Family Weekend 2025
Friday & Saturday, September 12 & 13, 2025
REGISTRATION NOTE: Online advanced registration is not required to visit your student on campus. On-campus registration for events is part of the schedule viewable below.
PRIORITY FAMILY REGISTRATION OPEN
Deadline for Priority Family Registration
Friday, August 15
VENDOR REGISTRATION FOR MARIETTA COLLEGE MARKETPLACE ON THE MALL
Deadline for Vendor Registration
Friday, August 15
Do you have a small-business or side hustle in the Mid-Ohio Valley (MOV) and want to display/sell your goods at Parent and Family Weekend? Join us rain or shine for a farmers market style event where Marietta college students, faculty, staff as well as local entrepreneurs, idealists, and creatives of all kinds will showcase their small business, start-up, passion products and more.
There will also be various food trucks, novelties, and much more family fun at this Parent and Family Weekend Kick-Off Event!
MORE INFORMATION
Email: OCL@marietta.edu
Family Weekend Schedule of Events
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025
3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Check-in & registration for parents/families
The Mall (Rain Location: The Gathering Place)
RSVP Requested
Please check-in during this time to get your name tags/lanyard. You’ll have the opportunity to meet members of the Student Affairs Leadership Team and enjoy some light refreshments outside of the Marietta Marketplace. (Parents/Families who RSVP before the priority registration deadline of August 15 can pick up their signature Family Weekend Tote Bag.)
3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
2025 Parent and family weekend (pfw) signature kickoff event: marietta COLLEGE marketplace ON THE MALL
The Mall (Rain Location: The Gathering Place)
Join us rain or shine for a farmers market style event where Marietta college students, faculty, staff as well as local entrepreneurs, idealists, and creatives of all kinds will showcase their small business, start-up, passion products and more.
There will also be various food trucks, novelties, and much more family fun at this Parent and Family Weekend Kick-Off Event!
8:00 - 9:00 p.m. (DOORS OPEN AT 7:30 PM )
magician & comedian tyler korso
The Gathering Place
RSVP Requested
As a trained comedian and magician, Tyler Korso has been entertaining audiences for over a decade. Join us for a night of family friendly part comedy, part magic, ALL entertainment.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2025
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Check-in & registration for parents/families
Andrews Hall 1st Floor Lobby
RSVP Requested
Parents & Families: Please check-in during this time to this annual event to get your name tags/lanyards if you did not check in on Friday 9/12.
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.M.
coffee with the president & marietta college alumni / advancement office
Andrews Great Room
RSVP Requested
Meet Marietta College President Kathleen Dougherty as she offers remarks about the latest happenings on the campus. Parents, Families and students will also learn more about the Marietta College Student Alumni Association.
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
career services workshop for parents/families
Location tentative: Legacy Library
RSVP Requested
Parents and families are invited to join us during Family Weekend for a special session hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Career Development. Learn how Marietta College supports students in exploring majors, finding internships, landing jobs, and preparing for graduate school. You'll gain insight into the career resources available to your student from day one through graduation—and beyond. Come discover how Marietta empowers Pioneers to transform their passions into meaningful careers.
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
planetarium show: "5,000 eyes: mapping the universe with desi"
Anderson Hancock Planetarium
RSVP Requested
Join us in the Anderson Hancock Planetarium for a live presentation about the current night sky, followed by the full-dome video, “5,000 Eyes: Mapping the Universe with DESI” (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument). Experience the largest structures in the universe as never seen before by flying through a portion of DESI's initial data. Families are welcome to stay afterward for Q&A with the presenter.
1:00 - 2:30 P.M.
family weekend bingo
The Gathering Place
RSVP Requested - FREE
Join the Pioneer Activities Council (PAC) for a ‘fan-favorite’ event, held in The Gathering Place. Families can compete to win various prize baskets and Marietta College ‘Swag’ during this friendly competition.
3:30 P.M.
marietta women's soccer vs. transylvania university
Marietta Field
5:00 - 6:45 P.M.
marietta college parent and family weekend pre-game tailgate
Don Drumm Stadium
RSVP required for meal tickets by 8/15.
Open to anyone who wants to attend.
It’s GAMEDAY at Marietta College on Parents and Family Weekend (PFW) with the first home football game of the season! Join the entire Marietta College Campus Community two-hours before kickoff at 5PM for a cookout, live music and other entertainment at Don Drumm Stadium.
Hear from Football Coach Tom Kauffmann between 5:30-6:00 PM while he addresses the pre-game crowd before his first game under his coaching leadership.
Parents/Families who RSVP before the priority registration deadline will receive two free tickets to the food tent during the game. Additional tickets can be purchased for at the food tent. Students can use a meal swipe to gain access to the event.
7:00 P.M.
mARIETTA FOOTBALL VS. OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY
Don Drumm Stadium
No RSVP required
5:30 P.M.
MARIETTA MEN'S SOCCER VS. FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY
Marietta Field
No RSVP required