Family Weekend
Plan Your Family Weekend
Come and spend time connecting with your Tiger, experiencing CoMo and more!
Sept. 12-14, 2025
Columbia Area Events and Discounts
Make the most of your visit by checking in during Family Weekend to receive your official Family Weekend Wristband! Wristband holders get access to exclusive deals and special promotions at participating Columbia businesses all weekend long—our way of giving Mizzou families a warm Tiger welcome. We’re grateful to our local partners for helping create a fun, memorable experience for everyone. Note: Wristbands are limited and will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis.
Explore all the offers below and enjoy your time in Columbia!
- The District: Gift Card Promo
One gift card that can be used at over 60 downtown locally owned businesses. Free $10 gift card with $100 spent. Purchase Sept. 12, noon-3:30 p.m., or Sept. 13 10 a.m.-2 p.m. - State Historical Society of Missouri: Gift Shop Promo
Visitors with a wristband will get special discounts when they visit the gift shop. - Southern Gent Candle Company: $5 Off a Custom-Made Candle
Visitors with a wristband will receive $5 off a custom-made candle. - Twain: Missouri BBQ & Taproom: BOGO Lunch
Visitors with wristbands can buy one sandwich, get one free during lunch hours. - Wilder Coffeehouse: BOGO Beverage
The wristband will give you a buy one, get one free offer. - Toasty Goat Coffee: $1 Off Any Order
Get $1 off your order at Toasty Goat Coffee Co. - Deco to Retro and Vintage Clothing: 10% Off
Enjoy 10% off your purchase. - Silverball: Half Off
Saturday half off arcade games and BOGO half off appetizers 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Check with staff for more deals. - Hexagon Alley: Buy 3, Get 1 Free
When you buy three game passes for entry, you will get the fourth pass free. - Maurices: 15% Discount
Receive a 15% discount. - Columbia Mall: Family Friendly Activities
Enjoy family friendly and dog-friendly activities, along with free parking.
Parking Information
- If you’re visiting campus on Friday 7 a.m.-6 p.m., parking enforcement is in effect for all surface lots and garages. You can:
- Purchase a temporary visitor permit through the parking portal
- Park in a metered location
- We recommend parking in the Hitt Street Parking Garage on the north side of campus for convenience.
- Weekend parking is free, but please note that Saturday is a gameday and special permits and pricing apply near the stadium.
- Downtown Columbia Parking (Parkmobile App)
- On-street parking meters are enforced Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Hourly spaces inside City parking garages are enforced Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.