By Tabassum Ali

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Homecoming activities began over the weekend with “Paint the Town Blue,” a collection of students and organizations who painted windows around campus, to be judged at 10 a.m. Monday, said Zoe Pittman, the Student Activities Board director of traditions.

“Students shouldn’t miss any of the events,” Pittman, an interior design junior, said. “There is an event for each and every student at UK, from pageants to hanging out with friends.”

Later SAB events include Monday night’s Royalty Showcase, where students competing in the Homecoming Royalty competition will be introduced, Pittman said, as well as the Kitty Karnival Tuesday evening, which is an entertainment night for students and children in the Lexington community.

The homecoming team has been preparing for this year’s events since fall of 2013, Pittman said.

She expects “great attendance,” with two events added this year — the Royalty Showcase and a Thursday night street fair — which “will pique the students’ interest,” Pittman said.

These events are free to students, Pittman added.

SAB teamed up with Student Government, Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow and Team Wildcat for the Street Fair, event co-chair and integrated strategic communications sophomore Chanel Friday said.

“There (are) going to be many things for people to do at the Street Fair, but (we will) still have an element of a pep rally to get everyone excited for the homecoming game on Saturday,” Friday said.

Homecoming is an important tradition at UK, Friday, a member of Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow, said. She added that while she thinks students should look forward to the Street Fair, every homecoming event is worth attending.

SAB and STAT worked well together to plan and execute the fair, Friday said.

“SAB has been amazing with helping STAT,” Friday said. “They have just been a great support throughout the planning process for the Street Fair as well.”

Friday added that if all goes well, the two groups will focus on working together again next year.