Family Weekend 2026
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Information as of December 16, 2025
Family Weekend will be February 20-21, 2026.
The 2026 Senior Gala will be February 21, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.
Online registration is now live! Click the red button below to register.
Schedule of Events
Click on each date to expand the box to see events and activities happening on that particular day of Family Weekend.
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 Lunch
12:30pm-2:00pm @ 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 Lawn & Resource Fair
Hosted by SCU A Cappella
11:30am-2:30pm @ St. Ignatius Lawn
(lawn between Kenna Hall and the Mission Church)
Pickleball Drop-In Play & Intramurals
11:30am-2:30pm @ Malley Center
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 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