No. Students may invite other family members as well as / instead of parents and siblings, such as guardians, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

There is not a set limit in terms of how many of your family members you can register to attend. Please remember to register your current Loyola student as well as other family members.

You may register that one family member separately after registering the rest of your family.

The Primary Registrant is the person registering the family for Family Weekend. Loyola students can register for themselves and their family, or a family member can register their family (please include the Loyola student in your registration). We don’t ask for the names of all family members, but it does help us to have at least one contact person per family in addition to the current student.

Two weeks before Family Weekend, we will confirm our final guest number for our catering orders. We will increase the number slightly beyond the number of people registered on that date knowing that there may be more people registering between that date and the Thursday right before Family Weekend. It helps us to plan if we have a fairly accurate estimate for the guest number two weeks prior to the weekend. Whenever possible, we encourage people to register at least two weeks in advance. 

We need to make final preparations for our Check-In area before people arrive for Family Weekend. Please note that we may need to close registration prior to that date if we reach capacity with the number of guests. In that situation, we would make a note on the main page of this website. 

When you register, you should receive a confirmation email; we encourage you to keep it for your records. When you arrive on campus, we will already have your registration information in our system. At the Check-In area, we will give each registered family member a wristband. Staff will ask to see the wristband when entering each event. At check-in, each registered guest will also receive a card to bring to the Family BBQ lunch on September 21 (it will be used as a ticket for lunch). When checking in, Family Weekend participants can ask for a ticket to the Second City show (to be held on-campus at 7:30pm on September 21) while supplies last. 

No. People are invited to attend any events that are of interest to them, but there is no obligation to attend all of the events offered during the weekend. Families often choose to attend a few events that appeal to them, and then spend the rest of their time enjoying Chicago with their student. Indoor spaces have certain limitations so there are some events that may reach capacity. This is one of the reasons that we provide multiple options throughout the weekend, sometimes at overlapping times.

Loyola offers access to our Wi-Fi network LUC-Guest for people visiting our campus. The registration lasts for 72 hours. Find instructions on connecting here. Instructions for a Google Pixel can be found here. Guest W-Fi Registration instructions can be found here. 

It is difficult to offer a suggestion in terms of when to arrive because so much depends on the choices that families make that weekend regarding which events they want to attend. Typically, the cinema has filled about 20-30 minutes before each viewing. 

Because we need to make plans weeks in advance based on registration numbers, we are unable to offer refunds. Thank you for understanding.

We have two parking garages at the Lake Shore Campus that Family Weekend guests are welcome to use during Family Weekend at no charge. The gates for both garages will be up during Family Weekend. Parking is not allowed from 2am - 5am unless guests purchase an overnight pass from Campus Transportation (supplies limited). For questions about parking, please contact Campus Transportation: https://www.luc.edu/campustransportation/generalinformation/visitorsandguests/

Please note that space in the garage is limited so people are encouraged to use public transportation when possible. There is street parking in the neighborhood as well. 

Yes. As always, students should plan ahead and should follow the guest policy for Residence Life. 

Family members can visit their students this weeked or on other weekends. You only need to register for Family Weekend if you and your student plan to participate in one or more of the Family Weekend events which are listed on the Family Weekend schedule: https://www.luc.edu/familyweekend/schedule/.

With that said, if you plan to visit your student without registering for and participating in Family Weekend events, you might find that visiting on a different weekend could be better due to the number of people on campus that weekend, and hotel availability. 

Second City is famous for its comedy shows in Chicago. We bring a cast of Second City performers to campus for Family Weekend. This is a comedy show that is designed for an audience of teens and adults. Tickets to Second City will be available when people check-in for Family Weekend in the Damen Student Center south entrance, while supplies last. There are only as many tickets as the number of seats in the auditorium. We have tickets because of feedback from families who did not want to wait in line for the show not knowing if there would be enough seats for them to attend. 

If Family Weekend guests would like to use the Halas Recreation Center to work out, swim, or take a Group Fitness class, they may do so by coming with their student, completing a waiver, and paying $15 for a guest pass. 

Halas Recreation Center will also be available for tours during Family Weekend