Here is a look back at Family Weekend 2022. Please check back soon for events for Family Weekend 2023.
UConn Bookstore
Time: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location: UConn Bookstore, 2075 Hillside Road
Stock up on all your Husky Spirit Gear at the UConn Bookstore! Receive 20% off one Husky Spirit item with the coupon at the back of the Family Schedule of Events!
William Benton Museum of Art
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: 245 Glenbrook Road
The William Benton Museum of Art is Connecticut’s state art museum with a collection of more than 6,500 works dating from the 15th to the 21st centuries. The museum annually presents 10-12 exhibitions of art from its collection and from loaned works. Check out UConn's collection of campus art and sculptures through the Benton's self-guided walking scavenger hunt.
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry
Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: 1 Royce Circle
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is one of America’s hidden treasures—a superb collection of over 3,500 puppets from all over the world; an archive of books, manuscripts, posters, drawings, audio-visual materials and photographs all covering the history of puppetry. Stop by and see all of our treasures!
Dairy Bar
Time: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Location: 3636 Horsebarn Hill Road Extension
Come enjoy a scoop (or two!) of UConn’s award winning Dairy Bar ice cream. With over 24 different flavors to choose from, there are options for the entire family.
HuskyTHON Fall Fest
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Way
Feeling fall? Join HuskyTHON for our first ever HuskyTHON Fall Fest! Presented by the Morale Team. Enjoy a fall fair style event with food trucks, yard games, vendors, trick-or-treating, giveaways, and more!
Future Nurses for DEI Art Exhibition
Time: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Student Union Room 310
Future Nurses for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (FNDEI) is collaborating with local artists to celebrate the Women's Center and PRLACC's 50th anniversaries. This art exhibition is a fundraiser. All proceeds will be allocated to scholarships for minority nursing students.
Dinner on Your Own
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Across Campus
Suggestions: Union Street Market, Dining Halls and Downtown Storrs.
Shabbat Services & Dinner
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Hillel House, 54 North Eagleville Road
Join us for Shabbat services at 6pm and a delicious Kosher Shabbat Dinner at 7pm at UConn Hillel. You do not have to attend services in order to join us for dinner, please RSVP to jacqui@uconnhillel.org.
Volleyball vs. Butler
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Gampel Pavilion
Voices of Concinnity
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Storrs Congregational Church
Come experience Voices of Concinnity for a concert of exquisitely crafted choral sound that spans the spectrum of emotions. Concinnity performs iconic and new choral works that bring chills, thrills, and tears, leaving the audience moved, inspired... changed. Tickets are $15 (students free). Reserve tickets: concinnityct.org
Fall Puppetry Slam
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: von der Mehden Recital Hall
The UConn Fall Puppet Slam will feature short works by professional puppeteers and performers from around New England, including Cabot Parsons and Anatar Marmol-Gagné, as well as new works by UConn Puppet Arts students. Recommended for mature audiences. Doors open at 7 pm, seating is first, come first served.
Dramatic Arts Sophomore BFA Performance - Failure: A Love Story
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: The Studio Theatre in the Drama Music Building (DRMU 134/138)
Join the Department of Dramatic Arts Sophomore BFA Acting class for a free performance of Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins, directed by Sandi Carroll.
Failure: A Love Story: a comedy about the tragic tale of the three Fail Sisters who all die in the same year. Utilizing shadows, live music and movement, the show is a collaboration between UConn Acting, Music and Puppet Arts Students. Run time: 1 hour. FREE ADMISSION.
SUBOG Movie - Hocus Pocus
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Student Union Theatre
FREE to UConn students and their families. UConn student must be in attendance and bring UConn ID.
Late Night
Time: 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Location: Student Union
Late Night is a fun and exciting way to spend the end of your week. Each weekend has a theme, and there are always interactive activities, food, giveaways, and prizes. Late Night aims to provide a new experience at the Student Union every weekend, so join in on the fun!