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local retailers is expected to participate in the event. The first 1,500 students who present their student IDs will receive free Texas Tech laundry bags. A number of large door prizes are being secured for giveaway every 15-20 minutes during the event. Last year’s door prizes included a 55-inch Insignia 4K Fire TV; AirPods; concert tickets; an Inspiron 14 2-in-1 laptop; Kendra Scott jewelry; and dozens of gift cards for food and entertainment, as well as numerous other items.

To be eligible to win one of the door prizes, student IDs must be scanned upon entry to Hub City Fest, according to the website.

TTPA to join Family Weekend events

The Texas Tech Parents Association is busy making plans for the university’s Family Weekend in late September.

The TTPA’s celebration begins Sept. 28 with Arrival Survival, the official weekend check-in event, from 2 pm. To 5 p.m. at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center. There, families can pick up schedules, maps and tickets purchased through the TTPA, as well as parking passes, T-shirts and tickets to the weekend dinner buffet and tailgate.

Check-in will continue from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Alumni Center and from 5 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Student Union Building.

Visit the TTPA website at https://www.texastechparents.org/page/FWFD for more details.

On Sept. 29, the organization will host a family dinner buffet from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Student Union Ballroom (advance tickets required; check the website), sidelined by a Housing Fair in the SUB’s indoor courtyard.

Representatives from local apartment complexes will be on hand to visit with students and their parents. There is no cost to attend the Housing Fair, which is co-sponsored by The Daily Toreador.

Rounding out Family Fun Night at the SUB will be free games and activities sponsored by the Student Activities Board.

On Sept. 30, the TTPA will host what’s billed as the largest tailgate on the Tech campus. It will begin three hours prior to kickoff (time to be announced). Advance tickets purchase at https://www.texastechparents.org/page/FWFD

Texas Tech sets aside several dates each year to celebrate students and their families.

This year’s Family Weekend observance is set for Sept. 29-30, according to the Parent and Family Relations website, https:// www.depts.ttu.edu/parentrelations/family.php.

A list of tentatively scheduled activities includes:

• Sept. 29 – Red Raider Family Ice Cream Social hosted by Parent & Family Relations; the free comeand-go event will be in the Student Union Red Raider Plaza, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. or until ice cream supplies are exhausted.

• Sept. 29 – Family & Friends Night at the SUB – Watch the Parent and Family Relations website for more details about the free offerings.

• Sept. 30 – Raider Alley Tailgate (time to be announced; look for it to be four hours prior to kickoff). Fans can enjoy live music, family friendly tailgate games and inflatables; numerous food and beverage options will be available for purchase. Outdoor LED TVs will be broadcasting live college games from all over the country. The free tailgate will be hosted by Texas Tech Athletics in the Engineering Key.

• Sept. 30 – Texas Tech vs. University of Houston, kickoff time to be announced, Jones AT&T Stadium. Discounted tickets are available now at the Texas Tech Athletic Ticket Office website; enter promo code FAMILY23 for a $35 ticket. (If you’d like your Tech student to sit with you at the game, you need to purchase a ticket for them. Tech students have free admission to Tech athletic events with their student IDs; however, this only allows them to sit in the student section.)

Check the website noted above for a direct link to tickets, assistance with ADA seating, parking suggestions and a link to the official Gameday Guide.

The university also encouraged families to visit their Red Raiders whenever it’s convenient for everyone involved. Check out the Parent and Family Relations Family Days Calendar, https://www.depts. ttu.edu/parentrelations/ familydayscalendar.php, for more details, as well as general visitor parking information.