Family Weekend 2026
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Information as of December 4, 2025
Family Weekend will be February 20-21, 2026.
The 2026 Senior Parents' Gala will be February 21, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.
Online registration will launch in mid-December. Full details will be available in early January.
Note: Times and locations subject to change.
Women's Tennis vs University of Nevada
11:00am @ Degheri Tennis Center
Women's Basketball vs Saint Mary's College
6:00pm @ Leavey Center
Get Tickets
Note: Times and locations subject to change.
Campus Bookstore: Open Hours
9:00am-5:00pm @ Campus Bookstore
Family Weekend Check-In
11:00am-5:00pm @ Sobrato Campus for Discovery & Innovation (SCDI) North Lobby
Special Interest Sessions
Full list of sessions TBA by mid-January
11:30am-12:30pm @ Various Locations
Building Tours
Full list of buildings TBA by mid-January
12:00pm-5:00pm@ Various Locations
Campus Centers & Academic Colleges: Open Houses
Full list of open houses TBA by mid-January
12:00pm-5:00pm @ Various Locations
Family BBQ
12:30pm-3:30pm @ Sobrato Campus for Discovery & Innovation (SCDI) Courtyard
Special Interest Sessions
Full list of sessions TBA by mid-January
1:00pm-2:00pm @ Various Locations
Joint Panel Presentation
2:30pm-3:30pm @ Recital Hall
President's Welcome
3:45pm-4:15pm @ Mission Church
Bronco Family Boardwalk
4:30pm-7:00pm @ Abby Sobrato Mall
Improv Comedy Show
Featuring the Scriptless Improv Student Club
5:30pm-6:30pm @ Benson Memorial Center, California Mission Room
Love Jones
Hosted by Igwebuike (Black Student Union)
7:00pm-10:00pm @ Locatelli Student Activity Center
Game Night
Hosted by the Game Night Club
8:00pm-10:00pm @ Benson Memorial Center, Williman Room
Note: Times and locations subject to change.
Family Weekend Check-In
9:30am-12:00pm @ Sobrato Campus for Discovery & Innovation (SCDI) North Lobby
Java with the Jesuits
9:30am-11:00am @ Jesuit Residence
Special Interest Sessions
Full list of sessions TBA by mid-January
10:00am-11:00am @ Various Locations (TBA)
Women's Lacrosse vs University of California - Santa Cruz
10:00am @ Bellomy Field
Men's Tennis vs University of New Mexico
11:00am @ Degheri Tennis Center
Music on the Quad & Resource Fair
Hosted by SCU A Cappella
11:30am-2:30pm @ St. Ignatius Lawn
(lawn between Kenna Hall and the Mission Church)
Special Interest Sessions
Full list of sessions TBA by mid-January
11:30am-12:30pm @ Various Locations (TBA)
Women's Water Polo vs Fresno State University
1:00pm @ Sullivan Aquatic Center
Special Interest Sessions
Full list of sessions TBA by mid-January
2:00pm-3:00pm @ Various Locations (TBA)
Special Interest Sessions
Full list of sessions TBA by mid-January
3:30pm-4:30pm @ Various Locations (TBA)
Family Mass
5:00pm-6:00pm @ Mission Church
Barrio Fiesta
Hosted by Barkada (Filipino Student Association)
5:00pm-8:00pm @ Sobrato Campus for Discovery & Innovation (SCDI) Courtyard
Havdalah Dinner
Hosted by the Jewish Student Union
6:00pm-8:00pm @ McLaughlin-Walsh Residence Hall, Unity Commons
Publication Release Reception
Hosted by the Santa Clara Review
6:00pm-8:00pm @ Benson Memorial Center, Williman Room
Ballet Folklorico & Ballroom Dance Demonstration
Hosted by Ballet Folklorico & Ballroom Dance Association
7:00pm-10:00pm @ Locatelli Student Activity Center
Senior Parents' Gala
7:30pm-11:30pm @ Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
(buses depart from SCU campus starting at 6:30pm and make a continuous loop)
Night Market
Hosted by the Asian Pacific Islander Student Union (APSU)
9:00pm-12:00am @ Alameda Mall
(lawn between Benson Memorial Center and University Library)
Note: Times and locations subject to change.
Men's Tennis vs University of Nevada - Las Vegas
11:00am @ Degheri Tennis Center
Future Dates
Keep these future dates for Family Weekend in mind:
- February 19-20, 2027
- February 18-19, 2028
- February 16-17, 2029