Family Weekend returns to Fresno State! Reservations for Family Weekend will be available
starting on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
We hope you can join us to celebrate Fresno State and all your student's accomplishments
at the university. In a weekend devoted to student families and supporters, we hope
you are able to take some time to explore the Fresno State community. Catch up with
your student, tour the campus, and enjoy all Fresno State has to offer.
Families can register for Family Weekend using the form below. Participating family
members over the age of 10 must each register separately although your Fresno State
student can participate free of charge with a registered family member. Tickets to
the football game can be purchased as well but all attendees over the age of 2 must
have their own football ticket.
SCHEDULE
You can view the current Family Weekend schedule below. Check back in the coming weeks
as we add more events and activities to the Family Weekend schdule!
REGISTRATION
You can register and pay for Family Weekend by visiting the eMarket website. Family Weekend reservations including football tickets will close at 5:00 p.m. on
Monday, October 23rd.
Payment for Family Weekend can be made using one of the methods below.
In-Person
Check or Cash, preferably check, can be brought to the Office of New Student and Family
Programs office in the Joyal Administration Building, room 131.
Checks should be made out to Fresno State and Family Weekend placed on the memo line.
Mail
Check or Cash, preferably check, can be mailed to the Office of New Student and Family
Programs office address below.
Dog Days
5150 N Maple Ave M/S JA62
Fresno, CA 93740-8026
Checks should be made out to Fresno State and Family Weekend placed on the memo line
Online
Online payments can be made through the eMarket using a credit or debit card.
Family Weekend volunteers in front of the Joyal Administration Red Booth
Family Weekend staff and cheerleaders during Family Weekend
A Fresno State family enjoying the Family Weekend tailgate
Family Weekend staff during the tailgate
Families enjoying the Family Weekend Sunday brunch
Family taking a picture with TimeOut
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS for 2023
Friday, October 27
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Family Weekend Welcome Booth and Check-In
Stop by the Joyal Administration Building to pick up your Family Weekend materials
including your t-shirt. We'll be in the New Student and Family Programs Office in
Joyal 131 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Kennel Bookstore
Stop by the Kennel Bookstore on campus or the Kennel Marketplace in Campus Pointe
to be entered in the Family Weekend raffle. Fill out a raffle ticket and grab some
gear for your student and the game! Show off your Bulldog Spirit!
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Phebe Conley Art Gallery
Make your may to the Conley Art Building on campus to enjoy the Student Art Show exhibiting
the work of graduate students on-campus
1:00 p.m. - Meet in front of the Joyal Administration Building
Join us for a campus tour to see some of the best kept secrets at Fresno State including
the new Resnick Student Union.
5:00 p.m. - Viticulture and Enology Building
Learn about our Fresno State wine from the Viticulture program and have a little wine
tasting while we’re at it.
5:30pm - Peters Educational Center Auditorium in the Student Recreation Center
Cineculture is in-person movies screenings to promote cultural awareness through film.
The film being shown is Orca. Based on a true story, Orca by Iranian director Sahar
Mosayebi follows the tribulations of Elham Asghari, a young divorced Iranian woman
who survives a horrific assault by her estranged husband. Trying to rebuild her life,
she finds solace in the water and becomes an amazing endurance swimmer.
Do you have an artistic side? Join us for a mosaic art class with a Central Valley
artist. Limited to the first 40 people who sign up. Participants will pick up their
completed masterpiece at the Sunday Brunch.
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Family Weekend Welcome Booth and Check-In
Stop by the Joyal Administration Building to pick up your Family Weekend materials
including your t-shirt. We'll be in the New Student and Family Programs Office in
Joyal 131 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Rec Center Open House
Stop by the Student Recreation Center to work out. Family Weekend attendees will be
able to utilize the gym facilities and get your heart racing. The Rec Center is located
on the southeast part of the campus next to the Save Mart Center
11:00 a.m. - The Edge: Pluto and Beyond
Join us at the Planetarium on-campus to watch The Edge.
DESCRIPTION
Beyond the orbit of Neptune there is a mysterious “third realm” of the Solar System
which remains almost entirely unexplored. This realm is the likely home to many thousands
of small, icy worlds of which Pluto is the most famous member. Discovered in 1930
by Clyde Tombaugh, Pluto remained a mystery until it was visited by the New Horizons
spacecraft in 2015. Desite its demotion to dwarf planet status, Pluto remains one
of the most interesting worlds of the solar system with five moons, mountains 10,000
feet tall, and a possible underground ocean of liquid water!
12:00 p.m. - University Dining Hall
Does your student live on-campus in the dorms? You can join them for lunch on Saturday,
October 28th for a free meal. Experience Fresno State dorm food at it's finest. Grab
a bite and experience the University Dining Hall.
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Tomas Casademunt
The M Street Gallery located in downtown Fresno is holding an exhibit to showcase
artwork Tomas Casademunt. This interaction of art and culture is a great experience
for Family Weekend attendees.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Farm Market Tour
Great chance to pick up those Fresno State goodies from the Farm Market. They’ll be
free Fresno State ice cream and wine tasting.
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Family Weekend Check-In
Stop by Margie Wright Stadium to pick up your Family Weekend materials. We'll be right
outside the softball stadium where the tailgate will take place.
4:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m. - Family Weekend Tailgate
Good food, good company, good music, and a bunch of good people. Stop by the Family
Weekend tailgate fill up on food and drink before heading out to the game. The tailgate
will take place at the Margie Wright Softball Stadium on the concourse. Located near
the intersection of Cedar and Barstow, we're close to the football stadium when it's
time to cheer for the Dogs!
7:00 p.m. - Fresno State football vs UNLV
Join us in the Family Weekend section as we cheer on the football team. Versus a very
old rival, the Bulldogs will take on the Runnin Rebels in this Mountain West matchup.
Go Dogs!
Everyone over the age of 2 will need to purchase their own football ticket to attend.
Picture time with Time Out
Time Out is a local celebrity
Time Out and Victor E getting some love.
Sunday, October 29
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Family Weekend Check-In
Stop by the Smittcamp Alumni House to pick up your Family Weekend materials including
your t-shirt if you haven't already. We'll be inside the Smittcamp Alumni House where
brunch will take place.
Join us for a relaxed Sunday Brunch. After a late night of football a little breakfast
is just what the doctor ordered. No mimosas but there will be raffle prizes and the
Spirit Squad will be present for pictures.
Anyone who participated in the Saturday Mosaic class will be able to pick up their
grouted masterpiece during the brunch.
OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER
For those of you coming from out of town we will also be adding information about
other events going on in the Fresno community. It will be a fun filled weekend in
Fresno in case you'd like to check out other things going on off-campus. Here are
some other things to keep in mind when planning your visit.
Homecoming
October 23-27 is Homecoming Week at Fresno State. There will be several student events
happening during the week so the campus will have a little more energy than normal.
Registered families will receive a parking permit code to use for events taking place
on Friday, October 27th. Parking is normally relaxed on the weekend at Fresno State
except for football. Parking is relaxed on Friday evenings after 4:00pm.
Be prepared for a little traffic and a separate fee to park for football unless you
arrive early.
