FAMILY WEEKEND SET SEPT. 10-12 AT UT MARTIN
MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin will host its annual Family
Weekend event Sept. 10-12. The list of events includes food trucks, live music, the Bowtie 5K,
tailgating and the UT Martin vs. Samford football game in Hardy Graham Stadium.
Family weekend packages are $25 each and include a Family Weekend T-shirt, tickets
for the football game, concert and tailgate party, and vouchers for the food trucks and coffee at
Vantage Coffee Roasters. UTM students will be admitted to the football game and concert with a
student ID and have the opportunity to receive a free Family Weekend T-shirt, so they do not
need to purchase packages. Packages can be ordered online at www.utm.edu/familyweekend.
Those wishing to participate in the Bowtie 5K can pre-register at the same link. To run
the 5K will be $10, and to walk will be $5. T-shirts are also provided for participants while
supplies last.
A barbecue lunch is provided from noon-1:30 p.m., Sept. 11, for $7 a person, and the
closing Bowtie Brunch is provided from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Sept.12, for $12 a person.
Participants must pay at the door.
A full schedule of events is as follows:
Friday, Sept. 10
o 4-6 p.m. – Family Weekend opens at the Tennessee Soybean Festival in
downtown Martin. Check in at the new Martin Public Library and then enjoy
dinner at one of the festival’s food trucks.
o 6 p.m. – Family Weekend Concert at the Tennessee Soybean Festival.
Saturday, Sept. 11
o 7 a.m. – Bowtie 5K registration begins.
o 9:30 a.m.-noon – Donuts with Deans come-and-go event, Vantage Coffee
Roasters.
o Noon-4 p.m. – Concurrent events: Barbecue lunch, Skyhawk Dining Hall; Roller
Skate Party, Duncan Ballroom, Boling University Center; Skyhawk Bingo, Boling
University Center 206ABC, Campus Feud game show, Watkins Auditorium.
o 4 p.m.-5:45 p.m. – Luau Tailgate Party, Hardy Graham Stadium; the Travelin’
Max show will take place during this time.
o 6 p.m. – UT Martin football vs. Samford University, Hardy Graham Stadium.
o 9:30 p.m. – Fireworks, Hardy Graham Stadium.
Sunday, Sept. 12
o 9:30 a.m. – Student-led non-denominational worship service, Watkins
Auditorium.
o 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Bowtie Brunch, Skyhawk Dining Hall.
o 1 p.m. – Skyhawk Soccer vs. Western Carolina, Skyhawk Soccer Field.
For more information or to register, visit www.utm.edu/familyweekend or contact John
Abel at jabel1@utm.edu or 731-881-7710.
