Please read through this important information and helpful suggestions for your visit. For more information, contact parents@vanderbilt.edu.
Registration and Cost
- Registration is now open!
- Prepare to register with these simple step-by-step instructions
- We encourage you to register before Sept. 19, but onsite registration will be available.
- The cost is $60 per person (waived for current Vanderbilt students and children 12 and younger). Please note that registration costs increase onsite.
- Football tickets incur an additional charge.
- Late fees/cancellations
- On-site registration will open at 9 a.m. on Sept. 19 in Carmichael College's Multipurpose Room
- A $10 per person on-site fee will be charged in addition to the $60 registration fee.
- If you must cancel your registration, please do so by Friday, Sept. 5, 5 p.m. CT. No refunds will be made past Sept. 5.
Football Ticket Information
Football Ticket Information
- Football tickets are now available using code VUFAMILY25
- Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis
- If you want your VU student to sit with you in the stadium, you must purchase an additional ticket for them. Students have free seats in the student-only section.
- Single game parking passes will be available when you purchase tickets.
Ridehail, Parking and Shuttles
Ridehail
With limited parking available on campus, ridehail is a great option to get to and from campus. Use code VUFAMILY25 to receive a $10 credit on your Lyft account to use on rides to any Family Weekend event locations.
All Family Weekend registrants will be asked to acknowledge the liability of participating in the ridehail program when registering for the weekend. Please see the full release here.
Parking
There will be Family Weekend parking permits necessary to keep visible in your car while parked on campus. In order to avoid having to walk back to your car after registration, print your parking pass at home!
Friday
All Day
- 25th Avenue Garage*
- Terrace Place Garage*, enter through back gate
- Lot 130
4:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Saturday
- Terrace Place Garage, enter through back gate
- All other parking options on campus Saturday are at the discretion of Athletics and may require additional payment.
Sunday
All Day
- 25th Avenue Garage*
- Terrace Place Garage*, enter through back gate
Shuttle Service
Shuttle service will run from the garages notated with an asterisk above.
Friday shuttles will run from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. to registration/check-in and signature event locations.
There will be no shuttle service on Saturday.
Sunday shuttles will run from 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. to Farewell Breakfast.
What to Bring
All events are informal; comfortable walking shoes are a must. Bring your confirmation email with your QR code to get your nametags.
Nametags are required for admittance to events. Vanderbilt students need a nametag as well. Please be sure to register your student!
When You Arrive
Friday Check-In
Be sure to check in for Family Weekend in Carmichael College, Multipurpose Room, to pick up your nametags and the most up-to-date schedule for the weekend. Nametags are your admittance to all events. Check-in and new registration times are Friday, Sept. 19, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday Check-In
If you haven't already checked in to pick up your nametags on Friday, you can do during the pre-game tailgate on Rec Field 2 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Campus Map
Gameday
- All football tickets will be digital/mobile and will be available to access by logging into your My Vanderbilt Account.
- If you have any questions contact the McGugin Center Ticket Office
- ticket.office@vanderbilt.edu
- 615.322.4653
- For information on game day parking please click here.
- Vanderbilt Stadium has a clear bag policy for games.
Appointments
Family Weekend is a perfect time to connect with student services and academic departments. Contact offices directly to schedule an appointment during regular business hours on Friday, Sept. 19. To meet with your student's academic adviser, your student should contact the professor at least two weeks before Family Weekend to schedule an appointment.
Accessibility Needs
Wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs can be reserved when registering online. Requests made after Friday, Aug. 9 cannot be guaranteed.
- If you requested a wheelchair when you registered for Family Weekend, you may pick it up at check-in at Carmichael College, Multipurpose Room. All wheelchairs must be returned by 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 21.
Accessible Parking
Accessible parking is available in any marked location with a handicap tag. A Family Weekend parking permit must also be on display.
For information on Vanderbilt's accessible parking, visitor parking locations, event parking requests and alternative transportation, please contact the Office of Traffic and Parking at (615) 322-2554 or visit their website at https://www.vanderbilt.edu/traffic_parking/.
ADAA Accessibility Map
An ADAA Accessibility Map of Vanderbilt can be found at https://cpc-fis.vanderbilt.edu/pdf/Accessible.pdf.
The details of Family Weekend are subject to change at any time based anytime. Please visit https://www.vanderbilt.edu/families/family-weekend/ for the most current information.