{"id":29591,"date":"2026-06-11T14:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=29591"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:00:14","slug":"marshall-university-to-host-recfest-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/marshall-university-to-host-recfest-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall University to host RecFest 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Marshall University Recreation Center will host RecFest 2026, presented by Smoothie King, from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, offering students and community members an opportunity to connect with campus and local resources ahead of the fall semester.<\/p>\n<p>The free event is open to the public and will feature giveaways, games, music, prizes and dozens of local vendors and organizations. Attendees will also have access to the Marshall Recreation Center and can learn about resources and opportunities available both on campus and throughout the Huntington community.<\/p>\n<p>Designed as a one-stop destination for students, families and residents, RecFest serves as a welcoming introduction to campus life and the surrounding community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;RecFest is where campus and community come together,\u201d said Karianne Fischer, coordinator of marketing and outreach at Marshall\u2019s recreation center. \u201cWith more than 1,500 attendees each year, the event provides an exciting opportunity for businesses, organizations, and clubs to connect with a large and diverse audience while showcasing the resources, services, and experiences they offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to activities and entertainment, attendees will have the chance to meet representatives from a variety of campus departments, community organizations and local businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses and organizations interested in participating as vendors or sponsors still have time to get involved. For more information, contact Fischer at <a href=\"mailto:fischer38@marshall.edu\">fischer38@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Admission is free and open to the public.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall University Recreation Center will host RecFest 2026, presented by Smoothie King, from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, offering students and community members an opportunity to connect with campus and local resources ahead of the fall semester. The free event is open to the public and will feature giveaways, games, music, prizes and [&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-29591","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\/29591","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=29591"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29592,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29591\/revisions\/29592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}