RecFest 2026 to bring fun, games and free food, Sept. 1

RecFest 2026 to bring fun, games and free food, Sept. 1

Get ready to kick off the semester with University Recreation!

RecFest 2026 is set for Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 5-7 p.m. at the Whitty Student Fitness Center.

URec is kicking off the fall semester in a big way. The event features the following:

  • Raffle prizes
  • Free food, desserts and drinks
  • Free RecFest shirts for the first 150 students
  • Games, challenges and demos
  • Campus and community partners
  • Detroit Pistons Extreme Team and Hooper

Whether you’re looking to get involved, meet new people, learn more about URec or just grab some free food and have fun, RecFest is the place to be.

Flyer for Detroit Mercy Recreation Center’s “RecFest” event. A blue and red marquee-style graphic on a black background features sports and fitness icons and the text: “RecFest.” Event date and time: “Tuesday, Sept. 1st, 5–7 PM.” Location: “Whitty Student Fitness Center.” Featured activities include free food, free T-shirts for the first 150 attendees, raffle prizes, photo booth, esports, mini putt-putt golf, Velcro soccer darts, campus and community partners, Spikeball, demo zone, Spyder Pong, Jacob’s Ladder, plank challenge, rowing challenge, bench press challenge, and vertical jump challenge.