Family Weekend 2026

2026 Family Weekend Schedule of Events

Friday, October 9

Time	Event	Location
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Parent Welcome Center	Thayer Walk near the Honor Plaza
7:40 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Attend Class with Cadet (Instructor approval required, with Cadet Escort)	Various (No classes held in Barracks space)
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Cadet Supply/Equipment/Clothing WB4 tours (with Cadet Escort)	WB4
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Qwest-Point Self-Guided Tours (prizes until 1500 at Parents Welcome Center) Walking History Self-Guided Tours	Various
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Simulation Center Tours (with USCC Group Escort)	Washington Hall
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Library open for Parents and Families Tours 12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Library Self-Guided Tour	Jefferson Hall
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Cemetery Self-Guided Tours	West Point Cemetery
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Command Historian Virtual Tour of Superintendent's Home, Cadet Mess Hall, and Cullum Hall	Robinson Auditorium
11:55 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.	Lunch Formation (observe from diagonal walk)	Observe from Diagonal Walk
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Drone/Robotics Information Brief/Demonstration	EECS Robotics Center (TH1136)
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Academic Department Open Houses (with Cadet Escort)	See Academic Departments Open House Schedule accordion
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Innovation Center Tours	Taylor Hall, 1st Floor
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Leader Team Briefing to Parents	Eisenhower Hall Theater
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Barracks Open House (with Cadet Escort)	Cadet Area
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Dinner (with Cadet Escort)  Attendance optional; tickets required to attend. Ticket sales are closed.	Cadet Mess
TBD	Men's Rugby v. Mount St. Mary's	Anderson Rugby Complex
ALL DAY	NJIT Highlander Invite (Cross-Country)	Newark, NJ
7:00 p.m.	Sprint Football v. Mansfield	Shea Stadium
7:00 p.m.	Volleyball v. Navy (Star Match)	Gillis Field House

Saturday, October 10

Time	Event	Location
7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.	Parent's Coffee Hour	SRB
8:45 a.m. - 8:55 a.m.	Drill Team Demo	The Plain
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	BTD Review / WPPT Demo (Double Regiment)	The Plain
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Army Black Knights v. Tulane Football Game	Michie Stadium
7:00 p.m.	Volleyball v. Lehigh	Gillis Field House

Sunday, October 11

Time	Event	Location
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Boat Rides (Dr. Jon Malinowski, D/GEO tour guide)	South Dock (see Constitution Island Tours Schedule accordion)
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Sunday Brunch (with Cadet Escort) Attendance optional; tickets required to attend. Ticket sales are closed.	Cadet Mess
TBD	Softball v. Felician/Pace	Softball Complex
2:00 p.m.	Hockey v. RMC	Tate Rink

Academic Departments Open House Schedule (Friday, October 9)

Academic Departments Open House is from 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Department	Location
Behavioral Sciences & Leadership (BSL)	612b
Chemical & Biological Science & Engineering (CBSE)	Bartlett Hall Room 465 (Dept Conf Rm)
Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE)	CEE Conference Room, MH223
English & World Languages (EWL)	WH5200 Wing (World Languages) / WH6200 Wing (English)
Systems Engineering (DSE)	4th Floor, Mahan Hall; MH415
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS)	TH1126, TH1136
Geography & Earth Sciences (GEO)	WH5300 Foyer
History & War Studies (HWS)	TH158 (Clausewitz Library)
Law & Philosophy (DELPHI)	CEP Conference Room
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE)	MAE Collab Space, 3rd Floor Mahan Hall
Mathematical Sciences (MATH)	TH248, Second Floor Math Offices
Physics & Nuclear Engineering (PaNE)	1st Floor, Bartlett Hall, BH171, BH174
Social Sciences (SOC)	1st Floor of Mahan  Hall: MH101 - 109
LIBRARY Open House	Rotunda (Formal tours departing every TBD minutes)
WERX/Research	Taylor Hall WERX Space

Constitution Island Tours Schedule (Sunday, October 11)

On Sunday, Oct. 11, Hudson River boat tours will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations required. 

The 30-minute tours offer views of the U.S. Military Academy, Constitution Island, Cold Spring and the Hudson Valley, accompanied by a historical narrative from the boat. There are no stops during the tour.

• Boats depart from South Dock every 30 minutes from 9 a.m.–noon, with the last boat departing at 11:30 a.m.
• Tours are weather-dependent and may be canceled in the event of inclement weather.

Tour #	Depart South Dock	Return
1	9:00 a.m.	9:30 a.m.
2	9:30 a.m.	10:00 a.m.
3	10:00 a.m.	10:30 a.m.
4	10:30 a.m	11:00 a.m.
5	11:00 a.m.	11:30 a.m.
6	11:30 a.m.	12:00 p.m

• Vessel capacity: 35 passengers
• No reservations accepted.
• Times are approximate
• First come, first served. Boat departs when full.
• All passengers must disembark vessel upon arrival
• Operations will be canceled/delayed due to severe weather (high winds, lightning).

Food Options

Friday, 9 October

• West Point Club: 8:30 a.m. -  2 p.m.
• Golf Course Snack Bar on Rte. 218:  9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• Bowling Center: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
• Jefferson Starbucks: 7 a.m. -  2:30 p.m.
• Grant Hall: 7 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
• First Class Club: 6 - 11 p.m.
• Food Trucks (by Trophy Point):
  • Crave NY Wings/876 Jerk: Lunchtime
• Subway: 6 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• Burger King: 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Sweet Harvest: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Thayer Hotel:
  • MacArthur's Riverview Restaurant: 7 - 10:30 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. 
    • View the special event menu on the Thayer Hotel website under "Army Football Prix Fixe Dinner"
• General Patton's Tavern: 4 - 11 p.m.
• Zulu Time Rooftop Bar & Lounge: 4 - 11 p.m.

 

Saturday,10 October

• Golf Course Snack Bar on Rte. 218: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• Bowling Center: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
• Jefferson Starbucks: closed
• Grant Hall: 7 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
• First Class Club Community Tailgate: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.  & 6 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
  • Contact DCA Catering for more information
• Food Trucks: Bona Bona/Grand Mango: Lunchtime
• Starbucks: 8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• Subway: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Sweet Harvest: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Herbert Hall – Block Party: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. -Blend Smoothie/ Main Course/ Busy Bee Bakery
• Food Trucks:
  • All Belgium Waffles/ Wanna Empanada: Lunchtime
• Thayer Hotel:
  • MacArthur's Riverview Restaurant: 7 - 10:30 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
    • View the special event menu on the Thayer Hotel website under "Army Football Prix Fixe Dinner"
  • Hotel General Patton's Tavern: 4 - 11 p.m.

  • Zulu Time Rooftop Bar & Lounge: 4 - 11 p.m.

     

Sunday, 11 October

• Bowing Center: 12 - 7:30 p.m.
• Sweet Harvest:10 a.m. -  5 p.m.
• Thayer Hotel:
  • Sunday Brunch at MacArthur's Riverview Restaurant: 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
  • General Patton's Tavern:  7 - 9 a.m.; 4 - 10 p.m.
  • Zulu Time Rooftop Bar & Lounge: 4 - 10 p.m.

 

View off-post dining options

Family Weekend Blue Shuttle Bus 

A Family Weekend shuttle bus is available from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. There are four buses, one of which is handicap accessible. The bus takes a loop route, stopping at four locations before proceeding back to the start of the route: 

1. A Lot 
2. Superintendent Review Box (SRB) 
3. Buffalo Solider Field 
4. Herbert Hall (West Point Association of Grads building) 
5. Return to A Lot

View a map of the route, with each numbered location representing the stop listed above.