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Families gathered on campus for Parents and Family Weekend
October 2–4, 2026

Parents and
Family Weekend

Bilbo Baggins Birthday Party, Booster Club with the President, and a weekend with the Ave Maria community. We look forward to welcoming you to campus.

Come spend the weekend with your student.

You're invited to experience the joy of Ave Maria University during Parents & Family Weekend. From the 3rd Annual Bilbo Baggins Birthday Party to Booster Club with President Middendorf, the weekend is filled with the Catholic community that makes AMU unique.

  • 3rd Annual Bilbo Baggins Birthday Party on Friday night
  • Booster Club hospitality with President Mark Middendorf
  • Optional Saturday 3:00–4:00 p.m. campus tour with the Enrollment Team, plus optional Booster Club for your student

Adult $35. Under 21 $28. Under 3 is free. Add your student to Booster Club for $14.50. Questions? Email studentaffairs@avemaria.edu.

Download the campus map. A Parents Weekend map from Student Affairs will replace this when it is ready.

Saturday campus tours with the Enrollment Team are 3:00–4:00 p.m. at the Bob Thomas Student Union. RSVP Yes on the first register step. This signup is for Parents Weekend families only.

Register

October 2–4, 2026
Adult$35
All weekend events
0
Under 21$28
Ages 3–20
0
Under 3Free
Free · names collected for headcount
0
Student Booster Club$14.50
Optional · add your AMU student to Booster Club
0
Saturday campus tour

Optional. Saturday, October 3, 3:00–4:00 p.m. at the Bob Thomas Student Union. Parents Weekend families only.

Subtotal$0.00

Choose at least one Adult or Under 21 ticket to continue.

Weekend Schedule

October 2–4 on campus.

Friday
October 2
6:00–10:00 p.m.Check-In | Student Park (During the Third Annual Bilbo Baggins Birthday Party)
6:00–10:00 p.m.Bilbo Baggins Birthday Party | Student Park (Parking Lots E and F)
Saturday
October 3
10:00–10:45 a.m.Family Mass | Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel
10:45 a.m.–3:00 p.m.Free time
11:00 a.m.Soccer vs. St. Thomas | Gyrene Field
2:00 p.m.Volleyball vs. Webber | Tom Golisano Field House
3:00–4:00 p.m.Mother Teresa Museum Tours | Thomas and Selby Prince Building
3:00–4:00 p.m.Campus Tours | Bob Thomas Student Union
5:00 p.m.Vigil Mass | Ave Maria Parish
5:30 p.m.Booster Club with President Middendorf and University Leadership | Gyrene Field
7:00 p.m.Football vs. St. Thomas | Gyrene Field
Sunday
October 4
8:00 a.m.Mass | Ave Maria Parish
9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.Brunch Available for Purchase | St. Francis of Assisi Dining Hall
10:00 a.m.Mass | Ave Maria Parish
12:30 p.m.Mass (Extraordinary Form) | Ave Maria Parish

We can't wait to welcome your family.

See you on campus October 2–4. Go Gyrenes!