Family Weekend 2024

Dartmouth ’25 and ’28 parents and families:

Mark your calendars for Family Weekend!
Events begin around noon Friday and end mid-afternoon Sunday.

First-year and graduating senior students and families are invited to campus for this special weekend featuring tours, faculty lectures, social activities, information sessions, a family cookout, and athletic events.

It's a good idea to make hotel reservations sooner, rather than later, since Fall is a busy time in the Upper Valley. Check out the area accommodations section below for lodging options.

Registration details and more information coming your way later this summer.

Area Accommodations

Fall in the Upper Valley is a busy time for visitors, so we encourage you to make a hotel reservation as soon as possible. There are no hotel blocks on hold for families for this special weekend. You may want to look for availability within an hour or so of Hanover in both New Hampshire and Vermont. Don’t forget to also check out airbnb, Vrbo, Quechee Lakes rentals, Eastman Lake rentals, and bed-and-breakfasts in New Hampshire and Vermont.

Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, owned by Dartmouth, has blocked off some of their hostel-style rustic mountain accommodations for parents and families attending Family Weekend. A new Lodge was completed in the fall of 2017 and is about an hour from Hanover Discounted rates are available for those for whom regular prices are cost prohibitive. Reservations are required. From January–May, please fill out this online form to submit a reservation request. After May 1,
please call (603) 764-5858 between 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET Wednesday–Monday with questions and to make your reservation. Hearty breakfasts and family-style dinners are also offered at the Lodge—reservations required.

Area Dining and the Upper Valley Business Alliance

We planned the weekend with Friday and Saturday night dinners as free time so that you can enjoy time with your student and other families. We suggest you make dinner reservations for both evenings as soon as possible.

The Upper Valley Business Alliance is a great resource to start with to help with your dinner reservations in the Upper Valley.

Also, the Class of 1953 Commons (aka FOCO) is open for dinner Friday and Saturday night from 4:00–8:30 p.m. for families—no reservation required. Students on a meal plan can use their guest passes, or parents can pay at the door for all-you-care to eat. Families are also welcome to enjoy the dining hall for breakfast and lunch.