Family Weekend 2018
UNO’s Family Weekend 2018 is three days filled with fun activities, tailgates, and plenty of opportunities to celebrate UNO with your student.
- date: 10/19/18 - 10/21/18
- time: 12:00 AM
- contact: New Student & Family Programs
Book your group rate for UNO Families Weekend
Friday, Oct. 19
Homecoming Parade
4 P.M.–5 P.M. | Scott Campus & Aksarben Village
Pick up your Family Weekend credentials from Maverick Landing and find a great spot to hang out and watch the parade.
Hockey Pregame Party
5:30 P.M.–6:30 P.M. | Baxter Arena (Lot 27)
Get some food and get pumped before the big game with the Dance and Cheer teams and Durango.
UNO Hockey vs. Notre Dame
6:36 P.M. | Baxter Arena
Royalty announcement. Tickets not provided. Purchase tickets.
Saturday, Oct. 20
Caring for Personal Family Archives Workshop
10 A.M.-12 P.M. | Criss Library
Do you have a box, closet, computer, or attic full of personal or family archives? This workshop will provide basic tips to better care for and protect your collections.
#firstgenproud Open House
11 A.M.-1 P.M. | Hayden House
Visit with College Possible, Goodrich, Project Achieve, Young Scholars, and more.at the Hayden House for a few hours of fun. This event was created to thank families for supporting their students’ education goals.
Soccer Tailgate
11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. | University Village Clubhouse
Grab some free Qdoba and MavSwag before the Men’s Soccer game. Show your Family weekend credential and get a free UNO t-shirt at the pre-game party.
UNO Soccer vs. Florida Gulf Coast University
1 P.M. | Caniglia Field
Free tickets available at the Open House and Soccer Tailgate.
Maverick Tailgate
4 P.M. | Baxter Arena, Lot 27
Free and open to the public, come get hyped for the hockey game!
UNO Hockey vs Notre Dame
7:07 P.M. |. Baxter Arena
Tickets not provided. Purchase tickets.
Sunday, Oct. 21
25% Off Brunch
11 A.M.-1 P.M. | Scott Café
Show your Family weekend credential and enjoy a delicious brunch on campus at a discount.
UNO Volleyball vs. North Dakota State
1 P.M. | Baxter Arena
Tickets not provided.
Family Weekend Discounts
- Aksarben Cinema will offer small free popcorn
- THE MEN’S SALONS will offer 15% off haircuts
- Spirit World will offer 10% off their purchase (does not apply with other discounts).
- Beacon Hills will offer a 20% discount to any family member wearing their lanyard Oct. 19-Oct. 21
- Backwoods will offer a 20% off one item, not to be combined with any other offers, discounts, sales nor gift cards
- Lotus House of Yoga would love to offer 25% off of our 12 class pass
- Luvbird Boutique and the discount is 15% off entire purchase.
- Picklemans in Aksarben can offer 10% off entire orders for these folks.
- Freshii for a 15% discount.
- Godfather’s Pizza will offer the Family Feast for a reduced price any Medium Specialty Pizza plus any Medium 1-Topping Pizza Plus a Dessert Streusel or Monkey Bread For Only $26.99
- Roast Coffee House in Aksarben Village. We will offer 10% off any non-alcoholic drink purchase.
- Herbe Sainte in Aksarben Village will offer 15% off the bill.
- Voodoo Taco in Aksarben Village will offer 10% discount off ticket (does not apply with other discounts), must present lanyard.
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