Past Events

Bus Tours of the Bluegrass Family Weekend 2024

Sep 22, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Family Weekend

Book a tour of the Bluegrass on the Family Weekend registration form!

Banachek: World Renowned Magician and Mentalist Family Weekend 2024

Sep 21, 2024, 9:00 – 10:00 PM

Family Weekend

Described as the “cream of the crop” when it comes to entertainers, Banachek is the world’s leading mentalist.

MacAdam Student Observatory Family Weekend

Sep 21, 2024, 8:30 – 10:30 PM

Family Weekend

Take a tour of the $1 million MacAdam Student Observatory. Families will have a chance to gaze at stars and planets through the observatory’s robotic 20” telescope (weather permitting). Images of galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae (taken from the center of a city of 200,000+), along with information about our outreach programs can be found at www.pa.uky.edu/observatory. Free for all students and guests. Family Weekend registration NOT required.

Family Weekend 2024 ThinkFast Trivia: Are You Smarter Than a Librarian?

Sep 21, 2024, 8:00 – 9:00 PM

Family Weekend

Join in with your family and friends for this interactive trivia competition and compete against some of UK's best librarians to win cash prizes, UK swag, and more! Limited seating and number of teams available; sign-up is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Parent and Family Engagement and UK Libraries. Free parking will be available in the Cornerstone Parking Garage on South Limestone all day. Family Weekend VIP event buttons are required. No on-site registration sales. Accessibility:

Bowman's Bash Family Weekend 2024

Sep 21, 2024, 7:00 – 10:00 PM

Family Weekend

Parent and Family Engagement introduces a new event to Family Weekend - Bowman's Bash! Join us as we celebrate the Cats after the football game in the Gatton Student Center with games, novelties, inflatables, prizes, snacks, entertainers, including:

A Taste of the Kentucky Doughnut Trail Family Weekend 2024

Sep 21, 2024, 9:30 – 11:30 AM

Family Weekend

In 2012, The New York Times article “Twists and Turns along a Kentucky Doughnut Trail” brought well-deserved publicity to many of the region’s fine doughnut purveyors and introduced the country to one of Kentucky’s sweetest secrets. Now we are bringing those sweet treats to you in the new and improved Taste of the Kentucky Doughnut Trail event during Family Weekend, featuring doughnuts from N.

Late Check-in Family Weekend 2024

Sep 21, 2024, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Family Weekend

Send your student to check in your family for Family Weekend using their BBNvolved Event Pass. Get your Family Weekend event entry buttons, swag bags, and any apparel you purchased. Family members wishing to check in without their student present will need their student's name and UKY email address.

Family Weekend 2024 UK Football vs. Ohio University

Sep 21, 2024

Family Weekend

Cheer on our Cats as they play the Ohio Bobcats in Kroger Field! More information about football tickets will be available in mid-July. Accessibility:

MacAdam Student Observatory

Sep 20, 2024, 8:30 – 10:30 PM

Family Weekend

Tour of UK's James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits Family Weekend 2024

Sep 20, 2024, 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Family Weekend

Join the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits staff for a tour of their new educational distilling facility on campus. Tastings will not be available. Tour capacity is limited based on the size of the facility, and sign-ups are first-come, first-served on the Family Weekend registration form.

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