New Parking for Parents Weekend

Visitors to post enjoy the concert during last year's Parents Weekend. -- VMI File Photo by Stephanie Blevins.

LEXINGTON, Va., Oct. 12, 2011 – Parents and fans arriving early for Parents Weekend and the football game against Charleston Southern University this Saturday will have a new route to post.

For the Parents Weekend game only, parking on the Parade Ground will open at 7 a.m. See the Game Day website for detailed information on parking and tailgating.

EARLY TRAFFIC

Those waiting for the 7 a.m. opening must enter post from JORDAN’S POINT. Signs will direct early arrivers to that entrance. Vehicles will line up along the newly paved road through the North Post area until allowed to proceed to the Parade Ground at 7 a.m.

Those arriving after 8 a.m. will have the option to enter through either Jordan’s Point or by way of Letcher Avenue from downtown Lexington.

KEYDET CLUB, INSTITUTE SOCIETY, AND VMI EMPLOYEES

Members of the Keydet Club and the Institute Society and VMI employees will be allowed to enter post by way of Letcher Avenue starting at 7 a.m. Only vehicles with appropriate parking passes or VMI employee stickers will be allowed in the Letcher Avenue entrance before 8 a.m.

Vehicles without the appropriate parking credentials arriving at the Letcher Avenue entrance before 8 a.m. will be directed to Jordan’s Point.

EVENTS

A full weekend of events is scheduled beginning Friday night, including parades at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday and performances by the VMI Theatre on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A VMI Jazz Ensemble and Glee Club Concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, a change from the time indicated in Parents Weekend brochure published earlier.

Athletic events are a high point of the weekend. In addition to the 1:30 p.m. kickoff for Saturday’s football game, an inter-squad lacrosse game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, a women’s club rugby game and a women’s NCAA soccer game are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, followed at 3 p.m. by a men’s club rugby game and a 4 p.m. men’s NCAA soccer competition.