SAVE THE DATE! 9/26 - 9/28, 2025
From September 26 to 28, 2025 experience the best of Fredonia with your loved ones! The listing of 2025 events will be posted in early June.
Please see 2024 highlights below!
All Friends and Family Weekend Events
PAST 2024 Event Highlights
Friday, September 27, 2024
- Kick-off Party: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at Williams Center Patio. Partnering with Fredonia’s own student club acapella groups, the party will include upbeat family friendly music and heavy hors d'oeuvres. Members of Fredonia's faculty, staff and administration will also be attending. (**Tickets Sold Out)
- Fairview, Performing Arts Company's production, by Jackie Sibblies Drury. 7:30pm., Alice E. Bartlett Theatre, Rockefeller Arts Center. Ticket prices: $3 for students and $5 for General Public via the Campus Ticket Office (available soon).
- Open Skate: 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Steele Hall ice rink. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for children, and free for Fredonia students with ID. Skate rentals available for $4.
Saturday, September 28, 2024
- Legacy Breakfast: 9 a.m. at Horizon Room, lower level, Williams Center. Celebrate Fredonia's rich legacy with a buffet breakfast. Register and pay ($5 per person).
- Women's Tennis vs. Daemen: 10 a.m. at the Tennis Courts.
- Breakfast & Trivia: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Blue Lounge|Williams Center, Free breakfast pizza while supplies last, bring your smartphone to play! FSA bookstore prizes for winners! (free)
- Women's Volleyball vs. Penn State Behrend & Houghton, 11 a.m., Dod's Hall Gymnasium
- Club Maker Fair: 11 a.m. - Noon at Multipurpose Room. Meet members of Fredonia's clubs and enjoy giveaways and activities.
- Pep Rally: Noon - 12:30 p.m. at Multipurpose Room. Enjoy performances by Fredonia's dance and performance-based clubs.
- Open Swim, Noon – 2 p.m. Steele Hall Natatorium, ($3 per person)
- Food Trucks: Noon - 3 p.m. at Jewett Hall parking lot. Explore some of the area's most popular food trucks:
- Over the Rainbow, LuGia's, Happy Camper
- Men's Soccer vs. Canton: 1 p.m. at University Stadium|Grass. A special Bubble Soccer half-time competition is being planned! You won't want to miss it!
- The Art of Natural History: 3D printed skull collection: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Houghton Hall|First Floor reading room (free) See the campus report article!!
- Open Skate, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., Steele Hall ice rink, Admission: Adults $5, children $4, Fredonia students free with ID. Skate rentals: $4 for all.
- Drag Show Bingo: 8 p.m. at Williams Center Multipurpose Room. Join our dazzling lineup of talented drag queens for a unique bingo experience (free).
- Fairview, Performing Arts Company's production, by Jackie Sibblies Drury. 7:30pm., Alice E. Bartlett Theatre, Rockefeller Arts Center. Ticket prices: $3 for students and $5 for General Public via the Campus Ticket Office (available soon).
- Fredonia Wind Ensemble: 8 p.m., King Concert Hall (Sponsored by the School of Music)
- Blue Devil Gaming: 7 p.m., S204ABC, Williams Center. Come play a variety of games with the club. All are invited!
Sunday, September 29, 2024
- Brunch at Cranston Marche: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Cranston Marche, University Commons. Made to order eggs, omelets, waffles, assorted pastries and more. Stop in before you head back home! FREDFunds ($10+ tax), Feed-a-friend, cash or credit card ($13, includes tax).
- Paint and Coloring: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Blue Lounge|Williams Center, $1 per person
- Fairview, Performing Arts Company's production, by Jackie Sibblies Drury. 2 p.m., Alice E. Bartlett Theatre, Rockefeller Arts Center. Ticket prices: $3 for students and $5 for General Public via the Campus Ticket Office (available soon).
- Open Skate: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Steele Hall ice rink, Admission: Adults $5, children $4, Fredonia students free with ID. Skate rentals: $4 for all.
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