Welcome to Family Weekend 2024!
We look forward to hosting Samford families and friends on campus September 20-22, 2024, for the 60th anniversary of Family Weekend at Samford University! Registration information for the many activities planned for the weekend will be posted here in mid-late August 2024.
Make your hotel reservation today. Several area hotels offer rooms at a discounted rate for Samford families.
Please find a tentative schedule of events below.
Friday, September 20
11 a.m. Ribbon Cutting, Campus Recreation, Wellness, and Athletic Complex
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Samford Abroad Fair
12-8 p.m. Self-Guided Tours, Campus Recreation, Wellness, and Athletic Complex
12-5 p.m. Samford Serves Family Service Project
12-6 p.m. Check-in
1-4 p.m. Hodges Chapel Tours
1-5 p.m. Samford Family Stencil Mural
2 p.m. Sibling Tour (limited to 50 siblings)
3-4:30 p.m. Pops with the Prez
4-5 p.m. Planetarium 1st Show
5-8 p.m. Little Donkey Taco Dinner on the Quad
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Vespers Service
7-8 p.m. Planetarium 2nd Show
Saturday, September 21
7:30 a.m. Prayer Walk
8:15 a.m. Worship Service
9-10:30 a.m. Parents Association Breakfast
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Choose Your Own Adventure:
- Greek Life Open Houses and/or
- Campus Recreation Self-Guided Tours and/or
- Free Time with your Student
3 p.m. Set up for Party on the Quad
4-6:30 p.m. Party on the Quad
- State Family Tents
- Student Organization and Greek Life Tents
- Art and Design Samford Stencil Mural
- School Tents
- Games
- Live Music
- Jim ‘n Nicks Barbecue Dinner on the Quad
5-5:30 p.m. Highlight of marching band and cheer team
6:30 p.m Pre-Concert: Lakeshore Band
7:30 p.m. Concert: Band TBA
Sunday, September 22
Worship with your student at a local church.
2 p.m. Hymn Sing
2 p.m. Moffett and Sanders School of Nursing White Coat Ceremony
