RICHMOND, Ky. – EKU is at home again tomorrow for Family Weekend, the Hall of Fame Game, and the annual Paint the Town Pink Game presented by Baptist Health Richmond. The Colonels will host the Redhawks of SEMO at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow at CG Bank Field at Roy Kidd Stadium.
The weekend is highlighted by a day of full activities prior and during the football game. Following the game, stick around for a free postgame fireworks show.
Beginning today (Friday), EKU welcomes students' families for our annual family weekend tradition. The weekend is highlighted by the Colonel-val where students and their families will be able to partake in a carnival like experience in the Alumni Coliseum parking lots beginning at 2:00 p.m. A full family weekend schedule and additional information can be found by clicking here. Family Weekend ticket specials for everyone includes $5 upper level or hill tickets. Tickets for the game can be purchased by clicking here.
The game day experience begins Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. when all parking and tailgate lots open for the general public. The Colonel Courtyard will be open and available free of charge to the public as a highlighted piece of the tailgate atmosphere. The area is a featured location in the tailgate lot in between the Alumni Coliseum lot and Roy Kidd Stadium. The Courtyard opens at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and will feature music band and spirit squad performances at Earle Combs Stadium, a meet and greet with the EKU Baseball team, food trucks, Dreaming Creek Brewery, face painting, inflatables, and more.
This weekend, EKU Athletics will also induct its 2023 Hall of Fame class. The class is scheduled to be enshrined inside at the EKU Center for the Arts on Saturday, Sept. 23 at noon. For more information about this year's Hall of Fame class and induction please visit this link.
Tomorrow's game will feature the College of Business and the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences as the Colleges of the Game. They will be featured in the Colonel Courtyard and tailgate space surrounding, as well as in-game announcements.
While you are inside Roy Kidd Stadium, don't forget to enjoy the variety of concessions offered by EKU Dining Services and Aramark. This weekend's featured items of the game includes a Mac N Cheese Hot Dog and BBQ Brisket Mac N Cheese. This item can be purchased at the grill location just outside the main concourse and the middle concession stand.
EKU Athletics will also continue to host a family zone located above the hill behind the cannon with inflatables for kids inside the stadium, while providing access to view the game for families. New to this area is face painting hosted by EKU Cheerleading and a newly painted mini football field for kids to play on.
Please note that the stadium light show will be played after EKU scores, between quarters, and other crucial moments during the game. A graphic will be shown on the video board before the light show begins and light show announcements will be read over the public address system throughout the game.
Fans interested in purchasing tickets to multiple games should take advantage of our pro-rated season ticket package or our three-game mini plan. Please visit this link to purchase either option or single game tickets.
In addition to this weekend's specific information additional game day information can be found here.
