Family Weekend 2024
Friday, October 25 to Sunday, October 27, 2024
Check out the Family Weekend Schedule and mark your calendars! Submit your Family Weekend RSVP and let us know you're coming! Everyone that completes the RSVP form will receive a fun give-away at Family Weekend!
Parking Information:
Parking is available on each campus for Family Weekend events! Parking options include:
- University Crossing: Fletcher Street Lot and Salem Street Lot
- East Campus: East Campus Garage
- South Campus: Broadway / Riverview Lot
You can find directions using the university's interactive maps.
Family Weekend Schedule
Friday, October 25
| Time | Location | Event Details | Registration / Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. | Campus Recreation Center (CRC) | Enjoy the Campus Recreation Center with Your Student! Stop by the Campus Recreation Center on East Campus and enjoy the facility with your student! Use the workout equipment or enjoy a game of pickleball or tennis! There’s a lot to explore and experience at the CRC! | Family members must be 18+ and be accompanied by their UMass Lowell student.
Stop by the front desk to check-in and sign a waiver. The guest fee is waived for Family Weekend. |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. | University Crossing 1st Floor | Shop at the River Hawk Shop Get all of your River Hawk supplies and apparel at the campus store! | n/a |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Coburn Hall 275 | Mental Health First Aid Limited space available, advance registration required. Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a crisis. Lunch is included. | Mental Health First Aid Registration Form |
| Noon - 12:45 p.m. | Campus Recreation Center Studio 1 | Pilates Group Fitness Class A blend of strength, pilates, and yoga all set to the beat of the music. Your instructor will combine body weight exercises, core strengthening exercises, and various poses to increase your strength, mobility, and flexibility. In Fuse you will work from the ground up leaving you feeling strong, confident, and relaxed. | n/a |
| 3-3:45 p.m. | Campus Recreation Center Studio 1 | Zumba Group Fitness Class Be prepared to move and be moved! Zumba is a cardio-dance based workout designed for everyone. Burn fat and tone your body at the same time. Ditch the workout. Join the party! | n/a |
| 7 p.m. | Nashoba Valley Ski Area | Witch's Woods Haunted Hayride and Halloween Screampark $30 per person, limited space available, advance registration required. Witch’s Woods is a favorite local Halloween destination that is sure to guarantee a scary good time for your family! Tickets are available at a discounted rate. Be advised, this experience will likely be too intense for small children. | Witch's Woods Registration |
| 7-9 p.m. | Coburn Hall 255 | Stump! Trivia Bring your family and compete in America’s best team trivia game! Test your knowledge and compete to win a fabulous prize! Games begin at 7 and 8 p.m. | n/a |
| 8 p.m. | Groton Hill Music Center | Dar Williams at Groton Hill Music Center $30 per person, limited space available, advance registration required. Visit one of the area’s most beautiful performance venues and enjoy music from pop folk singer-songwriter Dar Williams. | Dar Williams Registration |
Saturday, October 26
| Time | Location | Event Details | Registration / Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Fox Dining Commons | Brunch at Fox Dining Commons $8.75 per person, students can use their meal plan. Enjoy all the delicious offerings at Fox Dining Commons and fuel up for the day! | Brunch at Fox Dining Registration |
| 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. | Campus Recreation Center (CRC) | Enjoy the Campus Recreation Center (CRC) with Your Student! Stop by the Campus Recreation Center on East Campus and enjoy the facility with your student! Use the workout equipment or enjoy a game of pickleball or tennis! There’s a lot to explore and experience at the CRC! | Family members must be 18+ and be accompanied by their UMass Lowell student. Stop by the front desk to check-in and sign a waiver. The guest fee is waived for Family Weekend. |
| 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Boott Cotton Mills Museum
115 John Street, Lowell, MA 01854 | Boott Cotton Mills Museum Free admission, advance registration required. The Boott Cotton Mills Museum at Lowell National Historical Park is the best place to learn about Lowell’s industrial past. Explore the stories of the workers, engineers, inventors, and investors who made Lowell the first successful planned industrial city in the United States. Learn more about the city’s role as a cutting-edge developer of technology and hub of social and economic change in the American Industrial Revolution. | n/a |
| 11 a.m. | Campus Recreation Complex | Men's Rugby Game Cheer on the Men's Rugby Team! | n/a |
| 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) Building 1st Floor | STRIVE Pantry Open House and Food Drive Take a tour of the newly renovated STRIVE food and resource pantry. We will also be collecting donations, so feel free to bring a non-perishable food item for the pantry! | n/a |
| Noon - 1 p.m. | University Suites Courtyard | Honors Family Cook Out $15 per person, limited space available, advance registration required. Meet members of the Honors College and the Honors Living-Learning Community while enjoying a delicious cook-out and activities! | Honors Cook Out Registration |
| 1-4 p.m. | University Crossing | Rowdy's Fall Fest Fall Family Fest is back and better than ever! Enjoy a variety of games, activities, food and performances that the entire family will love! | n/a |
| 4-6 p.m. | University Crossing 260 | Family Bingo Compete in one of Family Weekend’s most popular events! A new game starts every 15 minutes, and there are lots of prizes to be won! | n/a |
| 6 p.m. | North Campus Cushing Soccer Field | Men's Soccer vs. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Cheer on the River Hawks as they play NJIT! | n/a |
Sunday, October 27
| Time | Location | Event Details | Registration / Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. | Campus Recreation Center (CRC) | Enjoy the Campus Recreation Center with Your Student! Stop by the Campus Recreation Center on East Campus and enjoy the facility with your student! Use the workout equipment or enjoy a game of pickleball or tennis! There’s a lot to explore and experience at the CRC! | Family members must be 18+ and be accompanied by their UMass Lowell student.
Stop by the front desk to check-in and sign a waiver. The guest fee is waived for Family Weekend. |
| 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Luna Theater | Family Friendly Movie: Hocus Pocus Free admission, advance registration required. Get in the Halloween spirit with a free viewing of Hocus Pocus! This family friendly movie will be shown at the Luna Theater in Lowell’s Mill #5. Come for the movie and stay to browse the unique shopping! Movie concessions available for purchase. | Family Friendly Movie Registration |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | University Crossing 260 | Drag Brunch $20 per person, limited space available, advance registration required. This Family Weekend favorite event is back and sassier than ever! Enjoy a delicious brunch buffet and watch the electrifying performances of amazing local drag queens! | Drag Brunch Registration |