Family Weekend

Late Check-in

Sep 21, 2024, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

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.

20th Annual Pumpkin Festival

Sep 22, 2024, 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Here's pumpkin to talk about! Join the UK Alumni Association and the Club at UK’s Spindletop Hall for an exciting afternoon at our 20th Annual Pumpkin Festival. Connect with other UK alumni families and celebrate the beauty of the Bluegrass. There will be something for everyone to enjoy! Activities and attractions include:

Bowman's Bash

Sep 21, 2024, 7:00 – 10:00 PM

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, and more! More information about Bowman's Bash coming soon! Accessibility:

Visit Horse Country

Sep 22, 2024, 10:00 – 11:30 AM

Book a tour of a local horse farm or equine facility on the Family Weekend registration form! Thanks to our partners at Horse Country, Family Weekend guests have the opportunity to spend Sunday morning touring one of the many fine equine facilities and horse farms around the Lexington area, including:

Visit Horse Country

Sep 20, 2024, 2:00 – 3:30 PM

Book a tour of a local horse farm or equine facility on the Family Weekend registration form! Thanks to our partners at Horse Country, Family Weekend guests have the opportunity to spend Friday afternoon touring one of the many fine equine facilities and horse farms around the Lexington area, including:

Distillery District Walking Food & History Tour

Sep 20, 2024, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Book your tickets on the Family Weekend registration form!

Downtown Walking Food & History Tour

Sep 22, 2024, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Book your tickets on the Family Weekend registration form!

Downtown Walking Food & History Tour

Sep 20, 2024, 4:00 – 8:00 PM

Book your tickets on the Family Weekend registration form!

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

Sep 20, 2024, 5:00 – 8:00 PM

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.

Bus Tours of the Bluegrass

Sep 22, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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

Subscribe to Family Weekend

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