Northwest announces cancellation of 2020 Family Weekend

Family Weekend activities at Northwest annually include tailgate games at College Park prior to the Family Weekend football game. Northwest is not hosting Family Weekend activities this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Northwest Missouri State University photo)

Northwest Missouri State University will not host its traditional Family Weekend activities this fall as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Family Weekend, which provides a weekend of entertainment, athletics and family fun each September, had been scheduled for Sept. 25-26. The Northwest Alumni Association’s Alumni Awards Banquet, a long-standing Family Weekend tradition, is rescheduled for Saturday, May 1.

The University also is reviewing its annual Homecoming activities, scheduled this year for Oct. 4-10, and will make an announcement regarding those events in coming weeks.

Northwest continues to evaluate all University-sponsored activities and is modifying or postponing events to help protect the health and safety of its community and prevent the spread of COVID-19. For more information about Northwest’s response to COVID-19, visit www.nwmissouri.edu/wellness/covid/.