{"id":25326,"date":"2026-09-21T14:14:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=25326"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:14:39","slug":"old-dominion-concert-football-victory-cap-family-weekend-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2026\/09\/old-dominion-concert-football-victory-cap-family-weekend-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Dominion concert, football victory cap Family Weekend 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25328\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/famwknd-sept26.jpg\" alt=\"A Baylor student with her parents at the Family Tailgate\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/famwknd-sept26.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/famwknd-sept26-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/famwknd-sept26-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/famwknd-sept26-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Baylor has always been about family &#8212; so it was a joy to welcome thousands of BU parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings and more to campus this past weekend for <a href=\"https:\/\/familyweekend.web.baylor.edu\/\">Family Weekend 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From the new &#8220;Wake Up!&#8221; coffee crawl, \u201cMeet the Faculty\u201d Welcome Hour, Taste of Waco, After Dark, and Old Dominion concert on Friday, and on through the Family Tailgate and Baylor Football\u2019s win Saturday, the weekend was a joyful celebration of our Bears and their biggest fans.<\/p>\n<p>For those who couldn\u2019t make it (or those who just want to relive it), here\u2019s a look back at some of the highlights:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>New to Family Weekend this year was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/h1PqtmjfpcU\">Wake Up!<\/a>&#8220;, a coffee crawl involving eight of Waco&#8217;s favorite coffee (and tea) shops. Registered participants received one free cup of coffee at each shop; those who visited five or more shops could also get a free t-shirt, printed on the spot by a local vendor:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wake Up! It\u2019s Baylor Family Weekend!\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h1PqtmjfpcU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Friday afternoon, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Baylor\/status\/2101038875917341085\">&#8220;Meet the Faculty&#8221; Welcome Hour<\/a> brought together parents and professors over Dr Pepper floats (of course) at the Hurd Welcome Center:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s Meet the Teacher: College Edition! &#x1f43b;&#x1f34e;<\/p>\n<p>Students, parents &amp; faculty meet &amp; mingle over Dr Pepper floats as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BaylorFamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BaylorFamily<\/a> Weekend: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kX5bA3GQPd\">pic.twitter.com\/kX5bA3GQPd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baylor University (@Baylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Baylor\/status\/2101038875917341085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For dinner, a host of Waco\u2019s favorite food trucks convened on Fountain Mall for &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Baylor\/status\/2101106645002555783\">Taste of Waco<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Taste of Waco&#8221; is underway! &#x1f37d;&#xfe0f;&#x1f69a;<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BaylorFamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BaylorFamily<\/a> Weekend tradition, BU parents get to sample some of Waco&#8217;s favorite eats &amp; treats! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mzBMGrNr1N\">pic.twitter.com\/mzBMGrNr1N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baylor University (@Baylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Baylor\/status\/2101106645002555783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Friday night of Family Weekend always means &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Baylor\/status\/2101116815141482958\">After Dark<\/a>,&#8221; the annual student talent show:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/SicEm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SicEm<\/a> to tonight&#8217;s After Dark performers!<\/p>\n<p>A longtime part of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BaylorFamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BaylorFamily<\/a> Weekend, After Dark features a variety of student acts (music, dance, etc.), plus short films, an art display &amp; more. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qep4iNetc7\">pic.twitter.com\/Qep4iNetc7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baylor University (@Baylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Baylor\/status\/2101116815141482958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The highlight of the evening was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DddK-5eDYgl\/?img_index=1\">the Old Dominion concert<\/a> at Foster Pavilion, which brought together Bears of all ages for an incredible show:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DddK-5eDYgl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DddK-5eDYgl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Baylor University (@bayloruniversity)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Saturday meant football, of course &#8212; starting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BaylorUniversity1845\/posts\/pfbid03equADGULHW4QNhZLsgAvgbM5W7fm9k95mAqsE6DjWjBVAfN2NZ44z2GZ91Zxkb1l\">Family Weekend tailgate<\/a> outside McLane Stadium:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBaylorUniversity1845%2Fposts%2Fpfbid03equADGULHW4QNhZLsgAvgbM5W7fm9k95mAqsE6DjWjBVAfN2NZ44z2GZ91Zxkb1l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"691\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>And it all wrapped up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9iRVlt7JMOA\">Baylor football\u2019s 36-19 win over Louisiana Tech<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Saturdays are for Baylor Family &amp; 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