There are many activities offered each weekend, which include a number of on-campus activities, as well as trips off campus.
It should be noted that a “weekend” essentially means Saturday afternoon or evening (after a boy’s last Saturday commitment, which may be an athletic practice or game or his campus job) through Sunday until 7 p.m. evening, in time for study hall.
Saturday night activities usually include Cardigan Café: a movie being shown in the Klein Family Theater, pizza delivery, access to the snack bar, and access to TV, video games, ping-pong, foosball, and the like, in the student center. Students may also use the gym and the Wakely Center (for indoor tennis or pickup hockey, depending on the season). Students who prefer a quieter scene may opt to be in their common rooms or dorm rooms during this time, playing on the computer, reading, or watching a movie.
Sometimes a trip will go out Saturday night (e.g., to see a theater performance at another school, to watch a live college hockey or basketball game at Dartmouth, to take advantage of a rented facility—such as an indoor soccer space, or to go out to dinner and a movie), but many trip opportunities also arise on Sundays—such as going to an amusement park, playing mini golf and hitting balls at a driving range, going to a shopping mall, hitting the ski/snowboard slopes in winter, or playing laser tag, to name just a few.
Sunday can be a day of “rest,” as well, as boys may sleep later than usual and go to buffet meals in casual dress, and they may use their time (until evening study hall) as they desire—for the most part. Facilities requiring supervision (rink, waterfront, indoor courts, gym, weight room, student center, etc.) are generally open from 1:00 to 5:00 on Sundays, and sometimes mini (informal) on-campus tournaments or contests (3 vs. 3 soccer, campus golf, etc.) are organized for those who are on site and interested. Outdoor fields and courts may be used all day on Sunday.
