For those students looking for a good way to entertain their folks for the upcoming Parents Weekend, they need look no further than around town.

In addition to this being Parents Weekend, Penn State will also have many events going on to commemorate its sesquicentennial.

While the crowds expected can be no more than the usual Penn State football Saturday, restaurants in town, such as The Deli, 113 Hiester St., are still preparing for a large influx of people.

Deli manager Tim Ruby said that on weekends such as these, his restaurant's functions tend to remain consistent with their standard procedures.

"Our normal operations don't change that much for these kind of weekends, but obviously this will be the first time that parents will get to experience The Deli, so we want to make sure we come off well," Ruby said. "We will have extra staff on hand in order to make sure that everyone is enjoying the service and the food that they've received."

Ruby added that normal restaurant goers would also be able to experience a bit of something original this weekend.

"We will be running a special feature menu on Friday where we will have new items listed for that particular day," Ruby said.

In addition to the downtown happenings, locations on campus will also be upping the ante of things available to do this weekend.

From 1 to 4 p.m. tomorrow The Palmer Museum of Art will be presenting a museum open house where families will be able to experience featured galleries and collections for the first time.

Robin Seymour, museum membership and public relations coordinator, said that this is a very lively time to visit and discover the museum.

"This is one of our biggest weekends of the year and we usually get over a thousand people who come," Seymour said. "We're really excited about this year because we have a lot that parents and students can do to have a good time. It will be a good day to see what the museum is all about because we will have staff members in each of our 11 galleries who parents will be able to talk to about our collections and exhibitions."

For parents who don't mind staying up too late, Late Night Penn State will be hosting several events at the HUB-Robeson Center throughout the weekend.

Late Night Penn State coordinator John Harlow said that in addition to the glut of activities that normally populates the late night schedule, several events will be in concurrence with the sesquicentennial; and getting in should not be a problem.

"Usually we do permit one guest per student but this weekend everything's more open and we're going to be more lax about it," Harlow said. "We try to make sure the things that we do are fun and special for the late-night crowds, especially since parents aren't normally up that late. It should be an enjoyable time and something families of students can participate in."

No Parents Weekend would be complete, however, without a stop at the University Creamery, where if the ice cream is not a big enough draw, the provided tours will be, manager Tom Palchak said.

"We are offering Creamery tours that we have set up primarily for the Parents Weekend where guests can see not only the Creamery but also our Department of Food Science," Palchak said.

"Tickets for the tour are free and are on a first-come, first-serve basis. We always sell out these tours," he said.