straight NCAA Postseason appearances...

 and the women's basketball team and Bob Braman and the track and field teams.

Pow Wow culminates with a headlining comedian. Headliners in the past include (in order of most recent appearances); Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Kate Silverman is a Jewish American comedian, writer, actress, singer and musician. Her satirical comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics such as racism, sexism, and religion....

, Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert

Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.Colbert originally studied to be an...

, Larry the Cable Guy

Larry the Cable Guy

Daniel Lawrence Whitney , better known by his stage name and character Larry the Cable Guy, is an American comedian, actor, and former radio personality....

, Carlos Mencia

Carlos Mencia

Carlos Mencia , born Ned Arnel Mencia, is a Honduran-born American comedian, writer, and actor. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race, culture, criminal justice, and social class...

, Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric Antonio Kyles , known professionally by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor, comedian and director...

. Dave Attell

Dave Attell

Dave Attell is an American stand-up comedian and the host of Comedy Central's Insomniac with Dave Attell and The Gong Show with Dave Attell.-Stand-up beginning:...

, Dane Cook

Dane Cook

Dane Jeffrey Cook is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released five comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident. In 2006, Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album...

, Dave Chapelle and many more have made appearances in the past.

The 2008 homecoming theme was "Homecoming 2008: Unconquered Legacy" and comedian host was Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon

James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC...

.

The 2009 Pow Wow Comedian host was Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan

James Christopher "Jim" Gaffigan is an American stand-up comedian and actor.-Early life:Gaffigan was born in Chesterton, Indiana and attended La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana. He is the youngest of six children and often jokes about growing up in a large family. He attended one year at...

on Friday October 30, 2009.

Previous performers

Year	Performer	Location
1965	Peter, Paul & Mary	Tully Gym
1966	The Letterman	Tully Gym
1967	Al Hirt	Tully Gym
1968	Ray Charles & The Raelettes	Tully Gym
1969	Stevie Wonder, Bar Kays, Oliver, Jennifer Warnes, Stu Gilliam	Stadium
1970	Chambers Brothers and Sugarloaf	Stadium
1971	Ike and Tina Turner	Stadium
1972	Association, Bob Seger, Brownsville Station	Stadium
1973	The Fantasmagical Flash & Filigree Holocaust Flash Cadilac, Steve Martin, and more...	Stadium
1974	Seals & Croft	Stadium
1975	Stephen Stills and the Outlaws	Stadium
1976	Cheech and Chong, Little River Band, Meisburg & Walters	Stadium
1977	Kris Kristofferson, Rita Collidge, Billy Swan, Barbara Carroll	Stadium
1978	Winter Brothers Band	Union Green
1979	Bill Cosby, Sea Level & Leroux	Stadium
1980	Little River Band, Dirt Band	Stadium
1981	Beach Boys	Leon County Civic Center
1982	Bob Hope, Gary U.S. Bonds	Leon County Civic Center
1983	Talking Heads	Leon County Civic Center
1984	Chicago, Alan Kaye	Leon County Civic Center
1985	Chuck Berry, Martha Reeves, Sam Moore	Leon County Civic Center
1986	Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band	Leon County Civic Center
1987	The Outfield, Jimmy Davis & Junction	Leon County Civic Center
1988	Rod Stewart	Leon County Civic Center
1989	Jay Leno, Cherelle	Stadium
1990	Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Richard Jeni	Leon County Civic Center
1991	Dennis Miller, Jeff Foxworthy	Leon County Civic Center
1992	Bobcat Goldwaite, Neven Nealson, J. Sweeney	Leon County Civic Center
1993	Howie Mandel	Leon County Civic Center
1994	Jeff Foxworthy, Chris Spencer	Leon County Civic Center
1995	Adam Sandler	Leon County Civic Center
1996	Carrot Top	Leon County Civic Center
1997	David Spade, J.B. Cook	Leon County Civic Center
1998	Jay Mohr	Leon County Civic Center
1999	Sinbad	Leon County Civic Center
2000	Dave Chappelle	Leon County Civic Center
2001	Andy Dick, Vic Henly	Leon County Civic Center
2002	Rudy Rush, Dane Cook	Leon County Civic Center
2003	Cedric "The Entertainer"	Leon County Civic Center
2004	Jamie Kaler, Larry the Cable Guy	Leon County Civic Center
2005	Dave Attell, Carlos Mencia	Leon County Civic Center
2006	Stephen Colbert	Leon County Civic Center
2007	Sarah Silverman	Leon County Civic Center
2008	Jimmy Fallon	Leon County Civic Center
2009	Jim Gaffigan	Leon County Civic Center
2010	Fred Armisen, John Oliver	Leon County Civic Center