Flourish Festival
The Flourish Festival will be held during Spring 2026 during the weeks of March 16th and March 23rd!Ìý
The Flourish Festival is an annual program hosted by Health Promotion and the Mindful University Project. Rooted in evidence-based well-being science and inspired by Martin Seligman’s Flourishing framework, this week-long event offers students diverse opportunities to cultivate the PERMA elements—Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment—through experiential wellness activities.ÌýÌýÌý
The goal of the Flourish Festival is to support students in thriving by engaging them in hands-on experiences that enhance their well-being, strengthen connection, and introduce them to campus and community resources that foster long-term flourishing.ÌýÌý
Students who attend at least one event in each PERMA category at the Festival will be entered to win one of three raffle prizes! Here are the prizes you could win:Ìý
- 1st Prize: $50 Rocky Bucks + Choice of: Sunrise Alarm Clock or Happy LightÌýÌý
- 2nd Prize: $25 Rocky Bucks + Choice of: Owala water bottle or Yoga Mat Ìý
- 3rd Prize: $25 Rocky Bucks + Choice of: Essential Oil Diffuser or Meditation CushionÌý
- 5 Lucky Winners: $25 Rocky BucksÌýÌýÌý
Plus ample giveaways at many of the events, including food and other supplies!Ìý
Register for Flourish Festival
Register today for the Flourish Festival to stay in the loop on all the exciting events—and start collecting your PERMA for a chance to win!Ìý
- – 5 PM in the Gowen Room (Wilson Commons)
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion, Relationships and MeaningÌý
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- Sound Bath and Acupuncture – and in Hawkins-Carlson Room (Rush Rhees Library)Ìý
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion and EngagementÌý
- – 5:15 – 6:15 PM in Leibner-Cooper Room (Goergen Athletic Center)Ìý
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- PERMA Categories: Engagement and AccomplishmentÌý
- – 6:30-8 PM in Welles-Brown Room (Rush Rhees Library)Ìý
- PERMA Categories: Relationships and EngagementÌý
- – 10-11 AM in Havens Lounge (Wilson Commons)Ìý
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- PERMA Categories: Meaning and AccomplishmentÌý
- – 11 AM – 1 PM on the Susan B. Athony 1st FloorÌý
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- PERMA Categories: Relationships and EngagementÌý
- – 1-2 PM in Dewey 2110EÌý
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion, Engagement, and MeaningÌý
- – 1-2:15 PM in Genesee Hall Room 325Ìý
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- PERMA Categories: Meaning and AccomplishmentÌý
- Ìý– 4-6 PM in the Leibner-Cooper Room (Goergen Athletic Center)Ìý
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion and EngagementÌý
- – 6-7:15 PM in the Goergen Athletic Center FoyerÌý
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion, Engagement and RelationshipsÌý
- – 5-6 PM in Gowen Room (Wilson Commons)Ìý
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion and RelationshipsÌý
- – 5:15 PM at Wilson Commons PorchÌý
- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion and EngagementÌý
- – 3:30 – 5:30 PM in Stackel 202 (Wilson Commons)
- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion and Relationships
- – 5:15 – 6:15 PM in Leibner-Cooper Room (Goergen Athletic Center)Ìý
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- PERMA Categories: Engagement and AccomplishmentÌý
- – 6-7:15 PM at the Eastman Student Living Center Orchestra PitÌý
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion, Engagement and RelationshipsÌý
Co-Sponsors
The Goergen Athletic Center, River Campus Libraries, Active Minds, the Kearns Center, the Green Center, Religious & Spiritual Life, and Title IX.Ìý