Campus Community Events

Students hold carved pumpkins at Fall Festival

Fall Festival & Winter Festival

Pumpkins and caramel apples? Hot apple crisp and horse-drawn hayrides? The campus community is invited!

Fall Festival Winter Festival
Students seated for dinner at a long, formal table

Pindar Field Student Dinner Series

Conceived by a member of the class of 2013, the Pindar Dinners “encourage students to engage outside of their comfort zones and standard social groups.”

Pindar Dinners
A group of students holding food in front of a giant wall of international flags

City Streets

Welcome to Amherst College’s spring celebration, with flags representing all of our students’ nationalities, food tents featuring international flavors, music and other entertainment.

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Student play with hoola hoops at Fall Festival
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Fall Festival provides food, fun and entertainment.

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A student raises a bell at a table at formal dinner with other students
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Conceived by a member of the Class of 2013, Pindar Dinners “encourage students to engage outside of their comfort zones and standard social groups.”

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A student holds a paper cone of popcorn and smiles for the camera
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Fall Festival provides food, fun and entertainment.

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Lights stream in the dark at Winter Carnival
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Winter Carnival occurs every February.

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Students and faculty members toast marshmallows over a fire at Winter Festival
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The campus community gathers for fun and hot foods at the Winter Carnival.

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A horse pulls a wagon for a hayride at Winter Carnival
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Go for a horse-drawn hayride at Winter Carnival!

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First-Generation Events

The First-Generation Celebrations are a series of events built around the community of students whoidentify as first generation.