*All times are listed in Pacific Time
8:00 AM
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NOON
CHECK-IN
Check in at Bruin Central, the hub for all your UCLA Bruin Family Weekend needs.
8:00 AM
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9:00 AM
BRUIN FAMILY YOGA
Start your day by waking up your body and mind with a refreshing yoga class in the center of UCLA’s beautiful campus. This class would be appropriate for beginner/intermediate yogis. Please wear athletic clothing and bring your own yoga mat and water bottle.
DANCE CARDIO FUN
A fun dance cardio workout incorporating a variety of dance styles, movements and popular music hits. Enjoy getting a cardiovascular endurance workout while having fun dancing it out!
8:30 AM
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10:30 AM
BLUE & GOLD BREAKFAST
Warm up with breakfast and rally your Bruin spirit with fellow parents and students. It’s a great time to practice your 8-clap, the official UCLA cheer.
9:30 AM
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10:30 PM
SUSTAINABILITY TOUR
UCLA is widely recognized as a leader in campus sustainability. Join this tour to see the “green roof” at the Court of Sciences Student Center, which is LEED Gold-certified; solar-powered smart EV chargers that are part of the Smart Grid Energy Research Center living laboratory project; and other highlights. Learn how to save green by going green and how to get involved in on-campus sustainability.
Also offered at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
11:00 AM
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NOON
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH UCLA FILM & TELEVISION ARCHIVES
Join us for a live presentation with Maya Montañez Smukler, head of the Archive Research and Study Center for the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Learn how the FTVA team collects and preserves moving image media, and the services they provide to students.
SUSTAINABILITY TOUR
UCLA is widely recognized as a leader in campus sustainability. Join this tour to see the “green roof” at the Court of Sciences Student Center, which is LEED Gold-certified; solar-powered smart EV chargers that are part of the Smart Grid Energy Research Center living laboratory project; and other highlights. Learn how to save green by going green and how to get involved in on-campus sustainability.
Also offered at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
NOON
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1:00 PM
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
Choose from a wide variety of campus eateries. Take your lunch to go and check out the many campus attractions.
See Campus Restaurants for details.
EXPLORE CAMPUS
Enjoy seeing more of campus by taking an in-depth look at some of UCLA’s many noteworthy features.
Visit Explore Campus for more fun ways to spend free time at UCLA.
Athletics Hall of Fame
The Athletics Hall of Fame showcases UCLA’s athletic prowess. In addition to being the first university to reach 100 NCAA championships, UCLA has won a gold medal in every Olympics in which the U.S. has competed since 1932. UCLA’s rich history is captured in this 8,000-square-foot facility, which is home to the Heisman Trophy and an inspirational re-creation of legendary coach John Wooden’s personal “den.”
Location: Central campus, J.D. Morgan Center, west of Ackerman Union, near The Bruin statue
Phone: (310) 825-8699
Admission: Free
Hours: For Bruin Family Weekend, the Hall of Fame will be open Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
Botanical Gardens Self-Guided Tour
The UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden is an urban oasis and outdoor classroom for Bruins to relax in, study and explore. The 7.5-acre garden is a living, breathing museum of plants — including desert, Mediterranean and tropical rainforest specimens from all around the world.
Location: Southeast campus, 707 Tiverton Drive
Phone: (310) 825-1260
Admission: Free
Hours: Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fowler Museum
The Fowler Museum at UCLA explores arts and cultures with an emphasis on works from Africa, the Pacific and the Americas, past and present. The Fowler enhances the understanding of world cultures through dynamic exhibitions, publications and public programs, informed by interdisciplinary approaches and the perspectives of the cultures represented. Contemporary artwork is presented within the complex frameworks of politics, culture and social action.
Current Exhibitions:
Art, Honor, and Ridicule: Fante Asafo Flags from Southern Ghana
Particular Histories: Provenance Research in African Arts
Location: North campus, west of Royce Hall
Phone: (310) 825-4361
Admission: Free
Hours: Friday and Saturday, Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Hammer Museum
The Hammer Museum offers exhibitions and collections that span classic to contemporary art, as well as more than 300 public programs annually — including film screenings, lectures, symposia, readings, music performances and workshops — that spark meaningful encounters with art and ideas.
Current Exhibition:
Picasso Cut Papers; Joan Didion: What She Means; Bob Thompson: This House is Mine
Location: 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Westwood Village
Phone: (310) 443-7000
Admission: Free
Hours: Friday and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. subject to change
Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden
The Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden is one of the most distinguished outdoor sculpture collections in the nation, spanning more than five acres and showcasing more than 70 works by distinguished modern and contemporary artists including Jean Arp, Alexander Calder, Claire Falkenstein, Barbara Hepworth, Gaston Lachaise, Jacques Lipchitz, Henri Matisse, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, Auguste Rodin, David Smith and Francisco Zúñiga.
Location: Northeast campus
Admission: Free
OFF-CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
4:30 PM
CHANCELLOR’S BRUIN GAME DAY PARTY
Rose Bowl
Join other Bruin fans three hours prior to kickoff in the UCLA Fan Zone at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
Advance admission purchase required; limited quantity available.
7:30 PM
UCLA VS. STANFORD FOOTBALL GAME
Pricing for Bruin Family Weekend does not include football tickets or admission to the Chancellor’s Bruin Game Day Party. See Football for pricing and registration information.
Be sure to allow two hours for the 25-mile drive from UCLA to the Rose Bowl.
Kick-off time for televised football games is determined by the broadcasting network. Please check back for game-day schedule details.