Family Weekend Schedule

2026-2027 Family Weekend Dates

Friday, October 16

Time	Event	Location
3 PM	Women's Hockey vs. Franklin Pierce	Cheel Arena
5:30-6:15 PM	S'mores with President Michelle Larson	Student Center Firepit
7 PM	Men's Hockey vs. Canisius	Cheel Arena
10-11 PM	Open Skate	Cheel Arena

Saturday, October 17

Time	Event	Location
8-9 AM	The Clarkson School Family Reception	Price Hall Second Floor Lounge
8:30-10 AM	Honors Family Reception	Cheel Barben Rooms, Cheel Second Floor
9 AM-4 PM	OSL Welcome Table	Student Center Info Desk, First Floor
9 AM-12 PM	Hiking Trip to Stone Valley with Clarkson University Outing Club	Riverside Apartments Parking Area
9 AM-12 PM	Caffeinated Connection	Java Stop, Snell Hall First Floor
10 AM-12 PM	Dorf Makerspace Showcase	ERC First Floor Makerspace
10-10:45 AM	Studying and Interning Abroad: A Major Component of the Clarkson Experience	ERC Classroom
10:45-11:30 AM	Meet and Greet with the Parent and Family Association	ERC Atrium
11 AM-1 PM	Drop in Hours with the Student Success Center	Student Success Center, ERC First Floor
12-2 PM	Clarkson Family Pumpkin Painting	Student Center Firepit
1 PM	Club Football vs University of Vermont	Neugold Field
1 PM	Women's Hockey vs. Franklin Pierce	Cheel Arena
2-4 PM	Food Truck Field Day	Cheel Lawn
2:30-4:30 PM	Live Music	Cheel Patio
2-4 PM	Legacy Family Welcome Table	Mainstreet Cheel
2-4 PM	Raffle Baskets	Mainstreet Cheel
2 PM	Women's Soccer vs. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Hantz Turf Field
4 PM	Men's Hockey vs. Canisius	Cheel Arena
7-9 PM	Open Skate	Cheel Arena
8:30-10 PM	Family Family Feud	Student Center Forum

Sunday, October 18

Time	Event	Location
9 AM-12 PM	Breast Cancer Awareness 5K	Leave from Student Center Ginny's Garden, Rain Location IRC
11 AM-1 PM	Jazzy Brunch	Student Center MPRs