Schedule of Activities - 2019

The table below shows the activities surround Caltech's commencement ceremony.

The columns on the right show whether the event requires reservations or is open, and to whom.

Reservations for Commencement events are now closed.

The ceremony on Beckman Mall does not require any tickets or reservations.

U = Undergraduates; G = Graduate Students; F&S = Faculty & Staff
R = reservations required; O = open with no reservation required

Date (2019)	Time	Location	Event	U	G	Families	F&S	Public
Thursday, April 18	10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Hameetman Center Patio	Grad Fair Cap & Gown Portraits	O	O
Friday, May 17			Deadline for Event Reservations
Thursday, June 13	10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Millikan Pond	Cap & Gown and Family Portraits	O	O	O
	11:30 a.m.	The Athenaeum	Graduate Studies Celebratory Luncheon		R	R	R
	4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	President's Garden	Cap & Gown and Family Portraits	O	O	O
	4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	President's Garden	President's Garden Reception	R	R	R	R
	6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	The Athenaeum	Senior Graduation Banquet	R		R	R
	8:30 p.m.	Ramo Auditorium	Commencement Concert	O	O	O	O
Friday, June 14	8:45 a.m.	Parsons-Gates	Senior Class Portrait	O
	10:00 a.m.	Beckman Mall	Commencement Ceremony	O	O	O	O	O
	12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	The Athenaeum	Post-Commencement Luncheon	R	R	R	R