Family Weekend

Family Weekend, formerly known as Parents' Weekend, is two days filled with a variety of activities and attending an Army Black Knights football game.

The Black Knights will host the University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers at noon Oct. 12 at Michie Stadium.

Dining Options - Friday, Oct. 11
**Meals in the cadet mess, dinner on Friday, Oct. 11 and brunch on Sunday, Oct. 13. Deadline to purchase - Friday, Oct. 4 - midnight eastern time.
Order - Cadet Mess meals.
Deadline to purchase cadet mess meals is midnight (eastern time), Friday, Oct. 4.
Friday evening dinner - $8 per person.
Sunday brunch - $15 per person. (updated 9/27/2024)

**Lunch at the historic West Point Club - Friday, Oct. 11 - pre-paid buffet lunch - 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Please use this link for menu and purchase information - West Point Club Lunch. SOLD OUT

** Pre-order picnic lunches from Grant Hall - Delicious, convenient picnic lunches are available for pick-up at Grant Hall on Friday, Oct. 11, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
CLICK pre-order form link here.

Family Weekend Map - Please enter via Stony Lonesome Gate and park in A Lot, near Michie Stadium. Buses will run throughout the day beginning at 7 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 11

Time	Event
7 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.	Grant Hall open for food and beverage service
7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.	Parent Welcome Tent open
7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Academy Store open in Thayer Hall – please enter via the north end (entrance across from Jefferson Hall Library and Bartlett Hall)
7:40 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Attend Class with Cadet (Instructor Approval Required – cadet arranges)
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.	Q-West Point – complete our historical scavenger hunt (for cadet siblings). Pick up your question sheet at the Family Welcome Tent. Complete the quest and get a small prize.
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.	Historical Self-Guided Walking tour and Stone Benches Tour around Trophy Point. Pick up your guides at the Family Welcome Tent.
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.	WB4 or WB9 Tours – escort required – please coordinate with your cadet. This is a unique opportunity. WB4 and WB9 are areas in Washington Hall where our logistics and supply team issues TA-50 (field gear), winter hats, gloves, collars, cuffs, tie tacks, ties, full dress hats, plumes, sabers (and the list goes on). WB9 is the Cadet Uniform Factory Annex where they will be open for normal business and uniform displays.
9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Simulation Center Tours – groups will be escorted every 20 minutes to and from Washington Hall. Please meet at the Simulation Center sign at the north end exit of Grant Hall.
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.	Librarian Information Sessions & Special Collections Display
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Cemetery Self-Guided Tours – handout will be available
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.	Army West Point Athletics Hall of Fame Tours – Enter via the southwest side of the Kimsey Center
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Quarters 100 Tours – Superintendent’s Historical Residence – Sign up required
11:55 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.	Lunch Formation on the apron in front of cadet mess Lunch options for family members will be shared separately.
1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.	Leader Team Briefing – Robinson Auditorium, Thayer Hall
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Drone and Robotics Demonstration – EE&CS Robotics Center (Thayer 136, First Floor)
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.	Fort Putnam Tours - Sign up required – for more information please see note** below. Fort Putnam is a historical site on West Point. (3 groups of 20 people, approximately 30 minutes for each group participants must be over the age of 12 and have sturdy footwear; this walk/tour is not handicapped accessible)
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.	Academic Department Open Houses
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.	Werx Innovation Center Tours – Taylor Hall, 1st floor
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.	Cadet Barracks Open House – Cadet escort required – Cadet area
5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.	Dinner in the Cadet Mess – tickets/payment required in advance. See link at the top of the page.
6 p.m.	Softball game vs. Siena College – Softball Complex
7:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.	Cadet Talent Show – Robinson Auditorium in Thayer Hall – please join us! The Cadet Talent Show will be preceded by our Gospel Choir, 6:30-7:15 p.m. This promises to be a GREAT evening showcasing our very talented cadets!

Saturday, October 12

Time	Event
7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Academy Store open – please enter via the north end of Thayer Hall
7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.	Coffee Hour at The Plain – look for the tent behind the bleachers – Sponsored by WPAOG
8:45 a.m. - 8:55 a.m.	Drill Team Demo/Pipes and Drums
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.	Double Regiment Review/West Point Parachute Team Demonstration
8 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.	Grant Hall open for food and beverage service
12 p.m. - 4 p.m.	Football vs. University of Alabama-Birmingham

Sunday, October 13

Time	Event
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Sunday Brunch (Guest tickets required – link available above)
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Boat Rides (Dr. Jon Malinowski, Dept. of Geography will be available to share historical and geographical information about West Point and the Hudson River Valley area) departing from South Dock at the base of Williams Road; parking near the Train Station and along the river. (First come, first served)
12 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.	Grant Hall open for food and beverage service
TBD	Softball vs. Felician – Softball Complex

**A brief background on Fort Putnam: In early 1778, Brigadier General Alexander McDougall was assigned as Commander and Colonel Thaddeus Kosciusko as Chief Engineer of Fortress West Point. By April 10, 1778 McDougall climbed West Point’s western hills to reconnoiter defensive positions; from his vantage point it was clear where they were needed. On April 11, 1778, Colonel Rufus Putnam was ordered to move his 5th Massachusetts Regiment to Crown Hill to construct a “redoubt” and the walls of Fort Putnam began to take shape. Fast forward…..after a century of neglect, Congress appropriated funds in 1905 for complete restoration of the fort; by 1909 Fort Putnam was restored, and in 1975 the findings of archeological research teams led to another renovation. Visitors today see Fort Putnam as close as possible to what it was during the Revolutionary War, except for somewhat of an interactive map inside the McLean House.
Tours of Fort Putnam - weather dependent
Guests interested in signing up for a tour of Fort Putnam, please review the notes below - due to health and safety - please know this is somewhat of a hike to visit this historical site.
No pets * No children under the age of 12 * Guests between 12-17 must be accompanied by an adult.
No water source or restrooms available.
No open-toed shoes - please wear shoes appropriate for hiking or active activities.
Tour size is limited to 20 guests. Our West Point Historian will lead the tours lasting approximately 25-30 minutes.
Fort Putnam is not open to the public, but we are hoping to open it for future curated events and would like to offer three small tours during Family Weekend in order to hone our tour procedures.

Parking, shuttle bus schedule and additional food options will be shared as soon as available.

Registration links coming early the week of Sept. 30!

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