{"id":27598,"date":"2024-12-03T14:15:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=27598"},"modified":"2024-12-03T15:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T20:48:02","slug":"herd-holiday-returns-dec-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/herd-holiday-returns-dec-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Herd Holiday returns Dec. 10  \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">This holiday season, Marshall University will again host its annual Herd Holiday event, a festive celebration filled with holiday cheer, community connection, and seasonal magic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The event will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Marshall University\u2019s Memorial Student Center on the Huntington campus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Herd Holiday is more than a holiday gathering\u2014it&#8217;s a cherished tradition that unites the Marshall University family and surrounding community to embrace the spirit of the season, said Mallory Jarrell, director of events and brand management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cHerd Holiday is such a special time for the Marshall family to come together, celebrate the season and create lasting memories,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We look forward to sharing the joy of the holidays with everyone who attends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Event Highlights<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Tree-lighting ceremony:<\/b> Marshall kicks off the festivities at 5:30 p.m. with the lighting of the Memorial Student Center Plaza tree by Brea Belville, student body president, and Connor Waller, student body vice president.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Live performances:<\/b>\u00a0 Guests can enjoy entertainment hosted by Marshall\u2019s Homecoming Royalty, featuring students from Marshall University\u2019s Early Education STEAM Center and True Impact Performing Arts.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Seasonal treats:<\/b> Inside the student center, all are welcome to enjoy holiday favorites like cookies, s\u2019mores and hot chocolate to keep the seasonal spirit alive.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Holiday crafts and activities:<\/b> From 6 to 8 p.m., attendees can make Marshall-themed ornaments, bookmarks, reindeer bait and gift tags, as well as fill stockings and write letters to Santa.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Photo opportunities:<\/b>\u00a0Get a photo with Santa-Marco and snap festive pictures at various photo locations throughout the event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">For more information about Herd Holiday, please visit\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/herdholiday\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/herdholiday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><b>www.marshall.edu\/herdholiday<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This holiday season, Marshall University will again host its annual Herd Holiday event, a festive celebration filled with holiday cheer, community connection, and seasonal magic. The event will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Marshall University\u2019s Memorial Student Center on the Huntington campus. Herd Holiday is more than a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27598"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27600,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27598\/revisions\/27600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}