Family Fun Day

Family Fun Day is a day of free access to campus amenities for Michigan Tech employees and their families and is sponsored by Staff Council, Athletics and Recreation, Student Development Complex, Gates Tennis Center, and Tech Trails.

No pre-registration needed! Bring your HuskyCard and sign a waiver at check-in (or print the waiver ahead of time and bring it to the event).

A special thanks to our prize sponsors:

  • Campus Store 
  • Athletics 
  • Golf Course 
  • Mont Ripley 
  • Ford Forestry Center 
  • A.E. Mineral Museum 
  • Memorial Union Building 
  • Van Pelt and Opie Library

Schedule of Events

 

Gates Tennis Center (10:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

Play tennis or pickleball on the courts! Limited general instruction and guided activities. Free equipment issue.

Ice Arena

  • Stick and Puck (10:00 AM-11:45 AM)
  • Open Skate (12:00 PM-2:00 PM)

Skate Rental Center - free equipment issue

Multi-purpose Room (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)

No black soled shoes, clean shoes only. Basketball courts, volleyball courts, badminton courts, a 6-lane track, and punching bags.

Fitness Center (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)

Participants must be at least 16 years old to use the Fitness Center. Clean shoes only.

Racquetball Courts (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)

Play racquetball, wallyball, or table tennis.

eSports (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)

Play Fortnite & Minecraft (existing account needed), learn about varsity Esports, and tour the space.

Tech Trails (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)

Free rental equipment.

Shooting Range

No personal equipment permitted - club equipment will be available. Minimum 10 years old and guardian required for anyone under 18. Sign up at registration.

  • Archery (10:00 AM - 11:15 AM)
  • Rifle (11:30 AM - 12:45 PM)
  • Pistol (1:15 PM - 2:30 PM)
  • Rifle (2:45 PM - 4:00 PM)

Climbing Wall (10:30 AM - 3:00 PM)

Necessary equipment will be provided. Sign up at registration.

Free Lunch! (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

A free lunch will be served in the SDC at the ice arena concourse. Come and enjoy, while supplies last.

Pool (12:00 PM - 4:00 PM)

Open Swim - Lifeguard on duty.

Wibit - Come make a splash with our inflatable pool obstacle course called the WIBIT!

All children under 12 must be accompanied by a guardian in the pool area. Any child who is unable to pass the swim test or is swimming in a life jacket must be accompanied by a guardian in the water at all times.

Fitness Studio - age 16+ only

  • Zumba (12:15 PM-12:45 PM)
  • Roll and Restore (1:00 PM - 1:30 PM)
  • Body Sculpt (1:45 PM - 2:15 PM)
  • Total Body Bootcamp (2:30 PM - 3:00PM)