Family Weekend 2025

Friday, September 26 — Sunday, September 28, 2025

Family Weekend 2025 Schedule

*Please note- Schedule is tentative and will be changing. Check back for updates! Final schedule will be available at check-in on Family Weekend.

Friday, September 26th

  • 9am-4pm…The Mercantile is open, JWSC 1st floor.
  • All Day…Visitors Interpretive Center open (VIC), Trails open from Dawn to Dusk– Entrance is approx. 1 1/2 miles from PSC on Rt. 30.
  • 12pm-9pm…Corn maze tours, Tuckers’ Farm (mention you are a PSC person for a discount! Tour the corn maze after dark– bring your own flashlight) Bonfire with S’mores after dark. Enter corn maize be-fore 9pm. They take cash only.
  • 3pm-6pm…Registration, Student Center Lobby.
  • 1pm-7pm…Boosters Club Clothing Sales, All proceeds go towards supporting student initiatives/activities on campus.
  • 5pm-7:30pm…Dinner, Moorehouse Dining Hall (Tickets can be purchased at the door, PSC students with meal plan are free).
  • TBD…Bonfire and s’mores, Fire Pit by the Lake, Sponsored by PSC Pride.
  • TBD…Wagon Rides with the Draft Horses. Meet in front of the Student Center. Sponsored by the Draft Horse Club.
  • 6pm… Parent’s Welcome/Reception, Desserts created by Baking Department Students, St. Regis. Meet with PSC Senior Cabinet, faculty and staff.
  • TBD…Bonfire at the horse barn, Sponsored by the Draft Horse Club.
  • TBD…Rockwall open, Buxton. Pizza will be available. Sponsored by Athletics and Student Engagement.
  • TBD… E-sports lab open.
  • TBD… Paranormal investigation of Clinton Hall, Sponsored by ADK Supernatural Club.
  • 8pm… CASINO NIGHT! Morehouse Dining Hall, FREE!!

Saturday, September 27th

  • All Day…NYS Free Fishing Days!!! Fish without having to have a have fishing license. Today is National Hunting and Fishing Day.
  • All Day…Visitors Interpretive Center open (VIC), Trails open from Dawn to Dusk– Entrance is approx. 1 1/2 miles from PSC on Rt. 30.
  • 8am…Men’s Cross Country 10K & ½ Marathon. Start at the Junction of Routes 86 and 30.
  • 8pm-7pm…Boosters Club Clothing Sales, All proceeds go towards supporting student initiatives/activities on campus.
  • 9am-11am…Breakfast, Morehouse Dining Hall, (Tickets may be purchased at door-PSC students are free with their meal plan).
  • 9am-11am…Registration, JWSC Lobby.
  • 9am-1pm…Saranac Lake Farmer’s Market, River-side Park.
  • TBD…Cutting Board making with Professor Deb Naybor, PSC Maker’s Space (facilities building). Space is limited so arrive early!
  • 10am…Cardboard boat races, Boat Launch, Prizes will be awarded!
  • 9am-4pm… The Mercantile is open, JWSC 1st floor.
  • TBD- Woodsmen’s Team Demo, Great Lawn.
  • 10:30am-6pm…Whiteface Oktoberfest. Grounds and Gondola will open at 10:30am. Entertainment starts at 11am. www.whiteface.com/todo/oktoberfest
  • 11am-1:30pm…Brunch, Morehouse Dining Hall, (Tickets may be purchased at door, PSC students with meal plan are free!).
  • TBD…Pontoon Boat Rides, Meet by the dock by the Student Center.
  • 11:30am…Cookie contest judging, Student Center Lobby, Prizes will be awarded!!! Drop off your cookies at registration.
  • 12pm-6pm… Oktupperfest in Tupper Lake.www.tupperlake.com.
  • 12pm/2pm- Volleyball at SUNY Plattsburgh
  • TBD…Bowling/Bowling Tournament if interested at Romano’s in Saranac Lake- Regular Bowling, PSC Students will be free with student id. Sponsored by Student Engagement. There will be prizes for the top 3 bowlers that day!!
  • 12pm-9pm…Corn Maze Tours, Tucker Farms (mention you are a PSC person for a discount!) Tour the corn maze after dark– bring your own flashlight! Bonfire with s’mores after dark. Please enter before 9pm. They take cash only.
  • 2pm…Cornhole Tournament on the Great Lawn. Rain location will be in the JWSC Pine Room.
  • 4:30pm-6pm…Dinner (tickets may be purchased at Moorehouse Dining Hall or go on-your-own to town).
  • 7pm…Mentalist Robert Channing, Freer Auditorium
  • TBD…Cosmic Bowling at Romanos in Saranac Lake…PSC Students will be free with student id. Sponsored by Student Engagement.
  • TBD-Telescope showing/viewing, Meet by Lake.

Sunday, September 28th 

  • 9am-11am…Breakfast, Morehouse Dining Hall
    (tickets may be purchased at the door, PSC students
    with meal plan are free).
  • All Day…Visitors Interpretive Center open (VIC), Trails open from Dawn to Dusk– Entrance
    is approx. 1 1/2 miles from PSC on Rt. 30.
  • 10am-2pm… The Mercantile (formally the bookstore) open, JWSC 1st floor.
  • 10:30am-5pm…Whiteface Oktoberfest. Grounds and Gondola will open at 10:30am. Entertainment starts at 11am. www.whiteface.com/todo/oktoberfest
  • 11am-1:30pm…Brunch, Lakeside Dining Hall
    (tickets may be purchased at door– students
    with meal plan are free).
  • TBD…Open Bowling at Romano’s, Cost is $10.50 for 2 games & shoe rental.
  • 1pm-5pm…Corn Maze Tours, Tucker Farms. (mention you are a PSC person for a
    discount!) They take cash only.

OTHER EVENTS/LOCATIONS IN THE AREA: 

  • Saturday- Saranac Lake Village Farmer’s Market. 9am-1pm, Riverside Park, Saranac Lake.
  • Saturday- Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain, Lake, Check out the Xperience event!
  • Saturday & Sunday– Harvest Fest and Civil War Living History at the Almanzo Wilder
  • Farm Festival, Burke, NY, https://almanzowilderfarm.com/events/
  • Whiteface Mountain- Check out the activities on the Mountain- Gondola rides, Veteran’s Memorial Highway, etc. go to Whiteface.com for more information!
  • Experience Outdoors- www.expoutoors.com, ziplines, etc. Outside Lake Placid.
  • Check out the Lake Placid Legacy Sites- https:// lakeplacidlegacysites.com/