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Family & Friends Weekend

Fall 2019

September 20th – 22nd

Family and Friends Weekend has been a celebrated tradition at the University of Maine for many years. For many of our students, this special weekend is the first opportunity to visit with family and friends since Maine Hello. Within the first month of the semester, your UMaine student has started to create their college experience. This exciting weekend presents an important opportunity for families and friends to share firsthand in their student’s UMaine experience.

To demonstrate how your students have become involved on campus, we have partnered up with various departments and groups on campus to provide an event filled weekend with fun, food, entertainment, and more! There will be numerous opportunities to interact with UMaine staff, and to take part in the diverse recreational activities the campus has to offer.

We know that our students look forward to showing off the campus and sharing their achievements with their loved ones. Please accept our invitation and join us for this year’s Family and Friends Weekend. We look forward to your visit!

Mark your calendars and book your hotel! Our local accommodations will begin filling up during the summer!

Family & Friends Weekend Registration

Your Name*
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Number of Registrants*
Please let us know how many people (including your student) will be attending Family and Friends Weekend!
Address*
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Email*

This will be our main form of contact moving forward.
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Your Student's Class Year*
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Where are you visiting us from?*
How many times have you attended Family and Friends Weekend in previous years?
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The Lobster Bake and Jazz Brunch Tickets are sold out, starting on September 3rd. If you would like to join the waitlist, please email um.getinvolved@maine.edu

Schedule of Events

- Friday
  - Check In (2-7 p.m.) – Memorial Union
  - First Year Convocation (4-5 p.m.) – Hauck Auditorium
  - Trivia (8-10 p.m.) – Memorial Union Pub
  - LL Bean Pop Up Shop (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) – University Mall
- Saturday
  - Check In (8-11 a.m.) – Memorial Union
  - Move Your Phi’t 5k (9 a.m.) – $15/student or $20/non-student
    - https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Orono/MoveyourPhitME
  - Carnival and Petting Zoo (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.) – University Mall
    - Local ice cream food truck will be slinging scoops!
  - Hirundo Wildlife Refuge Fall Fest (off campus)
    - Learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leaf-peeping-paddle-tickets-69176313215
  - Men’s Club Rugby game (1 p.m.) Lengyel Field
  - Paddle Fest – Hosted by Maine Bound Adventure Center (12-4 p.m.) – Steam Plant Lot
  - LL Bean Pop Up Shop (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) – University Mall
  - UMaine Bookstore Tent Sale (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) – University Mall
  - Lobster Bake (5-7 p.m.) – Wells Conference Center
  - Magician Farrell Dillon (8 p.m.) – Hauck Auditorium
- Sunday
  - Jazz Brunch (8-10 a.m.) – Wells Conference Center
- Emera Planetarium will be running shows all weekend long!
  - Friday, September 20
    
    7 pm – After Dark
    
    9 pm – Rhianna (Music Program)
  - Saturday, September 21
    
    10 am – Black Holes
    
    11: 30 am – Habitat Earth
    
    1 pm – Explore!
    
    2:30 pm – Faster than Light
    
    4:00 pm – Dream to Fly
  - Sunday, Sept 22
    11 am – Out There: The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds12:30 pm – Incoming!
    
    2 pm – Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus and Andromeda
    
    3:30 pm – Phantom of the Universe
  - Tickets can be purchased at: https://astro.umaine.edu/publicevents/