{"id":28976,"date":"2025-12-02T12:02:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=28976"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:47:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:47:25","slug":"santa-marco-returns-for-herd-holiday-dec-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/santa-marco-returns-for-herd-holiday-dec-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa-Marco returns for Herd Holiday Dec. 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Marshall University will once again welcome the community to campus for its annual Herd Holiday celebration, a festive evening of winter traditions, family activities and Marshall spirit.<br \/>\nThis year\u2019s event will take place 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8 at the Memorial Student Center on the Huntington campus. Herd Holiday has grown into one of Marshall\u2019s most beloved traditions, drawing students, families, alumni and community members together to celebrate the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHerd Holiday brings out the very best of our Marshall family,\u201d said Mallory Jarrell, director of events and brand management. \u201cEach year, we strive to create a warm, meaningful experience where our community can slow down, enjoy time together and embrace the joy of the season. We\u2019re excited to welcome everyone back for a night full of connection and tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Features<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Tree-Lighting Ceremony<br \/>\nThe evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with the ceremonial lighting of the Memorial Student Center Plaza tree, led by Marshall University First Lady Alys Smith.<br \/>\n\u2022 Live Performances<br \/>\nMarshall\u2019s Homecoming Royalty will emcee performances throughout the evening, including appearances by children from the Early Education STEAM Center, Marshall\u2019s dance club, the Emeraldettes, and True Impact Performing Arts.<br \/>\n\u2022 Seasonal Treats<br \/>\nGuests are invited inside the student center to enjoy holiday favorites such as cookies, hot chocolate, and s\u2019mores.<br \/>\n\u2022 Holiday Crafts &amp; Activities<br \/>\nFrom 6 to 8 p.m., attendees can participate in a variety of kid-friendly and Marshall-themed activities, including ornament-making, stocking-filling, coloring stations, reindeer bait kits, and writing letters to Santa.<br \/>\n\u2022 Photo Opportunities<br \/>\nFamilies can take photos with Santa-Marco and enjoy several festive photo spots throughout the venue.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Herd Holiday, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/herdholiday\">www.marshall.edu\/herdholiday<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall University will once again welcome the community to campus for its annual Herd Holiday celebration, a festive evening of winter traditions, family activities and Marshall spirit. This year\u2019s event will take place 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8 at the Memorial Student Center on the Huntington campus. Herd Holiday has grown into one [&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-28976","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\/28976","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=28976"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28978,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28976\/revisions\/28978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}