Taylor Eskridge Family & Friends Reunion

Join us for four unforgettable days of celebration, connection, and legacy-building at the Mall of America!

Designed for all ages — from our tiniest cousins to our honored elders — this reunion blends fun, storytelling, creativity, and wellness in a warm, structured, family-centered experience.

Whether you want rides, rest, laughter, or meaningful conversation, you’ll find your place here.

✔ Daily Hotel Breakfast
✔ Welcome packet (schedule, maps, W.R.A.P-Wellness and Recovery Action Plan)
✔ Heritage/Genealogy workbook
✔ Shuttle service
✔ Craft workshops (quilt squares, crests)
✔ Storytelling circles & video booth
✔ Family game nights
✔ Drone family tree photo
✔ Banquet dinner & talent show
✔ Legacy awards
✔ Closing worship

Info: 12:00–7:00pm: ▶Rolling Registration & Hospitality
▶Check-in
▶Vendor/heritage tables open (crafts, genealogy, family businesses, will and burial planning, family timeline memorial, picture display room/area (Past and Present)- short bios and big map on the wall for everyone to place where they are from
▶“Mall Orientation” table/ person: Family volunteers guide new arrivals, answer questions
▶Game station: Table filled with board, card, RPG, etc. games
▶ALL DAY: Free Exploration of Mall Attractions
Ideas: Nickelodeon Universe, SEA LIFE Aquarium, mini golf, shopping, dining, escape rooms, movie theater

Info: 8:30–11:00am: Hotel Breakfast and Rolling Registration & Hospitality
Check-in
“Mall Orientation” table/ Person: Family volunteers guide new arrivals, answer questions
Heritage/Genealogy Storytelling Circle (family tree chart, oral histories, video booth open)

10:00am–5:00pm: Choose Your Own Adventure!
Mall activities (family groups or solo)
Optional sign-up events:
Mall scavenger hunt (with heritage/family trivia clues—filmed)
Group lunch at family-chosen spot
Vendor/heritage crafts drop-in workshops
5:00–11:30pm: Family Game Night

Info: 8:30–1:00pm: Hotel Breakfast and “Family Tree from Above” Drone Photo (everyone forms tree branches)
Filming: Aerial, group intros
1:00pm–5:00pm: Free Time at the Mall
Recommended:
Mall attractions

6:00–9:00pm: Family Banquet, Talent Show & Legacy Awards
Family dinner (banquet room or large restaurant), group performances, business spotlights, awards, birthdays, celebrations, will and burial planning

Info: 9:00–10:00am: Closing Worship Service & Hotel Brunch, Vendor booths, order pickups, last photos
10:15–12:00pm: Reunion Council, Next Steps, Playdate Planning, Flexible Farewell—last-minute mall fun, diary booth for goodbyes, leadership check-out
12:00pm: Official Close

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Mall of America®, 60 East Broadway, Bloomington, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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