Family Weekend - SUNY Cortland Family Weekend Save the date: Family Weekend Sept. 25-27, 2026 Every fall, Family Weekend provides a chance for families to visit students for a fun-filled weekend on the Cortland campus. This is a great time to experience college through their student's eyes, and for students to show them why they love Cortland. You'll have the opportunity to... Enjoy a meal with University President Erik J. Bitterbaum Cheer on the Red Dragon athletic teams Attend on-campus performances Explore campus and partake in local fall activities The weekend is designed to help you discover what SUNY Cortland has to offer and learn about the organizations, people and places that have become home to your student. Registration for Family Weekend 2026 will open in September. Information on lodging in the Cortland area can be found through the Restaurants and Lodging information page. Below is a sample schedule. Friday 6 a.m. - midnight Student Life Center open Student Life Center Free access to the fitness center including pool, track, and workout equipment. Advance registration required. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. College Bookstore open Neubig Hall Get Cortland apparel, school supplies, and more. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Dowd Gallery open Dowd Fine Arts Check out the selected works in the campus art gallery. 4 - 7 p.m. Check-In Corey Union Lobby Welcome! Check-in and pick up your Family Weekend packet containing your reserved tickets and updated event schedule. 7 p.m. Student Activities Board Comedy Night Corey Union Exhibition Lounge Join SAB for an evening of fun and laughter with comedians Leonard Ouzts and SNL's Molly Kearney! Saturday 8 a.m. - midnight Student Life Center open Student Life Center Free access to the fitness center including pool, track, and workout equipment. Advance registration required. 9 – 11 a.m. Check-In Corey Union Lobby Welcome! Check-in and pick up your Family Weekend packet containing your reserved tickets and updated event schedule. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. College Bookstore opens Neubig Hall Get Cortland apparel, school supplies, and more. 9:30 a.m. Coffee and Conversation Corey Union Exhibition Lounge Start your day with coffee and tea and an opportunity to speak with SUNY Cortland staff and other families prior to the President's Barbecue. 10:30 a.m. Professor Lecture: What My Students Have Taught Me About Success in College Raymond Collings, Ph.D., Principal Investigator with The Study Place Project, Professor and Faculty Advisor in Psychology Corey Union Fireplace Lounge After receiving a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of California in Riverside and teaching at the California State University in Fullerton, Dr. Collings arrived at SUNY Cortland in the fall of 2002. The primary focus of his early research has been related to attention, attention problems, and how we might improve our attention in daily life. For the last nine years, he has shown how all this relates to college student success and well-being. 11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. Presidents’ Barbecue Corey Union Function Room Join us for a pre-game barbeque, a popular tradition with families and students, with remarks by College President Erik J. Bitterbaum and Student Government President Khyla Diggs as well as performances by A Capella groups. General Admission (adults and SUNY Cortland students, children 6 and up) - $27. Advance registration required. 1 p.m. Football vs. St. John Fisher Stadium Complex Red Field Purchase a discounted football ticket through the Family Weekend registration for $5 General Admission. Adults. $4 Seniors and children 13-17. SUNY Cortland students and children 12 and under are free. 1 p.m. Field Hockey vs. New Paltz Stadium Complex White Field 1 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Buffalo State Soccer Fields 2 - 5 p.m. Bus Ride to Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard for Apple Picking Beak and Skiff Apple Orchard, 2708 Lords Hill Road (Rte. 80), Lafayette Families are welcome to follow the bus in their own vehicles. The apple orchard is open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. with the last wagon departing at 5 p.m. 3 - 5 p.m. Planetarium Shows Bowers Hall Planetarium Director and Physics Lecturer, Sean Nolan will present planetarium shows every 30 minutes from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Free. Advance registration required. 5 p.m. Men's Ice Hockey Exhibition vs. Hobart Park Center, Alumni Arena 5:30 p.m. Hillel's Havdalah Service Corey Union Voice Office Please join Hillel for Shabbat together and celebrate the end of Simchat Torah. Simchat Torah represents the conclusion of the annual cycle of Torah readings and marks the beginning of a new cycle. Snacks will be provided. 7 p.m. Broadway, Here We Come! Dowd Fine Arts Building, Room 110 Join our musical theater students for a musical revue featuring students bound for Broadway! 8 p.m. The Evason's Mentalist Duo Old Main Brown Auditorium The Evasons are one of very few couples in history who have mastered the incredible artistry of two person telepathy. People are speechless when Tessa perceives birth dates, personal items, a serial number on any bill in a borrowed wallet or even the name of distant loved ones — all while standing on stage wearing a blindfold. Her intuitive gifts will captivate you. They have performed for audiences in over 35 countries and on network TV specials including Penn & Teller: Fool Us on CW, Powers of the Paranormal on FOX, World's Greatest Magic on NBC, Grand Illusions on Discovery Channel as well as guest appearances on CBC, CTV and The Comedy Network. Sunday 8 a.m. - midnight Student Life Center open Student Life Center Free access to the fitness center including pool, track, and workout equipment. Advance registration required. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. College Bookstore open Neubig Hall Get Cortland apparel, school supplies, and more. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Dowd Gallery open Dowd Fine Arts Check out the selected works in the campus art gallery. Local Family Fun 281 Bowling Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame CortLanes Bowling Crown City Cinemas Greek Peak Adventure Center Hi-Lanes Bowling Homer Center for the Arts Ithaca Science Center Mini Golf / A&W Restaurant Museum of the Earth Experience Cortland Accommodations Dining Other Area Attractions Fall Activities Beak & Skiff Apple Picking & Distillery Critz Farm Hollenbeck’s Cider Mill Tim's Pumpkin Patch & more Trinity Valley Corn Maze Outdoor Recreation/Hiking Buttermilk Falls City of Cortland Parks Lime Hollow Nature Center Robert Treman State Park Taughannock Falls Shopping Cortland Shopping & Experiences Destiny USA Mall The Shops at Ithaca Mall Wine Trails Cayuga Wine Trail We use cookies and similar technologies to improve your website experience and help us understand how you navigate our website. By using this site, you agree to our