Family and Friends


Every autumn, we invite guests to our beautiful campus to experience Mount Holyoke’s culture of academic excellence and vibrant cocurricular life.
Family & Friends 2024 will be October 25–27, and the schedule is now live! All information is accurate at the time of posting, but is subject to change.

For additional Family and Friends information or inquiries, please contact us at family-weekend@mtholyoke.edu or 413-538-2478. If you have questions regarding the accessibility of a venue or an event — or suggestions on how to improve access to College programs, activities and services — please contact family-weekend@mtholyoke.edu.

If you are looking to explore beyond the gates during your visit, check out our list of places to explore in the Connecticut River Valley.

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MHC Counseling Service Family and Friends Consultation

Fri, Oct 25, 2024

This is a past event.

The Counseling Service will be offering a limited number of consultations on Friday, Oct. 25. Call 413-538-2037 to schedule an appointment. (MHC students must attend with a family/friend...

Groves Health Center

ALPHABET: SCULPTURAL POETICS

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 9am to 9pm

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ALPHABET explores the expansion of letterforms and glyphs through material invention and play. Letters try to become tools and weights, moving beyond line into something heavy. They slouch, they...

Community Center, Blanchard Art Gallery

Archives and Special Collections

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 9am to 5pm

This is a past event.

Visit the Archives and Special Collections to learn more about the history of Mount Holyoke. View our new exhibits “Cornelia and Concrete: 100 years of Clapp Laboratory,” on the ground floor of...

Dwight Hall, Basement

Admissions Tour

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 10am

This is a past event.

A guided tour of the Mount Holyoke College campus. Tours last 75 minutes. Meet at the Office of Admission, Newhall Center, Route 116.

Office of Admission

Learning from Application (LEAP) Symposium

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 12pm to 4pm

This is a past event.

Each fall at the LEAP Symposium, Mount Holyoke students reflect critically on how learning experiences outside the classroom—summer internships and research—connect to their coursework and help...

Welcome Center

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 12pm to 8pm

This is a past event.

Stop by to ask questions and pick up a map or schedule.

Blanchard Hall, Atrium

Jumma Lunch

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 12:30pm to 1:30pm

This is a past event.

Join us for lunch! Food Provided (Halal lunch)

Eliot House, Lounge

Admissions Tour

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 1pm

This is a past event.

A guided tour of the Mount Holyoke College campus. Tours last 75 minutes. Meet at the Office of Admission, Newhall Center, Route 116.

Office of Admission

Admissions Tour

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 2pm

This is a past event.

A guided tour of the Mount Holyoke College campus. Tours last 75 minutes. Meet at the Office of Admission, Newhall Center, Route 116.

Office of Admission

Transformative Experiences: Learning Abroad

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 5pm to 6pm

This is a past event.

Students who have studied, interned, or researched abroad will speak about how their experiences have shaped their academic, professional, and personal goals. McCulloch Center for Global...

Community Center, Great Room

Pumpkin Decorating for the Fall Fest Contest!

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 6:30pm to 8pm

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Calling all students, families and guests to come paint or decorate a pumpkin for Saturday’s Fall Fest Pumpkin Decorating Contest!

Community Center, Great Room

Family & Friends Weekend Jazz Concert

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 7:30pm to 8:30pm

This is a past event.

“Happy Anniversary, MHC JAZZ!” The Jazz Ensembles - Big Band, Chamber and Vocal Jazz - celebrate the 25th anniversary of swinging the eighth note on campus in a program of their favorite tunes...

Mary Woolley Hall, Chapin Auditorium

The Addams Family Musical

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 7:30pm

This is a past event.

Coming to Rooke Theatre: The Addams Family Musical. The Department of Film Media Theater proudly opens the 2024-25 season with a creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky favorite: “The Addams Family:...

Rooke Theatre

General: $20, Student and Senior: $15, group rates available

S’mores Under the Stars

Fri, Oct 25, 2024 8pm to 9:30pm

This is a past event.

Calling everyone to come out and enjoy s'mores at the fire pit to chase away the autumn evening chill. Note: Canceled in the event of rain.

Fire Pit by the lake, next to Pratt Hall.