Family Weekend 2025
Save the date! You and your family are invited to be a part of Family Weekend!
Join us on campus Oct. 24-26 for a weekend filled with some exciting events, including Family Game Night, music performances, athletics home games, and visits to local activities. Choose your own adventure and enjoy the time reconnecting with your student and letting them show you around town! It will be a fun-filled weekend your whole family can share.
Registration will open September 2025
Contact Us
Parent and Family Programs
414 N. Meridian St. #6264
Newberg, OR 97132
503-554-2112
parents@georgefox.edu
Not sure where to find an event location? Check out the campus map!
2024 Schedule
| 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
This is a great opportunity for high school-aged siblings of our current students to join you for the weekend and explore how to make George Fox their own! Prospective students can meet professors, coaches and current students; attend classes that look interesting to them; and learn about our majors.
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| 4-6 p.m. |
Registration Check-in/Information Check in, pick up a schedule of events, and get questions answered throughout the weekend.
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| 4:30-5:30 p.m. |
Fall Music Showcase Enjoy the work of our music students as they present a fall showcase. This program features vocal and jazz ensembles combined in a production of varied music literature.
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| 4-7:30 p.m. |
Dinner- Family Favorites Enjoy a meal in our beautiful Canyon Commons dining hall overlooking the canyon. We will be feasting on family favorites! Submit a family favorite recipe to Bon Appetit, which may be featured on the menu for this evening. Credit cards are accepted at the dining hall kiosk.
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| 7 p.m. |
Volleyball vs. Whitworth Watch as the Bruin women take on the Whitworth Pirates Wheeler Gymnasium $10 - Adults George Fox Students free with ID |
| 7:30-10 p.m. |
Theatre Presentation: The Hiding Place Based on the book by Corrie Ten Boom, The Hiding Place is one of the world's bestselling memoirs of the Second World War. When the Nazi occupation overruns Holland, it leaves Corrie and her family with a difficult choice: turn a blind eye to oppression or defy authority and save lives. From a clockmaker's shop in the Dutch town of Haarlem to a Ravensbruck concentration camp, The Hiding Place is a journey of love, hope, faith and the power of forgiveness.
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| 7:45-9:45 p.m. |
Trivia with Student Activities Does your family have what it takes to be the smartest crew at Fox? Students and families gather in Canyon Commons and get ready to prove your knowledge. The first 500 people in the door get a collectors cup for their treats! Canyon Commons Main Dining Hall |
| 9-11 a.m. |
Registration Check-in/Information Check in, pick up a schedule of events, and get questions answered throughout the weekend.
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| 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
University Recreation Open Gym Come work out, hang out, and find your fit at the Hadlock Student Center. The facility is open for families to use free of charge this weekend. Make sure you have a guest waiver signed for each person in your party. Hadlock Student Center |
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| 9-11 a.m. |
Pickleball Pickup Drop in and challenge families to a pick-up game of the trending sport of pickleball. We will have a student facilitator there to instruct you on how to play and keep games rolling! Beginners to experts, all levels are welcome to try their hand!
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| 10-11 a.m. |
Parent Prayer Take a moment to gather together for a time of parent prayer over our campus in the new chapel. The campus pastoral staff will lead this time of guided prayer for students, our community and beyond. The New Chapel |
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| 10 a.m. -1:30 p.m. |
Game Day Brunch Enjoy a meal in our beautiful Canyon Commons dining hall overlooking the canyon. The theme for this meal is "Game Day Fare." Our chefs are planning a Bruin-centric menu! Enjoy Bruin athletics on the big screens while hanging out with students and families. Canyon Commons Main Dining Hall |
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| 11 a.m. -Noon |
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| Noon-2 p.m. |
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| 1-3 p.m. |
Stroll Newberg Visit some of our amazing stores downtown. Do some shopping, take in the neighborhood, or eat at one of our amazing restaurants. Downtown Newberg |
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| 2:45- 4:45 p.m. |
Women's Soccer vs. Whitman Let’s go Bruins! Watch our women’s soccer team take on the Whitman Blues. Austin Sports Complex |
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| 1-3:30 p.m. |
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| 4-8 p.m. |
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| 4:30-7:30 p.m. |
Dinner- Hood to Coast Enjoy a meal in our beautiful Canyon Commons dining hall overlooking the canyon. This evening the chef team is planning Pacific Northwest fare that celebrates our region from Hood to Coast. Enjoy entertainment on the big screens while hanging out with students and families. Canyon Commons Main Dining Hall |
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| 6-7:30 p.m. |
Petals and Perks Do you have a passion or joy in doing crafty things? One of our amazing local flower farms will guide participants through building your own pumpkin flower arrangements. Have family members who aren’t interested? They can grab a cup of coffee from the shop and catch the football game!
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| 6-8 p.m. |
Volleyball vs. Whitman Watch as the Bruin women take on the Blues. Let's get loud! Wheeler Gymnasium $10 - Adults George Fox students free with ID |
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| 7:30 - 10 p.m. |
Theatre Presentation: The Hiding Place Based on the book by Corrie Ten Boom, The Hiding Place is one of the world's bestselling memoirs of the Second World War. When the Nazi occupation overruns Holland, it leaves Corrie and her family with a difficult choice: turn a blind eye to oppression or defy authority and save lives. From a clockmaker's shop in the Dutch town of Haarlem to a Ravensbruck concentration camp, The Hiding Place is a journey of love, hope, faith, and the power of forgiveness.
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| 8-9 p.m. |
S'mores in the Pavillion Come connect with other families! We will be hanging out in the pavilion with a warm fire burning. Stop by after the football game or your daytime adventures to roast a s'more with the fam. Dress warm. The Pacific Northwest evenings are chilly!
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| Various Times |
Attend a Church Service A list of services in the area will be provided in your registration packet. There is no chapel service offered on campus at this time. Multiple locations |
| 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Family Weekend Travel Day Brunch Have a relaxing brunch with your student before heading home or after church. Bon Appetit is pulling out all the stops and featuring more of those family favorites. Canyon Commons Main Dining Hall |
| 2-4 p.m. |
University Recreation Open Gym Come work out, hang out, and find your fit at the Hadlock Student Center. The facility is open for families to use free of cost this weekend. Make sure you have a guest waiver signed for each person in your party. Hadlock Student Center |
| 2-4:30 p.m. |
Theatre Presentation: The Hiding Place Based on the book by Corrie Ten Boom, The Hiding Place is one of the world's bestselling memoirs of the Second World War. When the nazi occupation overruns Holland, it leaves Corrie and her family with a difficult choice: turn a blind eye to oppression or defy authority and save lives. From a clockmaker's shop in the Dutch town of Haarlem to a concentration camp to Ravensbruck concentration camp, The Hiding Place is a journey of love, hope, faith, and the power of forgiveness.
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