Academy Family Weekend
Each fall, we invite Arts Academy families to experience classes, meet with faculty, and enjoy a multidisciplinary performance of an Interlochen tradition—"Collage."
Family Weekend 2026
Thursday, October 8 - Sunday, October 11, 2026
We will host an on-campus Family Weekend on October 8-11, 2026. This is a chance for families to visit and tour our beautiful campus, sit in on classes, meet with faculty and Interlochen leadership, and see what we’ve been up to!
Our Family Weekend will officially begin with a special presentation by guest speaker Ethan Kross at 4 p.m., on Thursday, October 8. Most other family weekend events will start on Friday morning, October 9.
Class visits are all day Friday; faculty conferences and a "Collage" performance are on Saturday; and the College Fair is on Sunday.
- If you plan to attend the Ethan Kross presentation, we recommend arriving in the evening on Wednesday, October 7, or in the morning on Thursday, October 8.
- If you are not able to attend the presentation, we suggest arriving in the evening on Thursday, October 8, in time for the events on Friday.
On-campus lodging options are available to families through the Stone Hotel. These do fill up quickly, so we recommend that you reserve early. All proceeds from our campus lodging support student scholarships. There are also many other hotel options are available in our surrounding community.