Family Weekend is held each fall to give parents and families the opportunity to spend time with their student, experience life at UC, and explore our...

Family Weekend is held each fall to give parents and families the opportunity to spend time with their student, experience life at UC, and explore our city of Cincinnati. It's a schedule-packed weekend of events to enjoy with your family. Everyone is welcome and we have activities for all ages from 0 to 100!

Registration for General Event Passes at UC Family Weekend opens August 26 at 6:30 pm EST and closes when the event reaches capacity. We encourage you to purchase your General Event Passes early as the event does sell out. Premium add-on events also fill quickly, such as the Riverboat Brunch Cruise, Bearcats Canvas, and our Cincy Night Lights at the Roebling Event Center party. All sales are final and we are unable to process late registrations for general event passes.

• Registration for general event passes costs $20 per person. General event passes allow each person access to Family Weekend Events. Children under the age of 4 are free.
• You must also purchase a general event pass for your student. 
• General event passes include admission to all activities listed on the schedule except parking vouchers, and Premium Add-on events (Jazz Brunch Riverboat Cruise, Bearcats Canvas, Cincy Night Lights sessions) which have an additional cost. Space is limited for these events and many of these fill up/sell out VERY quickly.
• After you purchase your Family Weekend general event passes, you will be sent a confirmation email containing a link to purchase a parking pass for the weekend. 

UC Family Weekend will have events scheduled from Friday October 9 through Sunday October 11. We encourage you to arrive early on Friday! Feel free to explore the schedule of events to assist you in determining your arrival time to campus and making your travel plans. We will be adding more to the schedule each week as we get closer to the weekend!

Check-in for UC Family Weekend is held in 455 Steger Student Life Center. 

• Early Check-In: Monday, October 5 (11am-4:30 pm) and Tuesday, October 6 (11am-4:30 pm)
• Regular Check-In: Friday, October 9 (1-7pm)
• Late Check-In: Saturday, October 10 (9am-12pm)

At Check-In, you will receive:

• Your nametag (which each guest is required to wear as it serves as your general event pass to access Family Weekend events)
• Events schedule
• Fun swag and giveaways
• The 2026 Family Weekend t-shirt for the first 4,000 guests!