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family weekend 2023
Family Weekend

September 15-17, 2023

We can’t wait to host you for a fun and memorable Family Weekend! Family Weekend is a wonderful opportunity to be together, in person, with your 365bet Student. All 365bet parents, guardians, grandparents, siblings, etc are invited. 

Online registration is closed at this time.

Football Tickets

If you have ordered football tickets they should be sent to you via email. Please check your email including your spam/junk email for your tickets. If you have issues we will have staff at the gate to help you retreive your tickets. If you need to purchase tickets, you will be able to do so at the ticket office at the game.

 

Description and Schedule

Family Weekend gives you the chance to experience Austin Peay and get a feel for what it’s like to be a Governor. You can expect a fun filled weekend with activities for the whole family!

Our tentative schedule kicks off Friday, September 15th with the Family Reunion: Latinx Heritage Month kickoff! Stop by the Morgan University Center Plaza for live music, crafts, games, food and more! Get to know the Clarksville community by ending the evening at the Downtown Commons for Downtown @ Sundown for NIGHTTRAIN, a Guns and Roses tribute band. Beer and other beverages will be for sale and a variety of independent food trucks will line up on Main Street. Chairs and blankets are welcome; however, pets, coolers, smoking/vaping or outside alcohol will not be allowed on site.

If you are interested in spending more time in the Clarksville community, The Clarksville Downtown Market has been connecting local producers and artisans with local shoppers every Saturday from May through October since it was established in 2009. Fresh produce and handcrafted items are available from a variety of regional farmers, small businesses, and non-profits at the outdoor market on Public Square in Historic Downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. On Austin Peay's campus, Saturday morning will kick off with inflatables, family friendly crafts, a photo booth and the opportunity to meet staff from a offices around campus. Saturday afternoon your family is invited to the Gov Walk where we cheer on our Football team as they prepare to take on the ETSU Pirates before our tailgate kicks off with a live band, food and yard games in Tailgate Alley. We hope you will also purchase a ticket to cheer on the Govs football team to experience firsthand what it means to call Austin Peay State University YOUR university.

Schedule of Events
Time
Event
Location
 
Friday, September 15
 
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Check-in  MUC Plaza
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Family Reunion: National Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff MUC Plaza
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Downtown @ Sundown Downtown Commons
 
Saturday, September 16
 
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Clarksville Downtown Market Downtown Public Square 
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Check-in Memorial Health Gym
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Family Fun Center Memorial Health Gym
3:30 p.m. Gov Walk Tailgate Alley
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Tailgate for Football Game Tailgate Alley
6:00 p.m. Football Game Begins Fortera Stadium
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Lights Out Late Night MUC Ballroom
 
Sunday, September 17
 
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Nondenominational Church Service Clement Auditorium
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Sunday Send Off Browning Lawn