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Family Weekend

Family Weekend is one of Scripps’ most popular events. Every year more than 500 family members from around the globe come to Scripps College over President’s Day Weekend. Families of current students of all years are invited to this exciting weekend that showcases some of the best academic and co-curricular programs thƵ has to offer.

Registration for Family Weekend 2026 closed February 1 at 12:00 a.m. PT.

Family Weekend 2026 Schedule of Events

Friday, February 13 - Exclusive Parent Leadership Circle (PLC) Programming

PARENT LEADERSHIP CIRLCE (PLC) SPECIAL TOUR OF 81ST SCRIPPS COLLEGE CERAMIC ANNUAL: MEANS TO AN END
4-4:45pm | Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery

PARENT LEADERSHIP CIRLCE (PLC) RECEPTION WITH PRESIDENT AMY MARCUS NEWHALL AND COLLEGE LEADERS
5-5:45pm | Balch Auditorium

PARENT LEADERSHIP CIRLCE (PLC) DINNER WITH PRESIDENT AMY MARCUS NEWHALL COLLEGE LEADERS
5:45-7:30pm | Balch Auditorium

Saturday, February 14

REGISTRATION CHECK-IN & COFFEE STATION
8am-5pm | Lower Bowling Green

BREAKFAST IN THE COMMONS
8:30-10am | Malott Commons

CAMPUS TOUR #1 – EDIBLES EDITION
9:30-10:15am | Depart from Elm Tree

DENISON LIBRARY’S “BLIND DATE WITH A RARE BOOK”
10am-12:30pm | Denison Library

LASPA CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP: REDEFINING LEADERSHIP
10:30-11:15am | Vita Nova 100

WELCOME FROM THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT
11:30am-12:30pm | Garrison Theater
Performance by Claremont Treble Choir to open the program.

FAMILY LUNCHEON
12:30-2pm | Jaqua East Tent

CAREER PLANNING & RESOURCES (CP&R) INTERNSHIP PANEL
2-2:45pm | Humanities Auditorium

MINI RECEPTION FOLLOWING CP&R INTERNSHIP PANEL
2:45-3:45pm | Humanities Courtyard

CAMPUS TOUR #2 – BOTANICAL EDITION
2:15-3pm | Depart from Elm Tree

STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATION
3-3:45pm | Vita Nova 100

CAMPUS TOUR #3 – EDIBLES EDITION

3:15-4pm | Depart from Elm Tree

BIG FAMILY RECEPTION WITH STUDENT PERFORMANCES
4-5pm | Bowling Green

BIG FAMILY DINNER WITH ACAPELLA PERFORMANCES
5-6:45pm | Jaqua East Tent

SCRIPPS BY MOONLIGHT TOUR #1
7-7:45pm | Depart from Seal Court

STUDENT IMPROV GROUP PERFORMANCE: WITHOUT A BOX
7-8pm | Humanities Auditorium

SCRIPPS BY MOONLIGHT TOUR #2
8-8:45pm | Depart from Seal Court

Sunday, February 15

REGISTRATION CHECK-IN & COFFEE STATION
8am-12pm | Lower Bowling Green

EARLY RISERS’ YOGA CLASS

8:30-9:30am | Tiernan Field House

CAMPUS TOUR #4 – BOTANICAL EDITION
9-9:45am | Depart from Elm Tree

ZUMBA MORNING WORKOUT
9:30-10:30am | Tiernan Field House

FAMILY MARIACHI BRUNCH

10am-12pm | Jaqua East Tent

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES FACULTY LECTURE WITH PROF. VERONICA VREISMAN
11-11:45am | Nucleus East, Burns Lecture Hall

SCRIPPS CORE FACULTY LECTURE WITH PROF. ADAM NOVY
12-12:45pm | Humanities Auditorium

WELLNESS AT SCRIPPS: A SESSION WITH PEER HEALTH EDUCATORS
1-1:45pm | Tiernan Field House

SCRIPPS PRESS OPEN HOUSE
1-2:30pm | Steele Hall, 1st Floor

CAMPUS TOUR #5 – EDIBLES EDITION
2-2:45pm | Depart from Elm Tree

STUDY ABROAD & GLOBAL EDUCATION (SAGE) STUDENT PANEL
2-2:45pm | Balch Auditorium

SCRIPPS PRESENTS LIVE OUTDOOR CONCERT: BETTY
3-4:30pm | Bowling Green

Pricing Information

  • Family Weekend Registration Fee: $15 per guest
    • Please note: the per-person registration fee does not include meals, but helps cover costs of catering and event needs at non-ticketed events.
  • Saturday Breakfast Meal Ticket: $12
  • Saturday Lunch Meal Ticket: $25
  • Saturday Big Family Dinner: $30
  • Sunday Brunch Meal Ticket: $25
  • Guests 14 and undereat for free, but we kindly ask that you register them for planning purposes
  • Students can attend all events and eat for free, no registration or purchase required.

Registration fees help offset overhead expenses for the weekend, including entertainment, registration materials, room and equipment fees, staffing and catering for all non-ticketed events including Coffee Stations, Receptions, and more.

Due to our planning costs and the commitments we make to third party vendors, we are not able to refund fees when cancellations are submitted less than 14 days before an event.We are unable to offer refunds to those who register for events, do not attend, and notify our office at or after the event.

If the Family Weekend 2026 per guest registration fee is cost prohibitive, please reach out to the Office of Parent Engagement at[email protected].