Fall Festival 2024
Thank you to all who participated in the 2024 Franklin Pierce Fall Festival!
Photos from the slideshow can be accessed here for download.
There is no cost to students or families to attend or participate in events, with the exception of attendance to the football game. Admission tickets to the football game are $15 per person and can be purchased at the ticket booth near Sodexo Field. There is no cost to FPU students to attend the football game.
Thank you for registering for Fall Festival! We look forward to seeing everyone on the Rindge Campus throughout the weekend.
Below are some details for your convenience.
All events and activities as part of Franklin Pierce’s 2024 Fall Festival will be held on the Rindge Campus. Directions and maps can be found here.
When you arrive, please visit Spagnuolo Hall to receive an event schedule and your meal tickets.
If you registered in advance, your packet will be waiting for you. If did not register, Campus Safety staff will check you in and provide you with the needed materials.
For questions, please contact:
Zauyah Waite, Ph.D., Dean of Students, waitez@franklinpierce.edu or Campus Safety at (603) 899-4210.
Saturday, September 28
9 am - 12 pm
Fall Festival Check-in and Registration: Spagnuolo Hall
9 am - 3 pm
University Bookstore Open
Fun for all activities
10 am - 12 pm
Blood Drive Promotion: Academic Triangle
Kindness Rocks Project: Academic Triangle
Student Success Center Open House & Fall Photo Selfie Station: DiPietro Library, 4th floor
10 am - 2 pm
4th Annual Artisan Market: Library Courtyard
Pumpkin/Gourd Painting & Pumpkin Bowling: Pioneer Lounge, Emily Flint Campus Center
Corn Hole, Spikeball & Giant Jenga Games: Academic Triangle
Face Painting, Popcorn Stand, Affirmation Tree and Make Your Own Suncatcher: Adjacent to the Academic Triangle
MULTICULTURAL SPOTLIGHT: Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: additional details to follow
Sailing Cruise on Pearly Pond: Lakeside Park (The Boathouse will also be open during this time)
12 - 6 pm
Inflatable Corn Maze and Ax Throwing: next to the Melissa Bissacia Softball Field
12:15 - 1:30 pm
Lunch: Marketplace Café, Emily Flint Campus Center
2 - 3:30 pm
Welcome Open House for Ravens, Families and Alumni: Marulli Alumni Welcome Center, Peterson Manor
2 pm through afternoon
Self-Guided Monadnock Region Driving Tour (materials to be provided at check-in)
4:30 - 6 pm
Dinner: Tailgate on Pappas Field
4:30 - 6 pm
It’s Game Time at the President's Tent!
President Eden invites Football game attendees to stop by the President's Tent adjacent
to Sodexo Field and say hello before the game. There will be hospitality items including
pom poms and hand fans to cheer on the Ravens as well as light snacks and beverages.
Raven athletics
12 - 2 pm: Franklin Pierce Raven Field Hockey Game vs Southern Connecticut State University:
Sodexo Field
5:15 - 6 pm: Raven Marching Band Performance: Pappas Field (weather permitting)
4 - 6pm: ROCK THE FLOCK featuring Grateful Dads Band: Raven Row
Attendees are encouraged wear black and get ready to ROCK THE FLOCK
6 pm: Franklin Pierce Raven Football Game vs. Pace University: Sodexo Field
admissions tour & tailgate event: 1:45 - 6 pm
Learn more about Tour & Tailgate!
Sunday, September 29
Fun for all activities
9 am - 3 pm
Brunch: Marketplace Café, Emily Flint Campus Center
11 am - 1 pm
Pickleball Tournament: The Bubble (North Fields Activity Center)
Make Your Own Blanket: Pioneer Lounge, Emily Flint Campus Center
12 - 2 pm
MULTICULTURAL SPOTLIGHT: Meet and Greet at the Multicultural Lounge: Multicultural Lounge, Emily Flint Campus Center
Raven athletics
1 pm
Franklin Pierce Men's Soccer Game vs. New Haven University: Sodexo Field
ACCOMMODATIONS
Planning on staying in the area? Accommodations in the surrounding area range from historic bed-and-breakfasts to economic hotels and motels.
View lodging options in the area
Contact Student Affairs
Zauyah Waite, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
waitez@franklinpierce.edu
studentaffairs@franklinpierce.edu
