Family & Friends Weekend
Fall 2018
September 21st – 23rd
To purchase Family & Friends shirts or tickets to the lobster bake and/or brunch, VISIT OUR STORE!
Tentative Schedule of Events
Friday, September 21st
- 4:00pm – 7:00pm: Check-in/Packet Pick Up
- University Mall; in front of Fogler Library
- 9:00am – 5:00pm: LLBean Pop Up Shop
- University Mall; in front of Fogler Library
- 7:00pm: Planetarium Show – Cell! Cell! Cell!*
- Emera Astronomy Center
- Purchase Tickets Here
- 8:00pm: Pub Style Trivia
- Outside the Cafe & Pub in the Memorial Union
- $10 entry fee per team*
Saturday, September 22nd
- 8:00am – 1:00pm: Check-in/Packet Pick up
- University Mall; in front of Fogler Library
- 9:00am – 12:00pm: Black Bear Attack Mud Run
- Outside New Balance Recreation Center
- Sign Ups Coming Soon!
- 9:00am – 5:00pm: LLBean Pop Up Shop
- University Mall; in front of Fogler Library
- 10:00am: Planetarium Show – Explore*
- Emera Astronomy Center
- Purchase Tickets Here
- 11:00am – 2:00pm: Family & Friends Fall Fest
- University Mall
- Free entry!
- There will be family friendly activities!
- 11:00am – 2:00pm: Lobster Bake*
- Bear’s Den Dining Area, Memorial Union
- Sponsored by the University Credit Union (UCU)
- 11:30am: Planetarium Show – Out There: The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds*
- Emera Astronomy Center
- Purchase Tickets Here
- 2:30pm: Planetarium Show – Mars 1001*
- Emera Astronomy Center
- Purchase Tickets Here
- 3:00 – 6:00pm: Maine Bound Adventure Center Paddle Fest
- Steam Plant Parking Lot/Stillwater River
- Free use of water recreation equipment. All are welcome!
- 4:00pm: Planetarium Show – Phantom of the Universe*
- Emera Astronomy Center
- Purchase Tickets Here
- 7:00pm: The Evasons Mentalist Duo
- Check them out!
- Hauck Auditorium, Memorial Union
- Free entry!
Sunday, September 23rd
- 9:00am – 11:00am: Brunch*
- Wells Conference Center
- 11:00am: Planetarium Show – We Are Astronomers*
- Emera Astronomy Center
- Purchase Tickets Here
- 12:30pm: Planetarium Show – Mayan Archeoastronomy*
- Emera Astronomy Center
- Purchase Tickets Here
- 2:00pm: Planetarium Show – Polaris: Mystery of Polar Night*
- Emera Astronomy Center
- Purchase Tickets Here
~Planetarium show information can be found HERE!
Other activities:
- Club Sports home games – TBD
- University of Maine Self-Guided Walking Tours
- UMaine gardens, sculptures, historic district and more. Designed for use on mobile devices.
Local Hotels:
Orono
Bangor
Milford