Family Weekend

Family Weekend is the main event for LU Family. It is our privilege to invite you to enjoy a weekend with your student at their home away from home! Start at Convocation on Friday, Sept. 8, and then enjoy the campus activities, ticketed events, and local merchants throughout the weekend. More details coming this summer!

Family members and guests of undergraduate students who are currently attending classes on campus.

• All Liberty University guests are to register their vehicles using the online Free Visitor Parking Pass form. It is completely online with no paper required. 
• Please park at the Runk & Pratt Garage. (Here is the interactive campus map for Runk & Pratt Garage). There is an elevator and a walkway (pedestrian tunnel) that leads directly from the garage to the sidewalk across from the Vines Center (for Convocation).
• General information about parking on campus can be found at LUPD’s Visitors Parking webpage. 
• Handicap accessible parking permits are available at LUPD.
• Bus routes and mobility shuttle support are available on campus via Transit Services.

(Special note: Ask your hotel if they offer shuttle service and it might relieve you of any parking). 

General Parking Guidelines are available at LUPD’s webpage. Assigned campus parking locations (not reserved) are enforced Monday through Friday from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reserved spaces and lots are enforced 24 hours every day of the year. 

This means that on Friday of Family Weekend, you may park your vehicle on campus in the assigned location for the day. After 4 p.m. on Friday through Sunday at 4 a.m., general parking restrictions are lifted and you may move and park your vehicle in any approved parking location on campus (except reserved spaces/lots).

On Saturday for Family Weekend, available parking locations are designated differently for Game Day weekends which this weekend will be! Flames Football plays New Mexico State on Saturday (kickoff TBD). Plan ahead for your campus activities and review the Flames Football Game Day Parking Map.

Note: If you have questions about RV and Camper Parking, please see LUPD’s Parking and Decals webpage for information.

No, you will need to bring your own wheelchair accommodation or make prior arrangements to rent one. The Office of Disability Accommodation Support (accessibility@liberty.edu) is able to refer you to a local company for mobility device rentals.

Check out our On Demand Ride (ODR) services. (Note: To use the ODR service, your student must be with you as this service is only available to students, faculty, and staff).

Parents and families are welcome to eat with their student at the Dining Hall (The New Reber Thomas Dining Hall). Note: If your students have a residential meal plan, ask your student about using a guest pass at the Dining Hall, if they have not already used it.

Yes! The Liberty University Bookstore is pleased to extend a 10% Liberty Member discount to all families during Family Weekend. This discount entitles you to 10% off your entire in-store purchase (some product exclusions may apply). More information will be coming this summer!

For a life-threatening emergency, please dial (434) 592-3911 to contact the Liberty University Police Department (LUPD). LUPD is directly connected with the City of Lynchburg Emergency Services. For non-life threatening sickness or injury, contact the Student Health Center at (434) 338-7774.

• The Student Health Center is located in Commons III, Ground Floor.
• The semester Hours of Operations are Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• For evenings and weekends, please review the After-Hours Locations.

Yes, siblings (16-25 years old) are permitted to stay in the residence hall, but your student will need to request permission from their Resident Assistant (RA) and fill out the appropriate form.  Note: This is subject to change.

 Yes, please do! For the schedule and our guest speaker that day, please visit the Office of Spiritual Development’s website at Convocation. Please note that there are safety measures in place for all students and guests attending Convocation services. 

All persons attending Convocation services starting August 24, 2022, will go through a metal detector and bag check. Gates 1, 3, and 4 at the Vines Center and gates East and West at the Arena will open at 9:30 a.m. 

Here are some suggestions that will aid in quick access:

• Arrive early.
• If possible, do not bring a book bag or any type of large bag unless it is clear. All bags entering the Vines Center will be searched.
• If you are a Concealed Carry Permit (CCP) holder, make sure you have your valid LU CCP along with your valid LU ID.

It may also be very helpful for your seating selection to ask your on-campus student to check with their Resident Assistant (RA) about sitting with them. For off-campus commuter students, your student will need to check with the Office of Commuter Life.