Commencement 2026

MORNING EXERCISES
We’ll be showing the Morning Exercises live on screen in the Upper Common Room. The Upper Common Room can be accessed by entering Adams House at 26 Plympton St. Live feeds of Class Day and Morning Exercises can be found at https://commencement.harvard.edu/ or on Comcast Cable Channel 190.

Adams House Class Day Reception
Open to Graduates and their guests, no tickets required
Wednesday, May 27
4:30-6:30 p.m. Adams Dining Hall (enter Adams House using 26 Plympton St address)

Adams House Commencement Morning Exercises Simulcast
Open to graduates' guests, no tickets required
Thursday, May 28
Upper Common Room (enter Adams House using 26 Plympton St address), 8:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Adams House Commencement Luncheon - Adams Dining Hall (enter Using 15 Bow St address)
Thursday, May 28
12:15 p.m., immediately following the morning exercises
All are welcome to the luncheon, however please note: tickets for the lunch are necessary. Graduating seniors are allotted three free tickets for lunch and will require one of these tickets for themselves. Additional tickets may be purchased for $25 each at Senior Desk or at the luncheon on Commencement day.

Adams House Diploma Ceremony - Randolph Courtyard (enter using gate on Plympton St)
Open to Graduates and their guests, no tickets required, no reserved seating
Thursday, May 28
1:30pm, immediately following the luncheon

For information about Commencement events outside Adams House visit alumni.harvard.edu/collegegrad
Senior Desk is open weekdays beginning May 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 124 Mt. Auburn Street, 4th floor. You must pick up your own tickets. See HAA's info on their site. 
Info from University Disability Services:  http://commencement.harvard.edu/guests-disabilities

Extreme/Severe Weather Plan
In the event of extreme or severe weather (such as lightning within 6 miles of campus, high wind gusts, tornadoes, hurricanes, extreme heat, etc.), updates about event locations will be posted directly on this page and communicated to graduates via email.

Events scheduled to take place in the Adams House Dining Hall—including the Class Day Reception and Commencement Luncheon—will not be moved, as these are already planned for indoor spaces.

In case of afternoon rain, the Adams House Diploma Ceremony and Commencement Luncheon may have their timing swapped. In the event of severe weather, the diploma ceremony will be moved from Randolph Courtyard to St. Paul’s Church, located nearby at 29 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.