Please see below for confirmed 2023 Family Weekend events. Check back for the most up-to-date schedule as Family Weekend approaches!

HILLEL FAMILY WEEKEND BRUNCH

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Brody Jewish Center, 1824 University Circle

Interested in connecting with the Jewish community at UVA? Join Hillel at the Brody Jewish Center for Brunch at 9:00-11:00 A.M. to meet others in this vibrant community! To learn more information about Hillel and to register for this event, please check out the Brody Jewish Center website!

UVA ALPHA PHI THANKFUL 5K

10:00 AM
1827 University Ave (Mad Bowl)

All proceeds support the Casey Schulman Foundation and Shelley Goldsmith Memorial Scholarship. Register here.

BALLROOM BRUNCH

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alumni Hall, Jefferson Ballroom, 211 Emmet Street

Dine and decompress at Alumni Hall to end your fun, filled weekend. Enjoy one final family meal together before you part ways until the next time your student returns home. Purchase tickets here. Registration ends Monday, October 30th.

EDGAR ALLAN POE ROOM OPEN HOUSE

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Poe's Room, West Range

Join The Raven Society at the Edgar Allan Poe room on the West Range to learn about Poe’s time at UVA as a student. The open house is from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. All are welcome! 

THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS AT UVA TOUR

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Lawn Side of the Rotunda

History of African-Americans tours run approximately an hour and grapple with our University's complicated racial legacies of slavery and discrimination. Topics covered will include slavery, integration, and even a discussion of the modern racial climate at UVA.

THE HISTORY OF WOMEN AT UVA TOUR

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Lawn Side of the Rotunda

History of Women tours run approximately an hour and focus on the process of gradual integration of women at the University of Virginia. Tourists learn about the lives of the first women on Grounds in the 1820s and the gradual acceptance of women into the student community.

PHI ETA SIGMA HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION

10:30 AM
Old Cabell Hall

Phi Eta Sigma is an honor society that celebrates First Year academic excellence. Invitations go out to Rising Second Years in the summer before their Second Year after accomplishing a 3.5 GPA or higher in their First Year. Never heard of Phi Eta Sigma or interested in joining PES? Email us at [email protected]. 

HILLFEST

11:00 AM 
Hereford Lawn

Join the Hereford Community and celebrate the season with brunch and pumpkin painting. Free for all!

VINYASA YOGA

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
AFC Studio 4

Vinyasa Yoga synchronizes breath and movement with quicker paced yoga flows that will increase endurance, strength, and flexibility. No pre-registration is necessary. Just show up! All equipment is provided.

CLASS OF 2025 THIRD YEAR CEREMONY

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Paramount Theater (215 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902)

The Third Year Ceremony is held each fall in conjunction with Family Weekend. Bringing together the Class of 2025 and their families, the ceremony celebrates the halfway point of the Third Year Class's collegiate careers. At the conclusion of the event, participating Third Year students put on their UVA class rings. There will be a reception following the ceremony at the Paramount and surrounding downtown mall space. 

BROWN COLLEGE'S "SPOOKY" BRUNCH

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Monroe Hill Front Lawn, McCormick Road

Join us for brunch on Monroe Hill as a part of the Brown College Hauntings on the Hill Annual Fundraiser!

CLASS OF 2025 RECEPTION

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Paramount Theater (215 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902)

The reception will take place following the Third Year Ceremony.