February 25th through February 26th
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom at the Ohio Union
Please RSVP for BuckeyeThon below.
Schedule of Family Events*
Saturday, February 25
5:45 pm Arrive at Ohio Union
6:00 pm Special family dinner with BuckeyeThon and a private band performance
7:00 pm Introduction to color teams and meet student dancers
7:30 pm Grand Entrance (entering with OSU athletes)
Opening Ceremony (each child announced)
8:00 through 9:30 pm Dancing with students
Some families/parents speak
Dancing with students
Participating in crafts, playing games, and painting faces with students
Some kids help judge a large color team contest
9:30 pm Hair cutting ceremony (children help cutting hair)
9:45 pm Depart Ohio Union
Families may stay later if they so desire, but scheduled activities for the children are notplanned after this time.
Sunday, February 26
7:00 am Arrive at Ohio Union
7:30 am Closing Ceremonies (children to assist in reveal) and celebration
*No participating family is "required" to attend activities; they are simply available
to you. For planning purposes, please advise which events you plan to attend. Also,
each family will be assigned to a team and have two escorts from that team to assist
them throughout the marathon.