Family Day
Family Day Agenda
Please register at the Douglas Visitor Center
6:30 am: Java Café open in Visitor Center
7 am: Motivation run
8 am: Museum opens
8 am - 7 pm: Marine Corps Exchange open
10 am: Family Day begins and Marine Corps Association Bookstore opens
11 am: Bus tour departs Douglas Visitor Center (limited seating available)
3 pm: Family Day ends
Graduation Day Agenda
6 am: Authorized visitors allowed on base
7:45 am: Morning Colors Ceremony in front of Barrow Hall (across from Headquarters and Service Battalion)
10 am: Graduation at Peatross Parade Deck
Please contact the Douglas Visitor’s Center aboard MCRD Parris Island at 843-228-3650 with any further questions regarding the family day or graduation schedule.
Please view our
Business Directory available on this site for the category of your choice to find contact information and details for lodging options (
hotels/motels,
bed & breakfast,
resort rentals,
campgrounds, and
other options),
dining, and other specific businesses.
For assistance with planning military reunions, please call Sharon Henderson at 843-228-3923.
For additional information please visit the official
site of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
