page_title: Traditions and student activities at MIT
section_title: Bad Ideas Festival
hierarchical_section_title: Traditions and student activities at MIT / Recurring events / Bad Ideas Festival
caption_attribution_description: English: The space between the two buildings (Bulding 62, left, and 64, right) of MIT's East Campus dormitory in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
context_page_description: The traditions and student activities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology encompass hundreds of student activities, organizations, and athletics that contribute to MIT's distinct culture.
context_section_description: This event, which usually takes place between the parallels of the East Campus dormitories, features oddball activities, stunts, and constructions. Notable Bad Ideas events include temporary roller coasters and the Green Building Challenge. The event takes place during the last weekend of January.
caption: The East Campus courtyard is the site of many Bad Ideas Festival and East Campus Rush events
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