{"id":28,"date":"2017-12-14T20:06:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T20:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/family-fest\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T19:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:22:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mac-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mascots head from behind facing Leonard Center\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mac-fest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/307\/2025\/06\/MacFest2026-1-scaled.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t        <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">October 9-10, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Registration for Mac Fest is open!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Join us for a joyful weekend of connection, celebration, and community at Mac Fest! Activities will begin around 1 p.m. on Friday, October 9, and continue through Saturday evening, October 10. Whether you\u2019re a Macalester alum, current or prospective student, parent or family member, faculty, staff, or friend of the college, there\u2019s something for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <div class=\"base-lockup__cta\">\n\t\t\t            <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/engage.macalester.edu\/register\/macfest2026\" target=\"_self\">Register for Mac Fest<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">And this year, please join us for an extra special Mac Fest event\u2014Friday\u2019s installation ceremony of world-renowned Scottish figurative sculptor Andy Scott O.B.E.\u2019s new sculpture, <em>Coo, <\/em>commissioned and gifted to the college through The Justin and Jansel Kelly Family Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mac-fest\/home\/event-schedule\/\">View the full Mac Fest schedule<\/a> for the most up-to-date event details and times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that events and event times are subject to change. We\u2019ll continue adding programming through September, so check back soon for the latest updates!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Email <a href=\"mailto:macfest@macalester.edu\">macfest@macalester.edu<\/a> with questions.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And this year, please join us for an extra special Mac Fest event\u2014Friday\u2019s installation ceremony of world-renowned Scottish figurative sculptor Andy Scott O.B.E.\u2019s new sculpture, Coo, commissioned and gifted to the college through The Justin and Jansel Kelly Family Foundation. View the full Mac Fest schedule for the most up-to-date event details and times. Please [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":611,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mac-fest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mac-fest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mac-fest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mac-fest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/611"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mac-fest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":259,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mac-fest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1987,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mac-fest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/1987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/mac-fest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}