Monarch Family Weekend is coming soon! Check back this Summer for Family Weekend dates, events, and registration information.
FAQs
October 20-21, 2023
Events on Friday are free to attend and include dining tickets to Broderick Dining Commons for your entire party.
Registration for the Monarch Family Tailgate is $40 per family member/guest or $50 per family member/guest with the inclusion of a football ticket. This includes all children over the age of 8. ODU student attendance is free at all events.
For family members or guests who register for the Monarch Family Tailgate, football tickets are included in the cost of the package. ODU student tickets are free.
Upgraded sideline tickets are $21 and must be purchased separately from the Monarch Family Tailgate.
Any children 2 or older are required to purchase a ticket. Youth tickets must also be purchased independently.
Football seating is in the student section, which is in the endzone. Please note that these seats are on bleachers and do not have seatbacks. Handicapped accessible seating is available in the front of this section.
Upgraded sideline seating is in the newly renovated portion of S.B. Ballard Stadium near concessions and restrooms. All sideline seats have seatbacks. ODU students must purchase a separate ticket to sit in this section.
Yes. For more information and for purchasing, please visit odusports.com.
Please visit our Monarch Family Weekend Registration page.
For families attending Friday’s Meet and Greet sessions, hourly parking is available through MobilePay in the following garages: 49th Street Stadium Garage, 43rd & Elkhorn Ave Garage, Constant Center 43rd Street Garage, and Constant Center 45th Street Garage. There is also a pay station located in the Visitor Lot (Lot 7) for cash or credit card payments. More information regarding visitor parking is available on the Parking and Transportation Services website.
Free game day parking is available for Saturday in the 43rd & Elkhorn Ave Garage, the Constant Center 43rd Street Garage, and Constant Center 45th Street Garage. We ask that guests please follow the posted signage.
You can pick up your football tickets from Student Transition & Family Programs at the Monarch Family Tailgate on Saturday, October 21.
Only those members of the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation with a proper vehicle pass will be allowed to park in surface lots to tailgate for the game. However, entrance to the Monarch Family Weekend Tailgate on Kaufman Mall is included with your registration. Tailgating in the parking garages is not permitted.
Be sure to check the weather forecast and dress accordingly. We recommend ODU spirit wear and comfortable walking shoes.
All sales are final. No refunds will be given.