Fall Family Weekend

2024 schedule of events

Friday, Oct. 25

2-6 p.m.

Registration in Riley Hall

Stop by the registration table in Riley Hall to say hello. While there, pick up your welcome packet and any tickets you have purchased. Grab a campus map or brochure on local restaurants.

4-6 p.m.

Wine tasting at a downtown tasting room

Register to participate in the wine tasting held at Linfield's own Acorn to Oak Wine Experience on historic Third Street in downtown McMinnville. While exploring downtown and sampling some Willamette Valley wines, visit with other Linfield parents. You will be joined by some of Linfield's staff and leadership.

$20 fee for those tasting wine.

7:30 p.m.

Off-site theatre production
Fly By Night, Gallery community Theater, corner of Ford and Second Streets

A star-crossed prophecy. A lot of music. Just not a lot of light. In this darkly comic rock-fable, a melancholy sandwich maker's humdrum life is intersected by two entrancing sisters. A sweeping ode to young love set against the backdrop of the Northeast blackout of 1965. Fly by Night is a tale about making your way and discovering hope in a world beset by darkness.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $16 for students, but there is a special $2 off code for those ordering through Linfield's Family Weekend.

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 26

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Registration in Riley Hall

Stop by the registration table in Riley Hall to say hello. While there, pick up your welcome packet and any tickets you have purchased. Grab a campus map or brochure on local restaurants.

10 a.m.

Career path exploration and preparation
T.J. Day Hall 222

Join Linfield’s career development team for an interactive presentation about all the ways the career center supports students, year by year, to get ready to launch their career. Discover ways in which you as a parent can be helpful in the process. We all know that college is a significant investment meant to position students for life post-graduation. Regardless of major, a successful career path begins with leveraging the guidance and services Linfield’s career development offers.

10 a.m.

International programs at Linfield
Riley Hall 201

Are you and your student interested in learning more about Linfield’s study-abroad opportunities? Please join us for a brief panel presentation by past participants of our semester/year abroad programs and January Term off-campus courses. We look forward to answering your questions!

11 a.m.

Faculty mini-talks
Riley Hall 201 

Attend a sample class. Three Linfield professors will give a 15-minute lecture on a subject of interest to them. Professor Chris Dahlvig will talk about using Ted Lasso to teach accounting. Professor Sean Muir will give a talk titled, "Want to save the planet?  Use concrete, make art." Professor Rachel Schley will give a sample from her Fascism and the Holocaust in Europe and North Africa class. You may learn something, but you won't be tested.

1-4 p.m.

Explore downtown McMinnville

Linfield is so lucky to have a home in the heart of McMinnville and Yamhill County. Spend an hour or two exploring downtown. Merchants are eager to welcome you. Have some bubble tea at the Velvet Monkey, find your next great read at Third Street Books, unearth a treasure at Oodles or Bella Casa, or simply scout out a restaurant or winery to try later.

1 p.m.

Football game vs. University of Puget Sound
Maxwell Field

The Wildcat football team takes on UPS. Reserved seats are $25 each. Those are the seats under the covered bleachers. Linfield students with a valid Linfield ID card are admitted to the game for free and may sit in the general admission seats at no charge. However, if the students wish to sit with family members in the covered stands, they will need to purchase a reserved ticket. 

$25 for reserved (covered) seats; $15 for general admission (uncovered) seats.

7 p.m.

Family Games Night and Sundae Bar
Fred Meyer Lounge, Riley Campus Center

Join us to play a round of trivia or a game of Family Feud. Come to play or to watch. You and your family might just win a prize or at least have a good laugh. While you play enjoy an ice cream sundae bar.

Cost: $10

7:30 p.m.

Off-site theatre production
Fly By Night, Gallery community Theater, corner of Ford and Second Streets

A star-crossed prophecy. A lot of music. Just not a lot of light. In this darkly comic rock-fable, a melancholy sandwich maker's humdrum life is intersected by two entrancing sisters. A sweeping ode to young love set against the backdrop of the Northeast blackout of 1965. Fly by Night is a tale about making your way and discovering hope in a world beset by darkness.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $16 for students, but there is a special $2 off code for those ordering through Linfield's Family Weekend.

Fridays and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.