Friday, September 19

• • Kick off Family Weekend with the UMKC MSA staff, students, and families! Come dressed in your favorite sports team gear, enjoy free food, music, play exciting games, and enter to win amazing raffle prizes. Don't miss the fun--everyone is invited!MSA Family Game Night | 4PM-6PM, MSA Village, Student Union Room 319

Saturday, September 20

• Family Weekend Check-In | 9AM-12PM, UMKC Bookstore
• KC Roo's Amazing Family Weekend Race | 9AM-5PM, UMKC Bookstore
  • Search for campus and nearby locales using clues in this amazing race style challenge. Each clue will lead you to a location where the next clue is hidden. Complete the challenge to win a family fun prize pack! 
• Parent, Family, and Supporter Learning Sessions | 9:30AM-11:45PM, Student Union
  
  • Study Abroad and Global Engagement - 9:30, SU 302
  • Financial Wellness - 10:15, SU 301
  • Competitive Scholarships & Awards - 11:00, SU 302
• Cultura Collective, hosted by School of Humanities and Social Sciences | 11AM-12PM Scofield Hall 109
  • Join the SHSS for an event featuring dancing, lotería (bingo), global tunes, and light international bites. You'll also find resource tables with helpful information about campus programs and services. Come enjoy a welcoming space to connect, celebrate, and spend time with family and friends!
• Lunch on your Own | 12PM-2PM
  • The UMKC Foodiverse will be open, providing an array of options like pizza, burgers, and allergen friendly meals. See more about the Foodiverse here. 
  • Want to explore options nearby? Check out this food and drink guide from Visit KC. 
• Get a scoop of Ice Cream to benefit the Care Center! | 12PM-10PM
  • UMKC Honors Program is partnering with High Hopes Ice Cream to benefit the Kangaroo Pantry at the Dr. Raj Bala Agrawal Care Center. 
  • Simply show this flyer (available for pickup at Family Weekend check-in and events) or mention the fundraiser to send 25% of your sale back to UMKC.
  • Be in community with other first-gen families and check out our new space on the 4th floor of the Miller Nichols Library! 
  • This event has a capacity of 50. Advanced Registration is required to attend. First Generation Roo Scholars Luncheon | 12PM-2PM, First Gen Den 4th Floor MNL
• Paint and Sip with Pinot's Palette | 2PM-4PM, SU 401 AD 
  • Follow along as you are guided through painting a KC inspired masterpiece by a skilled local artist. Light refreshments will be provided. 
  • This event has a capacity of 50. Tickets will be distributed on a first come first served basis at Family Weekend Registration Check-In on Saturday, September 20 beginning at 9AM. 
• School of Medicine Tour and Social | 2PM, School of Medicine Entrance, 2411 Holmes Road
  • Sponsored by Friends of UMKC School of Medicine
  • Calling all SOM parents, families, and supporters! Please join us for an in-depth tour of the School of Medicine. Our student leaders will show you classrooms, offices, and libraries, among other sites, to highlight renovated spaces in the building. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and connect with other SOM families. The tour will and with a SOM social at the Diastole Scholars Center at 2501 Holmes. 
  • This event is for SOM parents, families, and supporters only.
• Roo Family Social & Award Reception | 4:30PM-5:30PM, SU 401 BC
  • Join us in celebrating the role parents, families, and supporters play in our students' success as we recognize the 2025 Family and Supporter of the Year. Desert and light refreshments will be provided.  
  • Remarks will begin at 5PM
• Trivia hosted by UMKC Honors | 6PM-8PM, SU 401 AD
• Family Weekend Concert, feat. Conservatory Wind Ensemble & Combined Choirs | 7:30PM White Recital Hall
  • Join us for a special Family Weekend concert featuring the Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Conservatory Singers, Conservatory Concert Choir, and Chamber Singers. 
• UMKC Night at Starlight Theater | 6:30PM-10PM, Starlight Theater Kansas City
  • Experience the Life of Pi with the whole family at up to a 50% discount for UMKC families. To find out more, use the UMKC Night at Starlight drop down menu. 
  • Family Weekend Reception - 6:30PM-7:30PM
  • Show - 8PM-10PM

Sunday, September 21

• • Get discounted tickets to all KC Athletic matches during Family Weekend using code FAMILY at checkout. KC Athletics Men's Soccer Match | 5:00PM, Durwood Stadium

The UMKC Family & Supporter of the Year Award celebrates the supportive role parents, families, and supporters play in the lives of our students. Honoring outstanding supporters serves as a reminder that parents, families, and supporters are essential to the success of our students, the prosperity/viability of our institution, and to the connection with our larger campus community.

Award Nominations for 2026 will open May 1, 2026. 

Join us at the Roo Social Hour during Family Weekend for the award presentation. 

UMKC Night at Starlight | Saturday, September 20, 7:00 - 10:00 PM | Starlight Theater Kansas City

Tony Award Winning Theatrical Experience, Life of Pi

Based on the best-selling novel, Life of Pi is an epic story of perseverance and hope that speaks to every generation and is told with jaw-dropping visuals, world class puppetry and exquisite stagecraft. Life of Pi creates a breathtaking journey that leaves you filled with awe and joy.

Family Weekend Registrants can purchase tickets as part of their registration with an exclusive 50% off discount. Information about ticket pick-up will be communicated closed to event date.

Families who buy tickets through their registration are invited to a pre-show reception, hosted by UMKC. 

Family Weekend ticket packages including UMKC Night at Starlight Theater tickets are available until September 12, 2025. After this date, a UMKC discount up to 25% off will be available using the link below. Discount code is "UMKC."

Parking at Starlight Theater is free. 

Ticket purchases are final and non-refundable. 

The KC Zoo offers discounted admission for UMKC students and their families during Family Weekend. Students must present UMKC ID at the box office, tickets cannot be purchased in advanced. 

Price - $16 single day ticket, per person

Join us for a special Family Weekend concert featuring the Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Conservatory Singers, Conservatory Concert Choir, and Chamber Singers.

Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 7:30 PM | White Recital Hall, PAC

Help us gather hygiene items for the Dr. Raj Bala Agrawal Care Center! 

Donation bins will be located at Family Weekend check-in, and: outside Student Union Room 401, near the UMKC Bookstore, and at Durwood Stadium for the Men's Soccer Match on 9/21. 

Needed items include:

• Menstrual products
• Travel and full size deodorant
• Toothbrushes
• Travel and full size toothpaste
• Travel and full size shampoo 
• Travel and full size conditioner
• Travel and full size body wash
• Travel and full size bar soap

Celebrate UMKC Family Weekend with scoops from our neighbors & Kansas City's own, High Hopes Ice Cream! 

From 12:00PM - 10:00PM on Saturday, September 20, 2025, High Hopes will donate 25% of all sales to the Dr. Raj Bala Agrawal Care Center, which supports the UMKC Kangaroo Pantry and basic needs assistance programs. Customers wishing to support the UMKC Care Center must mention or show the fundraiser flyer, which can be printed or digitally accessed here.

Find out more about the Care Center

This fundraiser was made possible by High Hopes Ice Cream, the Dr. Raj Bala Agrawal Care Center, and UMKC Honors Program. 

Family Weekend parking will be available on the 5th and 6th floors of the Cherry Street Parking Garage, beginning at 3:00 PM on Friday 9/19 through 10:00 PM on Sunday 9/21. 

Families may park in any space that is not reserved, such as 24/7 Faculty/Staff, UMKC plates only, handicap, etc). Parking in a reserved space, or one that is not open to guests will result in a parking ticket. 

No UMKC parking permits, visitor passes, etc., will be required.