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Spring Family Weekend - April 12-14, 2024

Dusk through the trees, Blacksburg campus
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Mark your calendars! Spring Family Weekend is April 12-14, 2024

Registration is now open on the Hokie Family Hub! See the information below and download the Hokies On Track app for up-to-date additions to the Spring Family Weekend schedule.


Plan Your Visit – Spring Family Weekend 2024

Blacksburg Transit

The Blacksburg Transit is a free and easy public bus system with multiple stops on campus, in Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and the region. The “BT” is FREE during Family Weekend to ease your travel to, through, and from campus. Routes can be accessed via the BT app or the BT website, including a live map of every bus route, plus updates or changes to schedule.


Smart Way Bus – Roanoke to Blacksburg and back daily

Lodging in Roanoke, Salem, or Christiansburg? The Smart Way Commuter Bus links the Roanoke Valley to Virginia Tech. The start/end point at Virginia Tech is right in front of Squires Student Center, off the main entrance to campus (Alumni Mall). Between the Smart Way and the Smart Way Express, getting to Virginia Tech from Roanoke is easy and inexpensive (and free for children ages 0-5). The Smart Way Bus website offers a live map of routes, a schedule for all days of the week, and any changes due to events or repairs. Once you’re in Blacksburg, use the FREE Blacksburg Transit.

Note: We recommend using the free-and-easy Blacksburg Transit, but if you choose to drive to and from campus, you should plan ahead for parking options.

Parking On Campus

The Park Mobile app is helpful for on campus parking, with step by step instructions on how and where to park. See the Parking Services website for further information on Visitor Parking, a guide and map, Accessible Parking, and special April 13 (Run-in-Remembrance and Spring Football) parking information, or contact 540-231-3200.


Parking Off Campus

Visit the town of Blacksburg’s Parking Website to find available parking lots, garages, and street parking, plus a parking map including a list of streets that allow public parking.

Dining On Campus

On Saturdays and Sundays, there are 10 on-campus locations for families to eat, a-la-carte pricing or single-fee entry (cash or card), open as early as 8 a.m. until as late as 2 a.m. Too many options to list, so see your on-campus dining options here.


Dining Off Campus

From Cajun to vegetarian, ethnic to homestyle, fast-food to fine-dining, the Blacksburg food scene has plentiful and diverse options.

On-Campus Locker Rental

Visiting your student includes the inevitable exchange of STUFF, and if you’re attending the Spring Football Game, you won’t be able to bring items into the stadium. Thankfully, the BreakZONE on the first floor of Squires Student Center (290 College Ave.) offers locker rentals at $1/day to safely stash your gear. As a reminder, on Saturday, April 13 from 7 p.m.-9 p.m., the BreakZONE is FREE for families with bowling, billiards, foosball, darts, ping-pong, video gaming, and more.

Note: Vacancy is limited, and this list is NOT comprehensive. If area hotels are too expensive or have no vacancy, you could opt to lodge in Roanoke or Salem and use the Smart Way Commuter Bus for easy transport to Blacksburg, and then the FREE Blacksburg Transit with multiple stops on campus and around town. While on campus during the day, with your student’s permission, you can base from your student’s dorm, or use Squires Student Center lockers and lounges.

Blacksburg

The Inn at Virginia Tech

  • 901 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061
  • Book online.
  • Phone: 540-231-8000

Home2 Suites by Hilton Blacksburg, $359 per night, 2 night minimum.

  • 1321 Rugby Lane, Blacksburg, VA, 24060
  • Book online.
  • Phone booking: 540-726-4242
  • Discount available through March 15, 2024.

Hyatt Place Blacksburg/University, $499 per night.

  • 650 University City Blvd, Blacksburg, VA 24060
  • Book online.
  • Phone booking: 540-552-7500, Group Name: Family Weekend

Marriot Bonvoy Residence Inn Blacksburg, $499 per night.

  • 850 Prices Fork Road Blacksburg, VA 24060
  • Book online.
  • Phone booking: 540-750-4400, Group Name: Family Weekend

Christiansburg

Fairfield by Mariott (Christiansburg, VA), $399+ per night.

  • 2659 Roanoke Street, Christiansburg, VA 24073
  • Offering 6 rooms for families at $399 plus tax per night (discounted rate).
  • Phone only, 540-381-9596, and reference “VT Family Program Rate.”

Floyd

Hotel Floyd (Floyd, VA), $280 per night.

  • 300 Rick Lewis Way, Floyd, VA 24091
  • Book online.
  • Phone booking: 540-745-6080, use block number “339349”.
  • 6 rooms for April 12 and 13 & block releases on March 29.
  • For pet-friendly accommodations call 540-745-6080.

Radford

The Highlander Hotel (Radford, VA), $240+ per night.

  • 600 Tyler Avenue, Radford, VA 24141
  • Book online.
  • Hotel: 540-744-1500, Reservations: 855-326-2695.
  • No blocks, but 10% discount code offered using code “PARENTSCLUB”

Roanoke

Hotel Roanoke, from $183 per night, 2 night minimum.

  • 110 Shenandoah Ave NE, Roanoke, VA 24016
  • Book online.
  • Phone: 1-866-594-4722


Family Weekends are supported, in part, by the Hokie Family Annual Fund. Through the Hokie Family Annual Fund, you can make an immediate and positive impact on your student’s experience, from orientation to graduation.


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