Family and Friends Weekend
November 7 and 8, 2025
Family and Friends Weekend is a time of exploration and fun as you reconnect with your student and meet the Hamline community! The schedule for the weekend included athletic events, academic panels, a concert by Hamline music ensembles, and other family-friendly entertainment.
2025 Schedule of events (tentative)
| Home Athletic Events Hamline Pool [view campus map] 5 p.m. |
Men's Swimming vs. St. John's University Women's Swimming vs. College of St. Benedict |
| Family Weekend Dessert Reception Anderson Center Forum [view campus map] 6 to 7:30 p.m. |
Mingle with other families and enjoy drinks, and desserts catered by Sodexo Dining Services. |
| Family Game Night 112 Anderson Center [view campus map] 7:30 to 9 p.m. |
Enjoy a family game night with the Hamline University Programming Board. Join us for a variety of games, food, drinks, and prizes. |
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Urinetown: The Musical Ticket sales are both online and at the Anne Simley Theater box office. Tickets are available 45 minutes prior to the show starting at the Anne Simley Theatre Box office. Tickets are $2 for Hamline University students, staff, and faculty, $5 for all other students and seniors, and $8 for general admission. There is always a pay-what-you-can option available both online and at the box office. Buy tickets online. For more information, don't hesitate to contact the Theatre Department at tickets@hamline.edu or 651-523-2905. |
Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Both uproariously funny and touchingly honest, it offers a fresh perspective on one of America's greatest art forms. |
| Continental Breakfast Anderson Center Forum [view campus map] 9:30 a.m. |
Start your day with a light continental breakfast before participating in Family Weekend sessions and campus activities that give you a sense of the type of opportunities, services and support your student can take advantage of at Hamline. There will be ample opportunities to visit with your student throughout the day. |
| Bookstore Open 114 Sorin Hall [view campus map] 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Stop by the Hamline University Bookstore and use a special 10% QR code for online and in-store purchases. |
| Coffee and Conversation with the Deans 111 Anderson Center [view campus map] 10 to 10:45 a.m. |
Meet the academic and student affairs deans to hear about what your students have been experiencing inside and outside of the classroom. Bring questions you may have about Hamline University and the experiences your student is having. |
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Supporting Your Students for Life at — and Beyond — College |
Learn about the career development services Hamline offers as well as helpful tips for supporting your student. |
| Lunch on your own | The Hamline community offers a variety of fantastic on-campus and off-campus options for meals. Explore our neighborhood. |
| Sundin Memorial Concert Sundin Music Hall [view campus map] 4-5:30 p.m. |
All students, family members, alumni and music enthusiasts are invited to join us to hear musical selections by Hamline's A Capella Choir, University Chorale, Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble. |
| Dinner on your own | The Hamline community offers a variety of fantastic on-campus and off-campus options for meals. Explore our neighborhood. |
| Family & Friends Wine and Appetizer Reception Klas Center Lobby [view campus map] 5:30-7:30 p.m. |
Join staff from Student Affairs for and other families for a networking opportunity with games, food and drinks, alcohol and other non-alcoholic beverages. Students must be 21 years old to consume alcoholic drinks. |
| Alpha Alpha Alpha Induction Ceremony (private event, invited guests only) Reception: 5:30 p.m. Ceremony: 6:15 p.m. |
This event is open to current members, newly selected members and their family and friends of Tri-Alpha, the first-generation college student honor society. |
| Dinner on your own | The Hamline community offers a variety of fantastic on-campus and off-campus options for meals. Explore our neighborhood. |
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Urinetown: The Musical Ticket sales are both online and at the Anne Simley Theater box office. Tickets are available 45 minutes prior to the show starting at the Anne Simley Theatre Box office. Tickets are $2 for Hamline University students, staff, and faculty, $5 for all other students and seniors, and $8 for general admission. There is always a pay-what-you-can option available both online and at the box office. Buy tickets online. For more information, don't hesitate to contact the Theatre Department at tickets@hamline.edu or 651-523-2905. |
Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Both uproariously funny and touchingly honest, it offers a fresh perspective on one of America's greatest art forms. |