About the Family Weekend Schedule
We have provided a weekend full of activities and events, but there is no way to do everything. This schedule is intended to provide fun opportunities to connect with your favorite Goat and experience campus while you visit. We invite you to join us for as many or as few of the events listed below. Ultimately, this weekend is about connecting with your student and we’re glad to provide a backdrop of activities to this weekend of connection. Enjoy being with your student at a leisurely pace. If you can’t attend a particular event, there will always be next year!
Family Weekend 2025 Schedule
Friday, September 12
| 10:00am-4:00pm |
Balfour Class Rings Rubin Campus Center Lobby Stop by the Campus Center Lobby to explore class rings for purchase. |
| 12:00pm-2:00pm |
ODIME Open House Join ODIME during Family Weekend for open houses of OASIS Multicultural Center and the Collegiate Religious Center. Stop by for information, snacks, and good vibes! #studentlife |
| 3:00-7:00pm | Check In Rubin Campus Center Lobby |
| 2:00-6:00pm |
Bookstore Open Rubin Campus Center, 2nd Floor Family Weekend Promotion: Enjoy 10% off apparel, gifts, school supplies, and snacks during Family Weekend! (Discount does NOT apply to textbooks, technology, Peter Millar apparel, diploma frames, clearance items, or gift cards. Cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion. Other exclusions may apply; see store for details.) |
| 5:00-7:00pm |
Dinner on your own Explore Worcester and its amazing culinary landscape or stay a little closer to home and enjoy dinner on campus. |
| 6:30-7:30pm |
Candlewalk Meet at the Gompei Statue on the Quad hosted by Student Alumni Society Interested in learning more about WPI? Join the Student Alumni Society (SAS) in a walking tour around campus, as the organization pauses along the route to provide details on certain spots. You will be introduced to several campus buildings, have the opportunity to take part in some WPI trivia, and maybe even get a sneak peek of some special guests on campus." |
| 6:30pm-8:30pm |
Hillel Family Shabbat Dinner Unity 520 Students and their families are welcome for a warm, community-style meal with kosher food from the local Chabad! Tickets available here. |
| 7:00-9:00pm |
Friday Night Fellowship Salisbury Labs 402 hosted by Christian Bible Fellowship Friday Night Fellowship (FNF) is our weekly gathering, where we play games, have a time of worship, listen to a speaker, and meet in discussion groups. Families are invited to join us for this great time of fellowship. |
| 7:00-9:00pm |
Movie with the Social Committee, Fuller Labs, Upper Perrault Hall hosted by The Social Committee |
| 7:30-9:00pm |
Trivia Innovation Studio 203/205 hosted by Goats Head Programs |
| 7:30pm |
Into the Woods Alden Hall a VOX Performance James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece... and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching. Tickets Available here. |
Saturday, September 13
| 8:30am-4:00pm | Check In Rubin Campus Center Lobby |
| 8:15-9:00am | Continental Breakfast Rubin Campus Center Odeum |
| 9:00am-10:15am | President's Welcome with President Grace Wang Rubin Campus Center Odeum |
| 10:00am-12:00pm |
Brunch Morgan Dining Hall Brunch Tickets available for purchase at the door in Morgan Dining |
| 10:00am-4:00pm |
Balfour Class Rings Rubin Campus Center Lobby Stop by the Campus Center Lobby to explore class rings for purchase. |
| 10:00am-6:00pm |
Bookstore Open Rubin Campus Center, 2nd Floor Family Weekend Promotion: Enjoy 10% off apparel, gifts, school supplies, and snacks during Family Weekend! (Discount does NOT apply to textbooks, technology, Peter Millar apparel, diploma frames, clearance items, or gift cards. Cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion. Other exclusions may apply; see store for details.) |
| 10:00am-12:00pm | Drop In Coffee with Career Development Center Career Corner Unity Hall 5th Floor |
| 10:30am-11:15am |
Fraternity and Sorority Life at WPI Unity Hall 520 Learning about leadership, housing, and lifelong opprotunities in fraternity & sorority life. Win a raffle hosted by the Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils. |
| 12:00pm | Women's Soccer vs. Clarkson Alumni Field |
| 12:00pm |
Choir Concert First Baptist Church -- 111 Park Ave, Worcester MA 01609 immediately adjacent to WPI Higgins House Parking Lot/ Park Avenue Garage |
| 12:00-2:00pm |
Lunch on your own Explore Worcester and its amazing culinary landscape or stay a little closer to home and enjoy lunch on campus |
| 12:30pm-2:30pm | Frozen Treats with Campus Police Lawn Outside Higgins Labs, Campus Center Side |
| 1:00pm-5:00pm |
Family Photo Opportunity Fountain Commemorate Family Weekend with a fun custom WPI Family Weekend themed photo give-a-way . |
| 1:00pm-4:00pm |
Lawn Games & Fall Treats Quad Join student groups for cornhole and apple and pumpkin themed treats! |
| 1:00pm-4:00pm |
Beta Clue Unity Hall 500 Presented by Beta Theta Pi, a live-action murder mystery based on the popular board game Clue awaits! Come to Unity Hall between 1pm and 4pm for a self-paced experience with your family. Tickets are $10 at the door with all proceeds going towards Worcester’s African Community Education (ACE), a program dedicated to the educational development of African refugee and immigrant children. |
| 2:00-5:00pm |
Fall Fun with the Social Committee Quad Tie dye, games, & more! |
| 3:00-5:00pm |
Pottery Painting with Claytime Come paint a plate, bowl, or cup! |
| 3:00-4:30pm |
African Drumming Circle Quad by Morgan Hall, weather location CC Stage, hosted by African Drumming Ensemble |
| 3:00-5:00pm |
Into the Woods Alden Hall a VOX Performance James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece... and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching. Tickets Available here. |
| 5:00-7:00pm |
Dinner on your own Explore Worcester and its amazing culinary landscape or stay a little closer to home and enjoy dinner on campus |
| 7:00-9:00pm |
Movie on the Quad, Quad, weather location Fuller Labs, Upper Perrault hosted by The Social Committee |
| 7:30-9:30pm |
Bingo Campus Center Stage hosted by Student Activities Late Night Programs |
Sunday, September 14
| 9:00-10:00am | Morning Yoga Center for Wellbeing, Morgan Hall |
| 10:00am-12:00pm |
Brunch Morgan Dining Hall Brunch tickets available for purchase at Morgan Dining |
| 10:00am-3:00pm |
Bookstore Open Rubin Campus Center 2nd Floor Family Weekend Promotion: Enjoy 10% off apparel, gifts, school supplies, and snacks during Family Weekend! (Discount does NOT apply to textbooks, technology, Peter Millar apparel, diploma frames, clearance items, or gift cards. Cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion. Other exclusions may apply; see store for details.) |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Jazz Concert Alden Hall |
| 12:30-1:30pm |
Catholic Mass Olin 107 hosted by the Catholic Newman Club |
| 1:00-2:00pm | Concert Band Performance Alden Hall |
| 2:00-3:00pm | Orchestral Performance Alden Hall |