Sibling Weekend 2023
April 21-23
Send your Illinois State students’ siblings to campus to check out all of the fun activities available during Sibling Weekend at ISU! We have activities planned for all age groups! More events will be added to the list prior to the dates. Please check back for more information.
2023 Gamma Phi Circus
Please join us for the annual Gamma Phi Circus Spring Shows, a Sibling Weekend tradition that features performances by the oldest collegiate circus in the nation. This year marks the 94th anniversary of the founding of Gamma Phi at Illinois State University in 1929 by Clifford "Pop" Horton. Put on your dancing shoes and join the cast of the Gamma Phi Circus for a swinging good time at Dance On. Performance times are Friday, April 21 a 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 22 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at CEFCU Arena.
Tickets available beginning February 14.
Matinee Carnival
Student Alumni Council welcomes you to its eighth annual pre-show Sibling’s Carnival on the Redbird Arena Concourse, beginning at noon prior to the 1 p.m. Saturday matinee show of Gamma Phi. This popular Sibling Weekend tradition is kid-approved and open to everyone that has a youth ticket to the matinee show. The carnival includes a variety of games, face painters, prizes, and fun for kids of all ages.
School of Theatre and Dance's Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer–in case he or she decides to strike again
Head to the Center for the Performing Arts on April 21 or 22 for a 7:30 p.m. show by our talented Redbirds. Tickets are $12-$17 and available through GoRedbirds.com/Tickets or stop by the Center for the Performing Arts Box Office.
Redbird Softball
Redbird softball takes on the Northern Iowa Panthers all weekend. Take your siblings to Marian Kneer Stadium over by Tri-Towers to root for our team. Games are Friday at 5 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m., and Sunday at noon. and are free!
Those interested in submitting a program/event for Sibling Weekend or with questions can contact Kait Sullivan, graduate assistant for Alumni Engagement.