Please read through this important information and helpful suggestions for your visit. For more information, contact parents@vanderbilt.edu.
Registration and Cost
- Registration will open on July 23.
- We encourage you to register before Sept. 6, but onsite registration will be available.
- The cost is $60 per person (waived for current Vanderbilt students and children 12 and younger). Please note that registration increases to register onsite.
- Football tickets incur an additional charge.
- Late fees/cancellations
- On-site registration will open at 9 a.m. on Sept. 6 in the Student Life Center Board of Trust Room, 310 25th Ave. S.
- A $10 per person on-site fee will be charged in addition to the $60 registration fee.
- If you must cancel your registration, please do so by Friday, Aug. 30, 5 p.m. CT. No refunds will be made past Aug. 30.
Hardship Application
If your family needs financial assistance with registration costs, apply for help through our Hardship Application. We can assist with up to 4 adult guests to attend this special weekend. This application will close on Aug. 30.
Parking and Ridehail
Ridehail
With limited parking available on campus, ridehail is a great option to get to and from campus.
Parking
There will be Family Weekend parking permits necessary to keep visible in your car while parked on campus. In order to avoid having to walk back to your car after registration, print your parking pass at home!
Check back soon to print your parking pass and see available parking options.
Shuttle Service
Shuttle services will run Friday from parking locations to popular campus spots.
Check back soon for more shuttle details.
What to Bring
All events are informal; comfortable walking shoes are a must. Bring your confirmation email with your QR code to get your nametags.
Nametags are required for admittance to events. Vanderbilt students need a nametag as well. Please be sure to register your student!
When You Arrive
Friday Check-In
Be sure to check in for Family Weekend in the Board of Trust Room of the Student Life Center, 310 25th Ave. S., to pick up your nametags and the most up-to-date schedule for the weekend. Nametags are your admittance to all events. Check-in and new registration times are Friday, Sept. 6, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday Check-In
If you haven't already checked in to pick up your nametags on Friday, you can do during the pre-game tailgate on Rec Field 2 from 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Campus Map
Gameday
- All football tickets will be digital/mobile and will be available to access by logging into your My Vanderbilt Account.
- If you have any questions contact the McGugin Center Ticket Office
- ticket.office@vanderbilt.edu
- 615.322.4653
- For information on game day parking please click here.
- Vanderbilt Stadium has a clear bag policy for games.
Entering the stadium
Due to construction, all fans will be directed to enter the stadium based on their ticket section. More information to come.
Football Ticket Information
- The promo code for ticket access is VUFAMILY2024
- Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis
- If you want your VU student to sit with you in the stadium, you must purchase an additional ticket for them. Students have free seats in the student-only section.
- Single game parking passes for $15 in the 25th Avenue Garage for the game are available when you purchase tickets.
Appointments
Family Weekend is a perfect time to connect with student services and academic departments. Contact offices directly to schedule an appointment during regular business hours on Friday, Sept. 6. To meet with your student's academic adviser, your student should contact the professor at least two weeks before Family Weekend to schedule an appointment.
Accessibility Needs
Wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs can be reserved when registering online. Requests made after Friday, Aug. 9 cannot be guaranteed.
- If you requested a wheelchair when you registered for Family Weekend, you may pick it up at check-in at Student Life Center, Board of Trust Room. Wheelchairs may be returned to the Board of Trust room on Friday or at the Student Life Center information desk on Saturday or Sunday. All wheelchairs must be returned by 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8.
Accessible Parking
Accessible parking is available in any marked location with a handicap tag. A Family Weekend parking permit must also be on display.
For information on Vanderbilt's accessible parking, visitor parking locations, event parking requests and alternative transportation, please contact the Office of Traffic and Parking at (615) 322-2554 or visit their website at https://www.vanderbilt.edu/traffic_parking/.
ADAA Accessibility Map
An ADAA Accessibility Map of Vanderbilt can be found at https://cpc-fis.vanderbilt.edu/pdf/Accessible.pdf.
The details of Family Weekend are subject to change at any time based anytime. Please visit https://www.vanderbilt.edu/families/family-weekend/ for the most current information.