Family Weekend
Save the date! Family Weekend will be held Sept. 18-21, 2025.
Family Weekend Snap Shot
Thursday, Sept. 18
Architecture Tours and History & Traditions Tours
Family Weekend Kickoff (Gold Packages only) | 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 19
Academic College Open Houses & Info Sessions
Education Sessions from campus offices
Architecture Tours and History & Traditions Tours
Pre-Stampede Reception (Gold Packages only) | 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Pearl Street Stampede | 7-8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 20
Family Weekend Tailgate (Silver and Gold Packages only)
CU Buffs Football vs. Wyoming Cowboys
Sunday, Sept. 21
Buffalo Stampede 5K Fun Run (requires additional registration) | 9-10:30 a.m.
Buffs Family Sendoff (Silver and Gold Packages only) | 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Family Weekend Packages
The Buffs Package includes access to select, Buffs-level Family Weekend events including Academic College Open Houses and Info Sessions, Education Sessions from campus offices, trivia, and more. You will also receive a Family Weekend t-shirt, a clear game day bag and other swag. This package is great for families who will not arrive on campus until Friday or later, or who want just a taste of the official Family Weekend fun. (Football tickets and Fiske Planetarium tickets require separate purchase.)
Upgrade to our Silver Package to receive everything included in our Buffs Package, plus access to even more fun events such as a cornhole tournament, campus architecture tours, yoga, the Family Weekend Tailgate* and the Buffs Family Sendoff*. This package is great for families who will not arrive on campus until Friday or later and will get you admission to most events included in the Family Weekend schedule. (Football tickets and Fiske Planetarium tickets require separate purchase.)
*Event includes food
Upgrade to our Gold Package to receive everything included in our Silver Package, plus access to the Family Weekend Kickoff* and Pre-Stampede Reception*. This package is great for families arriving on Thursday and will get you admission to every event included in the Family Weekend schedule. (Football tickets and Fiske Planetarium tickets require separate purchase.)
*Event includes food
You must purchase a package for your CU Boulder student in order to attend Family Weekend. All student packages are $35, but please purchase your student the same package level as yours so that you can attend events together.