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Save the Date for Family Weekend – October 17 - 19, 2025

The Office of Family and Civic Engagement, part of the Office for Student Success, invites all current UK students and their guests to Family Weekend. It’s a great time to enjoy campus life with your Wildcat and create special memories together! 

In fall 2025, Family Weekend will be hosted in conjunction with UK’s Homecoming celebration, offering unique opportunities for families to connect with UK alumni and enjoy special events. This weekend will also mark the first time UK Football welcomes the University of Texas to Lexington.

With so much excitement on campus, Family Weekend is sure to be a memorable experience. However, we understand that schedules, travel logistics, and personal preferences may influence your decision to attend. If this weekend isn’t the best fit for your family, you’re always welcome to visit campus at another time that works better for you and your student. Whether you choose Family Weekend or another visit, we encourage you to take the opportunity to experience UK and Lexington together!

The Family Weekend schedule will be available prior to registration opening this summer with more details coming as fall approaches. For now, be sure to book your hotel rooms and get ready for a weekend to remember!

If you have any questions, please email parents@uky.edu.

See you in the fall, Wildcats!

Customize Your Schedule

The Family Weekend schedule is packed full of exciting opportunities for families to enjoy a fun-filled weekend of University of Kentucky culture and traditions! Customize your Family Weekend experience with add-on excursions, tours, and other exciting activities. Come to campus for a day to enjoy a football game and other major Family Weekend events; or spend the entire weekend with your Wildcat visiting horse country and touring Lexington. How you spend your Family Weekend is up to you! 

Family Weekend Schedule and Events

Register for Family Weekend

Beginning this fall, register your student(s) and family members for Family Weekend through the Cat Chat Family Community portal. All current UK students, guests, and children planning to attend Family Weekend events must be registered. 

Registration Opening This Fall

Get Your Family Weekend Gear

Don’t miss out on exclusive Family Weekend apparel that includes a collectable t-shirt, sweatshirt, and tumbler! Family Weekend gear may be purchased on the Family Weekend registration form this fall (while supplies last). Items will not be sold on site and may be picked up by you or your Wildcat during Family Weekend Check-in. If leftover items are available, we will reopen sales after Family Weekend.

Purchase Gear

Football Tickets

Please note that due to limited inventory, we are unable to offer a Family Weekend ticket link this year. Guests will need to purchase tickets for this game through traditional ticketing channels. 

 

Learn How to Get Tickets

Ask Questions

Information about registration, parking, events, and other frequently asked questions can be found on our FAQs website. If you have additional questions, email parents@uky.edu.

Frequently Asked Questions

Book Your Hotel

We encourage you to book your hotel soon as rooms fill quickly during Family Weekend, and check back later this spring for the latest details about Family Weekend.

Check Out Lexington Hotels

Make Accommodations Arrangements

The University of Kentucky campus is large and Family Weekend guests may be required to travel longer physical distances and stand at events. If someone in your party needs a wheelchair or other mobility equipment, please make arrangements ahead of time to bring equipment with you or rent from a local vendor. ADA parking is available on campus with any ADA parking permit and event drop-off location information will be available this fall.

The Family Weekend team will do our best to accommodate disclosed dietary restrictions but cannot guarantee completely gluten-free, dairy-free, or nut-free spaces. If you have any unique dietary concerns, please identify them on your registration form and contact parents@uky.edu prior to October 1, 2025.

Updates to the FAQs page will be made later this fall. In the meantime, if you have any questions, email parents@uky.edu or give us a call at 859-257-2752, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.