The schedule below provides suggestions of things you can do with your student, but feel free to spend time together however you want—shopping, eating at a favorite restaurant, or exploring the many opportunities Lexington and the surrounding area have to offer!
Schedule subject to change. Last updated 9/27/24.
Questions? Email student.life@asbury.edu.
| 10 a.m. | Chapel (Speaker: Dr. Brian Hull, Professor of Pastoral & Christian Ministries) Hughes Auditorium Due to seating limitations, students will remain in their assigned seats while family members sit in Balcony sections A & G (closest to the stage). |
| 1 – 3 p.m. | CANCELED: Alumni Open House Alumni House |
| 1 – 3 p.m. | CANCELED: Admissions Open House Welcome Center (Corbitt Hall) |
| 1 – 3 p.m. | CANCELED: Campus Programs & Resources Open House Kinlaw Library |
| 3 – 4 p.m. | CANCELED: Academic Department Open Houses Various locations |
| 3 – 4 p.m. | CANCELED: Art + Design Photo Lab Open House Hamann-Ray 312 |
| 7:30 p.m. | For the College Journey: A Cabaret Greathouse Theater, Miller Center for Communication Arts Join AU Theatre majors in this musical presentation of their college journey using familiar melodies from several musicals. Purchase tickets at https://www.onthestage.tickets/asbury-university and use coupon code AsburyFamily to receive a discount! |
| 7:30 p.m. | CANCELED: Family Weekend Band & Orchestra Concert Jameson Recital Hall |
| 10 p.m. – midnight | WHAM (Worship Him at Midnight) Estes Chapel, Asbury Seminary An evening of student-led worship |
| 9 a.m. | CANCELED: Parents’ Breakfast Johnson Dining Hall |
| 11 a.m. | Family Weekend Ensemble Concert & Reception Jameson Recital Hall Featuring Men’s Glee Club, Women’s Choir, Handbell Choir, and Chorale. Reception immediately following in the Band Room, featuring Jazz Ensemble |
| Noon – 2 p.m. | CANCELED: International Pizzas Fest OMS Student Center |
| Noon – 2 p.m. | Equine Student Trainer Faceoff (Round 1) Bayless Arena (744 Shanty Hill Road) Opening ceremony, demonstration of liberty work training method, and round 1 of training. Two teams of Asbury student trainers will engage horses rescued from the mountains of eastern Kentucky in the initial steps of horse training in preparation to be ridden. Following the event, hayrides to Rainwater Arena will be available for the 2:15 demonstrations. |
| 1 p.m. | POSTPONED TO OCT. 5: Baseball vs. Alumni Zweifel Baseball Field |
| 2 p.m. | CANCELED: Softball Intrasquad Scrimmage Softball Field |
| 2 p.m. | POSTPONED (to either 9/29 or 9/30): Men's Soccer vs. Piedmont University Soccer Field |
| 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | Equine Student Demonstrations Rainwater Arena (744 Shanty Hill Road) Equine students demonstrate vaulting, drill team, and reining freestyle. |
| 2:30 p.m. | For the College Journey: A Cabaret Greathouse Theatre, Miller Center for Communication Arts Join AU Theatre majors in this musical presentation of their college journey using familiar melodies from several musicals. Purchase tickets at https://www.onthestage.tickets/asbury-university and use coupon code AsburyFamily to receive a discount! |
| 4 – 7 p.m. | World Gospel Mission Goat Roast WGM Student Center A fun cultural experience including FREE goat meat, live music and yard games. (Some additional items/activities available for a donation.) |
| 6 – 8 p.m. | Equine Student Trainer Faceoff (Round 2) Bayless Arena (744 Shanty Hill Road) Asbury students continue training their horses to be ridden through an obstacle course and walk, trot, canter pattern. |
| 7:30 p.m. | For the College Journey: A Cabaret Greathouse Theatre, Miller Center for Communication Arts Join AU Theatre majors in this musical presentation of their college journey using familiar melodies from several musicals. Purchase tickets at https://www.onthestage.tickets/asbury-university and use coupon code AsburyFamily to receive a discount! |
| 1 p.m. | Women's Soccer vs. Agnes Scott College Soccer Field |
| 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Equine Student Trainer Faceoff (Final Competition Round) Bayless Arena (744 Shanty Hill Road) Each team will demonstrate and be judged on their horse's ability to walk, trot, canter, and be ridden through an obstacle course. |
The Eagle Outlet and HICCUP coffee shop will also be open the following hours to serve you:
Eagle Outlet – Rader Student Center, Lower Level
Thursday and Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
HICCUP – Rader Student Center, Main Floor
Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.; 7 – 10 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. (closed for chapel 9:30 – 11:15 a.m.)
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.