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Class of 2026 Commencement Weekend Events & Traditions

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Sunday, March 29


  • 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
    Location: Alumni House

Thursday, April 23


  • 3:30–5 p.m.
    Location: Wren Building

Thursday, April 30


  • 1–3 p.m.
    Location: Sadler Center, Chesapeake Rooms

Friday, May 1


  • 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
    Location: Wren Building

Tuesday, May 12

  • Hail & Farewell Pre-Commencement Celebration
    Time: 9-11 a.m.
    Location: Alan B. Miller Hall, Brinkley Commons

Wednesday, May 13


  • Time: 9 p.m.–midnight
    Location: Sunken Garden Tent
    Weather Location: Sadler Center, Chesapeake Rooms

Thursday, May 14


  • 1–3:30 p.m.
    Location: Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Glenn Close Theater

  • 4–6 p.m.
    Location: Sadler Center, Chesapeake Rooms

  • 4–6 p.m.
    Location: Integrated Science Center (ISC3), Room 1221

  • 5–7 p.m.
    Location: Keck Lab
    Weather Location: Alan B. Miller Hall, Brinkley Commons

  • 5–7 p.m.
    Location: Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium & Lobby

  • 5:30–7:30 p.m.
    Location: Wren Building, The Great Hall

  • 6:30–8:30 p.m.
    Location: Sunken Garden Tent
    Weather Location: Sadler Center, Chesapeake Rooms

  • 9:30–11:30 p.m.
    Location: Wren Yard (CW Side)
    Weather Location: Sunken Garden Tent

Friday, May 15


  • 8:30–10 a.m.
    Location: Sunken Garden Tent
    Weather Location: Bee McLeod Recreation Center, Gymnasium

  • 10 a.m.–noon
    Location: Blow Memorial Hall, Grimsley Boardroom

  • 10:30 a.m.–noon
    Location: Music Arts Center, Concert Hall, Room 132
  • Center for Geospatial Analysis
    11 a.m.–1 p.m.
    Location: Swem Library

  • 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
    Location: Sunken Garden Tent
    Weather Location: Bee McLeod Recreation Center, Gymnasium

  • 1–3 p.m.
    Location: Alan B. Miller Hall, Atrium

  • 2–4 p.m.
    Location: Muscarelle Museum of Art, Event Hall

  • 1–3 p.m.
    Location: Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium
  • School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics Graduate Student Reception
    2-4 p.m.
    Location: Integrated Science Center (ISC4), Atrium & Room 1360

  • 2–4 p.m.
    Location: Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Atrium

  • 2:30–4:30 p.m.
    Location: Music Art Center, Concert Hall, Room 132

  • 2:30–4:30 p.m.
    Location: Integrated Science Center (ISC3), Room 1221

  • 3–5 p.m.
    Location: Undergraduate Admission, Presentation Room

  • 3–5 p.m.
    Location: School of Education, Matoaka Woods Room

  • 5:45–8 p.m.
    Gates open at 4 p.m. Graduate Procession begins at 5:45 p.m.
    Location: Zable Stadium
    Weather Location: Kaplan Arena

Saturday, May 16

8–10 a.m.


  • Location: Sunken Garden Tent
    Weather Location: Sadler Center, Chesapeake & Tidewater Rooms

  • Location: Kaplan Arena

8:30–10:30 a.m.


  • Location: Wren Yard (CW Side)
    Weather Location: Bee McLeod Recreation Center, Gymnasium

9–11 a.m.


  • Location: Crim Dell Meadow
    Weather Location: Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium

  • Location: Andrews Hall, Foyer

  • Location: Undergraduate Admission, Presentation Room

  • Location: Alumni House, Hunter Hall

  • Location: Integrated Science Center (ISC3), Room 1221

  • Location: Jefferson Lawn
    Weather Location: Phi Beta Kappa, Concert Hall

9:30 –Noon


  • Location: Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Glenn Close Theater

10 a.m.–Noon


  • Location: Batten School & VIMS Campus, Watermen’s Hall, McHugh Auditorium

11 a.m.–1 p.m.


  • Location: Integrated Science Center (ISC4), Room 0350

  • Location: Blow Memorial Hall, Grimsley Boardroom

  • Location: Sunken Garden Tent
    Weather Location: Sadler Center, Chesapeake ABC & Tidewater AB

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

  • Business: Online Programs
    Location: Muscarelle Museum of Art

Noon–2 p.m.


  • Location: Kaplan Arena

1–3 p.m.


  • Location: Integrated Science Center (ISC3), Room 1221

  • Location: Alan B. Miller Hall, Atrium

  • Location: Music Arts Center, Comey Recital Hall, Room 142

  • Location: Sadler Center, Chesapeake Rooms

  • Location: Wren Yard (CW Side)
    Weather Location: Swem Library, Read & Relax

  • Location: Tucker Hall, Room 127A
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    Location: Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium

  • Location: Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Black Box Theater

1:30–3:30 p.m.


  • Location: Bee McLeod Recreation Center, Gymnasium

2–4 p.m.


  • Location: Integrated Science Center (ISC4), Room 0350

3–6 p.m.


  • Location: Sunken Garden Tent
    Weather Location: Kaplan Arena (7 p.m.)

4–6 p.m.


  • Location: Kaplan Arena

4:30–6:30 p.m.


  • Location: Wren Yard (CW Side)
    Weather Location: Bee McLeod Recreation Center, Gymnasium

  • Location: Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium

4:30–7 p.m.


  • Location: Integrated Science Center (ISC3), Room 1221

5–7 p.m.


  • Location: Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Glenn Close Theater

  • Location: Sadler Center, Chesapeake Rooms

7–9 p.m.


  • Location: Sunken Garden Tent
    Weather Location: Alumni House, Hunter Hall

  • Location: Bee McLeod Recreation Center, Gymnasium