WSU Family Weekend

Join us Sept. 22-24 for Family Weekend 2023!

While many events are free, some require tickets or other entry fees. Tickets available soon! 

If you have any questions, please email studentactivities@winona.edu.

Check out our 2023 Family Weekend schedule

Dinner
Time: 4:30 -7pm
Location: Kryzsko Commons
*Students can use their meal plan and dining dollars for their family members
**Without a meal plan/dining dollars, $9.66 + tax for brunch/dinner. 

Mississippi River Cruise on the Cal Fremling
Time: 7pm
Location: Levee Park
Tickets: Tickets Available Soon

Family Weekend Bingo 
Time: 8pm
Location: Kryzsko Ballroom
Enjoy Bingo for registered parents/family/students and win fun prizes! 

Family Weekend Welcome and Brunch 
Time: 8:30am or 10am 
Location: Kryzsko Ballroom

Each registration for WSU Family Weekend includes brunch, university welcome, and a photo booth with branded magnet frame. WSU students must register for this event to participate. 

Warrior Gameday Experience
Time: 11am-1pm
Location: Johnson St.

Family Weekend registration nor football ticket required to participate in the Warrior Gameday Experience.

Mississippi River Cruise on the Cal Fremling 
Time(s): 9am, 10:30am, 12pm, 1:30pm, 3pm, 4:30pm
Location: Levee Park
Tickets: Tickets Available Soon

The Second City: Improv Comedy Troupe
Time: 7pm
Location: Harriet Johnson Auditorium 
Tickets: Tickets Available Soon

Brunch 
Time: 10am -1pm
Location: Jack Kane Dining Hall and Kryzsko Commons
*Students can use their meal plan and dining dollars for their family members
**Without a meal plan/dining dollars, $9.66 + tax for brunch/dinner. 

Mississippi River Cruise on the Cal Fremling 
Time: 9am, 10:30am and 12pm
Location: Levee Park
Tickets: Tickets Available Soon

WSU Bookstore

Shop Winona State University merchandise at the WSU Bookstore!

Hours: 9am-5pm on Friday and Saturday of Family Weekend
Location: Lower Level, Kryzsko Commons


Lake Lodge Recreation Center Activities 

Canoes, kayaks, sit-on-top kayaks, stand-up paddle boards and bikes can be rented from Lake Lodge for $10/day pass or $20/annual pass.


Minnesota Marine Art Museum

Open Daily: 10am -5pm
800 Riverview Dr., Winona 

MMAM is home to some of the most unique and significant marine artworks in the Midwest. From Monet and Picasso, to Emanuel Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851), there is something for everyone in this diamond in the bluffs.
Regular Admission is $7 for adults and seniors, $3 for students, and children 4 and under are free. Bring the attached brochure for $2 off an adult admission.


National Eagle Center

Open Daily: 10am -5pm
Location: 50 Pembroke Ave, Wabasha, MN 55987

The National Eagle Center is a world-class interpretive center located 30 minutes up the river4 in Wabasha, MN. It is home to six rescued eagles which can be seen up close during one of the live eagle programs offered daily at 11 am, 1pm, and 3pm.


Area Apple Orchards

Winona Farmers Market

Time: 7:30am-12pm
Location: Levee Park - 2nd St. & Main St.
Visit the Winona Farmers Market website here.