Family & Friends Weekend
Fall 2017
September 22nd, 23rd, & 24th
Thank you for your interest in Family & Friends Weekend at the University of Maine!
*Ticket sales for the Lobster Bake and Jazz Brunch have closed.
Please feel free to still join us on campus and attend the free events! We will have extra welcome packets at the check-in times listed on the schedule.
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Tentative Schedule of Events
*Event requires a ticket purchase
Friday, September 22nd
- 12:00pm – 7:00pm: Check-in/Packet Pick Up
- University Mall; in Front of Fogler Library
- 8:00pm – 10:00pm: Pub Style Trivia
- Outside Bear’s Den Cafe & Pub in the Memorial Union
- 7:00pm: Planetarium show – The Tonight Show*
Saturday, September 23rd
- 8:00am – 1:00pm: Check-in/Packet Pick up
- University Mall; in front of Fogler Library
- 11:00am – 3:00pm: Family & Friends Fall Fest
- University Mall
- There will be family friendly activities!
- Free admission
- 10:00am: Planetarium show – Dynamic Earth*
- 11:00am – 2:00pm: Lobster Bake*
- Sponsored by the University Credit Union (UCU)
- Wells Conference Center
- 11:30am: Planetarium show – Dream to Fly*
- 1:00pm: Planetarium show – Dawn of the Space Age*
- 2:30pm: Planetarium show – Black Holes*
- 3:00 – 6:00pm: Maine Bound Adventure Center Paddlefest
- Steam Plant Parking Lot/Stillwater River
- Free use of water recreation equipment! All are welcome.
- 7:30pm: Outdoor Movie Showing: Wonder Woman (2017)
- Morse Field (football stadium)
- Rain location: TBD
- Free admission
Sunday, September 24th
- 9:00am – 11:00am: Jazz Brunch*
- Wells Conference Center
- 11:30am: Planetarium show – From Earth to Universe*
- 1:00pm: Planetarium show – Asteroid: Mission Extreme*
- 2:00pm: Planetarium show – In My Backyard*
- 3:00pm: The Escher String Quartet*
- Minsky Recital Hall
- Purchase Tickets Here
Other activities:
- University of Maine Self-Guided Walking Tours
- UMaine gardens, sculptures, historic district and more. Designed for use on mobile devices.
- Free entry to the New Balance Recreation Center
- With free fitness classes
- Club Sports home games
Saturday, September 23rd
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Women’s Rugby vs St. AnselmKickoff 11amLengyl Field
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Men’s Rugby vs Bowdoin CollegeKickoff 1pmLengyl Field
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Non-University Sponsored
Saturday, September 23rd
- 8:00am to Noon: Orono Farmer’s Market
- Steam Plant Parking Lot
- 7:30pm: Eric Church in Bangor*
- Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
- Purchase Tickets Here
- 10:00am: Great Fire of 1911 Walking Tour*
- Bangor Historical Society
- Purchase Tickets Here
- 6:00pm: Mount Hope Cemetery Walking Tour*
- Bangor Historical Society
- Purchase Tickets Here
*Event requires a ticket purchase
Helpful info!
Local Hotels:
Orono
Bangor
Milford